對話 Dialogue
清清：最近天氣越來越熱，而且好早就天亮了！
Qingqing: Zuijin ti?nqi yuelaiyue re, erqi? h?o z?o jiu ti?nliang le!
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華華：因為就快到夏至了啊，那天是一年之中白天最長的一天。
Huahua: Y?nwei jiu kuai dao Xiazhi le a. Na ti?n shi yi nian zh?zh?ng baiti?n zui chang de yiti?n.
清清：嗯！也是一年之中最短的一個夜晚，一般要到七點以後才會天黑。
Qingqing: En! Y? shi yi nian zh?zh?ng zui du?n de yi ge yew?n, yib?n yao dao q? di?n y?hou cai hui ti?nh?i.
華華：一到夏至，就代表夏天最熱的兩個月要開始了。
Huahua: Yi dao Xiazhi, jiu daibi?o xiati?n zui re de li?ng ge yue yao k?ish? le.
清清：卻也是吃冰、玩水最好的時候啊！
Qingqing: Que y? shi ch? b?ng, wan shu? zui h?o de shihou a!
華華：是啦！不過出門還是要注意防曬，小心中暑和紫外線傷害。
Huahua: Shi la! Buguo ch?men haishi yao zhuyi fangshai, xi?ox?n zhongsh? han z?waixian sh?nghai.
清清：我出門都會帶傘、防曬乳和太陽眼鏡，應該夠安全了吧！
Qingqing: W? ch?men d?u hui dai s?n, fangshai r? han taiyang y?njing, y?ngg?i gou ?nquan le ba!
華華：我看你是怕曬黑吧？我要去買午餐了，這種天氣就是要吃涼麵，才有夏天的感覺！
Huahua: W? kan n? shi pa shaih?i ba? W? yao qu m?i w?c?n le, Zhe zh?ng ti?nqi jiushi yao ch? liangmian, cai y?u xiati?n de g?njue!
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: The weather’s getting hotter lately, and it’s getting light so early.
Huahua: That’s because the summer solstice is coming. It’ll be the longest day of the year.
Qingqing: Right. It’s also the shortest night — usually it doesn’t get dark until after seven o’clock.
Huahua: Once the summer solstice arrives, it means the hottest two months of summer are about to begin.
Qingqing: But it’s also the best time for eating ice and playing in the water.
Huahua: True. But when going out, you still need to watch out for sunburn, heatstroke and UV damage.
Qingqing: I always bring an umbrella, sunscreen and sunglasses when I go out. That should be safe enough, right?
Huahua: I think you’re just afraid of getting a tan. I’m off to get lunch — this kind of weather totally calls for cold noodles, they’re perfect for the summer.
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 夏至 (Xiazhi) summer solstice
2. 之中 (zh?zh?ng) among; in the middle of
3. 一般 (yib?n) generally; normally
4. 防曬 (fangshai) sun protection; to block the sun
5. 中暑 (zhongsh?) heatstroke
6. 紫外線 (z?waixian) UV rays
7. 曬黑 (shaih?i) get tanned
8. 涼麵 (liangmian) Taiwanese cold noodles
教材音檔 Audio Files
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