對話 Dialogue
清清：辦公室的冷氣是不是壞了？怎麼都不涼？
Qingqing: Bàngōngshì de lěngqì shì búshì huài le? Zěnme dōu bù liáng?
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華華：沒有啊！不過我也是一動就開始冒汗。
Huahua: Méiyǒu a! Búguò wǒ yě shì yí dòng jiù kāishǐ màohàn.
清清：我剛剛去茶水間，連洗手台的水都是熱的。
Qingqing: Wǒ gānggāng qù cháshuǐjiān, lián xǐshǒutái de shuǐ dōu shì rè de.
華華：我已經改喝冰咖啡了，不然真的受不了。
Huahua: Wǒ yǐjīng gǎi hē bīng kāfēi le, bùrán zhēnde shòubùliǎo.
清清：這種天氣根本不想上班，只想窩在家裡放空、吹冷氣。
Qingqing: Zhè zhǒng tiānqì gēnběn bù xiǎng shàngbān, zhǐ xiǎng wō zài jiālǐ fàngkōng, chuī lěngqì.
華華：我週末要去台東看星空音樂會，聽歌、看星星、吹海風喔！
Huahua: Wǒ zhōumò yào qù Táidōng kàn Xīngkōng yīnyuèhuì, tīng gē, kàn xīngxing, chuī hǎifēng o!
清清：哇！好羨慕，我下週要交一個報告，已經寫了三天都還沒寫完，走不開啊！
Qingqing: Wa! hǎo xiànmù, wǒ xiàzhōu yào jiāo yí ge bàogào, yǐjīng xiěle sān tiān dōu háiméi xiě wán, zǒu bù kāi a!
華華：沒關係，反正活動八月底才結束，等你忙完，我們再一起去玩一趟吧！
Huahua: Méiguānxi, fǎnzhèng huódòng bāyuèdǐ cái jiéshù, děng nǐ máng wán, wǒmen zài yìqǐ qù wán yí tàng ba!
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: Is the office AC broken? Why is it not cool at all?
Huahua: I don’t think so. But I start sweating the moment I move.
Qingqing: I just went to the pantry — even the water from the sink tap is warm.
Huahua: I’ve already switched to iced coffee. I really can’t handle the heat otherwise.
Qingqing: In this kind of weather, I don’t even want to work. I just want to stay home, relax and enjoy the AC.
Huahua: I’m heading to Taitung this weekend to enjoy music, stargazing and the ocean breeze.
Qingqing: Wow, I’m so jealous. I have a report due next week. I’ve been writing for three days and I’m still not done—I can’t get away.
Huahua: No worries. The event runs till the end of August. Once you’re done, let’s go together for a short trip.
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 星空 (xīngkōng) starlit sky; starry sky
2. 冒汗 (màohàn) to sweat
3. 茶水間 (cháshuǐjiān) pantry; office break room
4. 洗手台 (xǐshǒutái) sink (washbasin)
5. 受不了 (shòubuliǎo) can’t stand it; unbearable
6. 窩 (wō) to nestle; to curl up (used here as “stay cozily at home”)
7. 放空 (fàngkōng) to zone out; to empty one’s mind
8. 報告 (bàogào) report
教材音檔 Audio Files
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