對話 Dialogue
清清：你看過螢火蟲嗎？我聽新聞說，四到五月是螢火蟲的季節。
Qîngqîng: Nǐ kànguò yínghuǒchóng ma? Wǒ tîng xînwén shuô, sì dào wǔ yuè shì yínghuǒchóng de jìjié.
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華華：是喔？我從來沒親眼看過螢火蟲，只在電視上看過。
Huáhua: Shì o? Wǒ cónglái méi qînyǎn kàn guò yínghuǒchóng, zhǐ zài diànshì shàng kàn guò.
清清：你想一起去看嗎？我們可以去山上走走，那裡比較容易看到。
Qîngqîng: Nǐ xiǎng yìqǐ qù kàn ma? Wǒmen kěyǐ qù shân shàng zǒu zǒu, nàlǐ bǐjiào róngyì kàn dào.
華華：我想去！不過，要看螢火蟲的話，是不是要晚上去啊？
Huáhua: Wǒ xiǎng qù! Búguò, yào kàn yínghuǒchóng de huà, shì bú shì yào wǎnshàng qù a?
清清：對啊。我們最好傍晚上山，在山上等天色暗下來，比較容易看到，而且說話不要太大聲。
Qîngqîng: Duì a. Wǒmen zuìhǎo bàngwǎn shàng shân, zài shân shàng děng tiânsè àn xiàlái, bǐjiào róngyì kàn dào, érqiě shuôhuà búyào tài dà shēng.
華華：為什麼不能太大聲說話？
Huáhua: Wèishéme bù néng tài dà shēng shuôhuà?
清清：因為螢火蟲很怕光和聲音，如果有人大聲說話，或者用手電筒照牠們，牠們就會飛走。
Qîngqîng: Yînwèi yínghuǒchóng hěn pà guâng hàn shēngyîn, rúguǒ yǒurén dà shēng shuôhuà, huòzhě yòng shǒudiàntǒng zhào tâmen, tâmen jiù huì fēi zǒu.
華華：收到!那我們到時候說話小聲一點，還要記得把手電筒關掉，免得把牠們嚇跑了。
Huáhua: Shôudào. Nà wǒmen dàoshíhòu shuôhuà xiǎo shēng yìdiǎn, hái yào jìde bǎ shǒudiàntǒng guân diào, miǎnde bǎ tâmen xià pǎo le.
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: Have you ever seen the fireflies? I heard on the news that April to May is firefly season.
Huahua: Really? I’ve never seen fireflies in person—only on TV.
Qingqing: Do you want to go see them together? We could take a walk in the mountains; it’s easier to spot them there.
Huahua: I’d love to go, but if we’re going to see fireflies, shouldn’t we go at night?
Qingqing: Yes. It’s best to go up the mountain around dusk and wait until it gets dark. It’s easier to see them then, and we shouldn’t talk too loudly.
Huahua: Why can’t we talk loudly?
Qingqing: Because fireflies are sensitive to light and sound. If people talk loudly or shine a flashlight at them, they’ll fly away.
Huahua: Got it. Then we’ll speak softly and remember to turn off our flashlights so we don’t scare them away.
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 螢火蟲 (yínghuǒchóng) firefly
2. 季節 (jìjié) season
3. 親眼 (qînyǎn) with one’s own eyes; personally
4. 最好 (zuìhǎo) had better; it would be best to
5. 傍晚 (bàngwǎn) dusk; early evening
6. 天色 (tiânsè) the color/state of the sky; daylight condition
7. 手電筒 (shǒudiàntǒng) flashlight; torch
8. 免得 (miǎnde) so as to avoid
教材音檔 Audio Files
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