A: I have another idea about the mangoes. There’s no way the reduced staff will take them all away. Why don’t we set up a stall on the street outside and sell some of them?
B: Are you crazy? There’s so much about that idea that is wrong. It’s not morally right, and I’m pretty certain it’s not legal.
A: We could just give them away for free, but ask for a small donation to pay for a cup of coffee for us.
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B: Will you put those mangoes back in the box? They’re not for you.
A: Where’s your entrepreneurial spirit?
A: 要怎麼處理那些芒果，我還有一個點子。來上班的人變少了，沒辦法把這些芒果都拿完，那我們為什麼不到外面街上擺個攤，去賣掉一些？
B: 你瘋了嗎？你這鬼主意說多爛就有多爛。這不但不道德，而且我很確定還不合法。
A: 我們可以用送的啊，但是叫他們捐點小錢，讓我們可以買杯咖啡。
B: 你把這些芒果放回箱子裡好嗎？那不是給你的。
A: 你的創業家精神到哪裡去了？
(Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱譯)
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“Will you put…”
The modal “will” is used here as an imperative, and in this case also expresses a certain amount of impatience and exasperation. The speaker is clearly irritated.
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A: Hey, you’re watching “Extraordinary Attorney Woo.” Me too! B: Of course, it’s the biggest K-drama of the year and a global phenomenon. A: The lead actress Park Eun-bin plays a lawyer with autism. She plays the part so well that many viewers mistakenly believed the actress really is autistic. B: Then there’s lead actor Kang Tae-oh who plays the attorney’s handsome assistant. He’s totally my type! A: 原來你也在看《非常律師禹英禑》，我也是。 B: 當然啦，這可是今年全球最紅的韓劇呢。 A: 女主角朴恩斌飾演自閉症律師，演技好到讓觀眾以為她真的有自閉症。 B: 飾演她同事的男主角姜泰伍也好帥唷，完全是我的菜！ （Translated by Edward Jones, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
A: I heard that the first episode of “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” achieved only 0.9 percent audience viewership. B: But by the 9th episode the audience share had reached 15.8 percent to become the most-viewed drama of the year. A: In addition to the gripping story, because the lawyer is a fan of whales, the drama features lots of whale animation. B: The scenes with the whale animation are really adorable. A: 聽說《非常律師》第一集，收視率只有0.9％。 B: 而到了第九集，收視率飆升到15.8％成為年度劇王。 A: 除了精彩的劇情，因為女主角是鯨魚迷，還有許多鯨魚的動畫特效。 B: 那些動畫鯨魚好可愛。 （Translated by Edward Jones, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
對話 Dialogues 大為：那麼，台灣下不下雪呢？ 美英：只有很高的山上，才下雪。 大為：那夏天的天氣怎麼樣？ 美英：夏天總是又悶又熱，尤其是台北。 Dawei: Well, does it snow in Taiwan? Meiying: Snow only falls in the mountains. Dawei: So, how is the weather in summer? Meiying: It is always humid and hot in summer, especially in Taipei. 詞彙與短語 Vocabulary & Phrase 那麼 (nàme) well then, so 下雪 (xiàxǔe) to snow 尤其是 (yóuqíshì) particularly, especially 教材音檔 Audio Files 本文內容及音檔來源: 華語簡易通 For more audio files, visit the center’s Web site at: http://mtc.ntnu.edu.tw/book/book-show-6.html 國立臺灣師範大學國語教學中心提供 Provided by NTNU Mandarin Training Center: http://www.mtc.ntnu.edu.tw/ COPYRIGHT © 2022 國立臺灣師範大學國語教學中心 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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