Bill and Albert missed the late bus home.
比爾和艾伯特錯過了回家的末班公車。
Bill: I’m dying for going home. It will take 30 minutes to walk home.
Albert: Tell me about it! And I don’t want to pay a lot for a taxi.
Bill: Aha, we can rent YouBikes! They run 24/7.
Albert: Sounds like a plan.
必備單字
1. rent [ rɛnt ] v. 出租n. 租金（國中挑戰800字）
2. service [ ˋsɝvɪs ] n. 服務（國中基本1200字）
實用字詞
1. be dying for. . . 渴望（做）…
2. Tell me about it! 這還用說嗎
3. 24/7 全年無休
4. Sounds like a plan. 好主意
閱讀技巧：
將長句分成短字詞，以利閱讀
It／will take 30 minutes／to walk home.
這／會花三十分鐘／走路回家。
斷句練習：
I don’t want to pay a lot for a taxi.
解答：
I／don’t want／to pay a lot／for a taxi.
考題練習：
TOEIC Bridge測驗 X 國中會考題型
1. How may Bill and Albert get home?
(A) By taxi.
(B) By bike.
(C) On foot.
2. Which of the following is NOT true?
(A) Bill and Albert can rent YouBikes with an EasyCard.
(B) Bill and Albert can only rent YouBikes from 7am to 11pm
(C) Bill and Albert can scan QR code to rent YouBikes.
3. How much will Bill and Albert pay if they ride YouBikes home?
(A) NT$10.
(B) NT$20.
(C) NT$40.
解答:
1. (B) 2. (B) 3. (A)
文章由TOEIC Program Taiwan · Chun Shin提供：
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