對話 Dialogue
馬克:小實,我剛才在路上好像看到你騎腳踏車。
Make: Xiǎoshí, wǒ gāngcái zài lùshàng hǎoxiàng kàn dào nǐ qí jiǎotàchē.
小實:對啊,那是我沒錯,我是騎車來學校的。
Xiaoshi: Duì a, nàshì wǒ méicuò, wǒ shì qíchē lái xuéxiào de.
馬克:是嗎?那你的腳踏車在哪裡啊?
Make: Shì ma? Nà nǐ de jiǎotàchē zài nǎlǐ a?
小實:那不是我的車,我騎的是臺北的YouBike。
Xiaoshi: Nà búshì wǒ de chē, wǒ qí de shì Táiběi de YouBike.
馬克:YouBike是什麼?大家都可以騎嗎?
Make: YouBike shì shénme? Dàjiā dōu kěyǐ qí ma?
小實:對啊,YouBike是一種共享的腳踏車,用「悠遊卡」就可以租一輛YouBike喔!很方便。
Xiaoshi: Duì a, YouBike shì yìzhǒng gòngxiǎng de jiǎotàchē, yòng yōuyóukǎ jiù kěyǐ zū yí liàng YouBike o! Hěn fāngbiàn.
馬克:聽起來很棒,我下次也要試試看。
Make: Tīng qǐlái hěn bàng, wǒ xiàcì yě yào shìshìkàn.
翻譯 Translation
Mark: Xiaoshi, I just saw you riding a bicycle on the road.
Xiaoshi: Yeah, that was me. I came to school by bike.
Mark: Really? Where is your bicycle then?
Xiaoshi: Oh, that’s not my bike. I’m riding a YouBike in Taipei.
Mark: What is a YouBike? Can everyone ride?
Xiaoshi: Yes, YouBike is a shared bicycle. You can rent a YouBike with an “EasyCard!” It is very convenient.
Mark: Sounds great, I’ll give it a try next time.
單字片語 Vocabulary
1. 騎 (qí) to ride
2. 腳踏車 (jiǎotàchē) bicycle
3. 共享 (gòngxiǎng) share
4. 悠遊卡 (yōuyóukǎ) EasyCard
5. 租 (zū) rent
6. 聽起來 (tīng qǐlái) sounds
7. 試試看 (shìshìkàn) try it
教材音檔 Audio Files
教材影片 Video Files:
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實踐大學華語中心提供
By Shih Chien University Chinese Language Center: https://chineseusc.com/
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