對話 Dialogue
清清：最近天氣實在太熱了，每天都快四十度欸！
Qīngqing: Zuìjìn tiānqì shízàitàirèle, měitiān dōu kuài sìshí dù āi!
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華華：是啊！出門就像烤蕃薯一樣，得做好防曬。
Huáhua: Shì a! Chūmén jiù xiàng kǎo fānshǔ yīyàng, děi zuòhǎo fángshài.
清清：沒錯，而且還很悶，讓人喘不過氣來。
Qīngqing: Méicuò, érqiě hái hěn mēn, ràng rén chuǎnbúguòqì lái.
華華：希望快點下午後雷陣雨，清涼清涼。
Huáhua: Xīwàng kuàidiǎn xià wǔhòu léizhènyǔ, qīngliáng qīngliáng.
清清：不知道會不會有颱風來襲，希望颱風不要來，不然又會造成很多損失。
Qīngqing: Bùzhīdào huìbúhuì yǒu táifēng láixí, xīwàng táifēng búyào lái, bùrán yòu huì zàochéng hěnduō sǔnshī.
華華：可是沒颱風就可能又要缺水，有一好，沒兩好。
Huáhua: Kěshì méi táifēng jiù kěnéng yòu yào quē shuǐ, yǒuyīhǎo, méi liǎng hǎo.
清清：唉！說得也是，真矛盾！
Qīngqing: Āi! Shuō de yěshì, zhēn máodùn!
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: The weather has been really too hot recently, almost 40 degrees every day!
Huahua: Yes. Going outside feels like being roasted like a sweet potato, we need to use sunscreen.
Qingqing: That’s right, it’s also very stuffy, making it hard to breathe.
Huahua: Hopefully, there will be thunderstorms in the afternoon to cool things down.
Qingqing: I don’t know if there will be a typhoon, I hope not, otherwise it will cause a lot of damage.
Huahua: But without a typhoon, we may face water shortages. You can’t have your cake and eat it.
Qingqing: Sigh! What you say is true, it’s really a dilemma!
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 度 (dù) degree
2. 蕃薯 (fānshǔ) sweet potato
3. 防曬 (fángshài) sunscreen protection
4. 悶 (mēn) stuffy
5. 喘不過氣 (chuǎnbúguòqì) out of breath
6. 損失 (sǔnshī) loss or damage
7. 有一好，沒兩好 (yǒuyīhǎo, méi liǎng hǎo) (Taiwanese idiom) You can’t have your cake and eat it.
8. 矛盾 (máodùn) conflict; dilemma
教材音檔 Audio Files
國立清華大學華語中心提供
By National Tsing Hua University Chinese Language Center:
The Dutch introduced the Indian mango (Mangifera indica) to Taiwan in the 17th century. It is a green-skinned mango with thick fibers that get stuck in the teeth, but it boasts a rich aroma and a unique taste. In 1954, Taiwan’s Council of Agriculture introduced several mango cultivars from Florida, USA, including the Irwin, Haden, and Keitt varieties. After seven years of testing and domestication, the Irwin variety was chosen for promotion. Years later, the sample saplings started to bear fruit. These mangoes were large, with thin, vibrant red peels and golden pulp. The Irwin mangoes were mouth-wateringly sweet and
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