對話 Dialogue
清清：剛吃完午餐，就又吃這麼大一碗冰，你不怕拉肚子嗎？
Qīngqing: Gāng chī wán wǔcān, jiù yòu chī zhème dà yì wǎn bīng, nǐ bú pà lā dùzi ma?
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華華：沒辦法，天氣實在太熱了！吹冷氣都不能消暑，還是吃冰最涼。
Huáhua: Méi bànfǎ, tiānqì shízài tài rè le! Chuī lěngqì dōu bùnéng xiāoshǔ, háishì chī bīng zuì liáng.
清清：話是不錯，但冰的東西吃多了對身體不好，最好控制一下。
Qīngqing: Huà shì búcuò, dàn bīng de dōngxi chī duōle duì shēntǐ bùhǎo, zuì hǎo kòngzhì yíxià.
華華：大家都這麼說，可是我真不知道吃冰到底有什麼不好，你可以說來聽聽嗎？
Huáhua: Dàjiā dōu zhème shuō, kěshì wǒ zhēn bù zhīdào chī bīng dàodǐ yǒu shénme bùhǎo, nǐ kěyǐ shuōláitīngtīng ma?
清清：按照中醫的說法，雖然冰能讓體溫下降，但吃多了會增加身體的濕氣，容易造成痠痛，也對腸胃和循環有影響。
Qīngqing: Ànzhào Zhōngyī de shuōfǎ, suīrán bīng néng ràng tǐwēn xiàjiàng, dàn chī duōle huì zēngjiā shēntǐ de shīqì, róngyì zàochéng suāntòng, yě duì chángwèi hé xúnhuán yǒu yǐngxiǎng.
華華：這麼嚴重！可是熱得這麼難受更難過，難道真的都不能吃了嗎？
Huáhua: Zhème yánzhòng! Kěshì rè de zhème nánshòu gèng nánguò, nándào zhēnde dōu bùnéng chīle ma?
清清：可以選擇比較溫和的冰品，比如說水果冰沙、豆花冰這樣的，加上一些別的食材，不要那麼冰涼，可能會好一點。
Qīngqing: Kěyǐ xuǎnzé bǐjiào wēnhé de bīngpǐn, bǐrúshuō shuǐguǒ bīngshā, dòuhuā bīng zhèyàng de, jiāshàng yìxiē biéde shícái, búyào nàme bīngliáng, kěnéng huì hǎo yìdiǎn.
華華：好吧！我記住了，下次改進，謝謝你喔！
Huáhua: Hǎo ba! Wǒ jìzhùle, xiàcì gǎijìn, xièxie nǐ o!
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: You just finished lunch and now you’re eating such a big bowl of ice. Aren’t you afraid of getting an upset stomach?
Huahua: I can’t help it; the weather is just too hot! Even the air conditioning can’t cool me down. Eating ice is the only thing that works.
Qingqing: That’s true, but eating too much cold stuff is bad for you. You should try to control it.
Huahua: Everyone says that, but I really don’t understand why eating ice is bad. Can you explain it to me?
Qingqing: According to traditional Chinese medicine, while ice can lower your body temperature, eating too much of it increases moisture in your body, which can cause aches and pains and affect your digestive system and circulation.
Huahua: That serious? But it’s so uncomfortable being this hot. Does that mean I can’t eat ice at all?
Qingqing: You can choose milder ice treats, like fruit slushies or tofu pudding ice. Adding some other ingredients to make it less cold might be better.
Huahua: Alright. I’ll remember that and try it next time. Thank you!
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 拉肚子 (lā dùzi) upset stomach, stomachache
2. 消暑 (xiāoshǔ) beat the heat, cool down
3. 控制 (kòngzhì) control
4. 中醫 (Zhōngyī) traditional Chinese medicine
5. 濕氣 (shīqì) humidity, dampness
6. 循環 (xúnhuán) circulation
7. 溫和 (wēnhé) mild, gentle
8. 食材 (shícái) food ingredients
教材音檔 Audio Files
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