基礎英語 · Book 6
Everyday Topics — 第六冊
每課：看圖 → 讀短文（真人朗讀）→ 生字與進階學習 → 小測驗。
It is winter vacation and Wade is extremely bored. He takes out his cell phone and quickly dials his friend. There is no answer. He frantically calls another friend, but again there is no answer. Every one of his friends is on vacation and he is stuck at home alone. What will he do?
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My phone doesn’t get a signal in the elevator.
在電梯裡我的手機收不到訊號。
Send me a text when you have time.
當你有空時傳簡訊給我。
I left Tom a message.
我留了一通留言給湯姆。
Your cell needs to be recharged.
你的手機需要充電。
Maggie is constantly on the phone.
瑪姬老是在講電話。
小測驗 Quick Check
1. 「極度地」是哪一個英文字？
2. 「訊號」是哪一個英文字？
3. 「電話中」是哪一個英文字？
Calvin and his friends are going to play a card game. First he shuffles the deck of cards. Then he quickly deals the cards to his friends and sets the deck in front of himself. Calvin picks up his cards and looks at his hand. He has some good cards and thinks that he will win the game.
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The four suits are clubs, diamonds, hearts and spades.
紙牌的四種花色是梅花、方塊、紅心及黑桃。
Bob tries to cheat when he plays cards.
當鮑勃在玩牌時，他試圖想要作弊。
The ace of spades is the highest card in most games.
在大部分的牌局中，黑桃A是最大的牌。
Johnny has a pair of kings, three jacks and one queen.
強尼有一對國王、三張杰克以及一張皇后。
Paul draws a 4 of clubs and quickly discards it.
保羅抽到了一張梅花四，然後很快地把它打出去。
小測驗 Quick Check
1. 「洗」是哪一個英文字？
2. 「行騙；作弊」是哪一個英文字？
3. 「打出（無用的牌）」是哪一個英文字？
Colin and Elmer were very weak. They wanted to be stronger, so they decided to exercise more. Since then they have lifted weights almost every day. At first, Elmer could barely lift a light dumbbell off the ground, but now he can easily lift it over his head. Colin wasn’t very strong either, but his muscles are getting bigger each time he exercises.
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They warm up with light weights.
他們用輕一點的東西(輕量級的物品；東西)來暖身。
The boys train almost every day to keep up their strength.
男孩們幾乎每天接受訓練以保持他們的體力。
A barbell is longer than a dumbbell.
槓鈴比啞鈴還要長。
Elmer can bench press 30kg.
埃爾默可以臥舉三十公斤。
Colin can only curl 2kg.
柯林只能彎舉兩公斤。
小測驗 Quick Check
1. 「舉起」是哪一個英文字？
2. 「暖身」是哪一個英文字？
3. 「彎舉」是哪一個英文字？
It is bath time for CP. He enjoys his baths and always stands very still. May gives him his bath on the balcony of her apartment. She uses a garden hose that is attached to the outside tap. She rolls up her pant legs so that they don’t get wet.
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There is a special shampoo made just for dogs.
有一種特殊的洗髮劑是專為狗兒們所做的。
CP always shakes to dry off.
CP總是抖動身體使身體變乾。
A weekly bath keeps CP’s coat nice and shiny.
每週洗澡，讓CP的毛髮既好看又有光澤。
A bath also removes hair that he is shedding.
洗澡也可以去除他正在掉落的毛髮。
Although he likes baths, he is still a little nervous.
雖然他喜歡洗澡，他仍然會有一點緊張。
小測驗 Quick Check
1. 「陽臺」是哪一個英文字？
2. 「肥皂；洗髮劑」是哪一個英文字？
3. 「緊張的」是哪一個英文字？
Jenny is practicing for an upcoming concert. She reads the notes in her music book as she strums the guitar. Her hands are small, but she is still able to wrap them around the neck of the guitar. Her tiny fingers push on the strings to form a chord. The body of the guitar rests on her lap while she plays.
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She always tunes the guitar before she plays.
她總是在彈奏吉他之前為它調音。
Acoustic guitars are great for beginners.
木吉他對初學者是很好的。
Running the pick across several strings is called strumming.
用撥片橫彈過幾根弦叫作刷奏。
Plucking one string at a time is called picking.
每次彈撥一根就稱之為撥弦。
A standard guitar can have from 19-24 frets.
一把標準的吉他有19-24個音品。
小測驗 Quick Check
1. 「即將來臨的」是哪一個英文字？
2. 「（為樂器）調音」是哪一個英文字？
3. 「弦馬；品」是哪一個英文字？
Susan has found a poor hungry puppy near a teashop. It is very thin and quite nervous of people. He probably hasn’t eaten in a long time. Luckily, Susan has some buns in her bag. She generously shares one with the starving little dog. He quickly gulps it down and then runs away.
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There are a lot of stray dogs living in the streets.
有很多的流浪狗在街頭生活。
Street dogs are often unhealthy and covered with fleas.
流浪狗通常不健康，而且身上佈滿跳蚤。
Some of the dogs are lost and can’t find their way home.
有些狗是迷路，找不到回家的路。
Susan crouches down to feed the nervous puppy.
蘇珊蹲下來餵這隻緊張不安的小狗。
It sniffs at the bun to make sure it is ok to eat.
牠聞一聞這小圓麵包，以確認它能吃。
小測驗 Quick Check
1. 「幸運地」是哪一個英文字？
2. 「走失的」是哪一個英文字？
3. 「嗅、聞」是哪一個英文字？
Jason was very ill with the flu. He was so sick that his doctor admitted him into the hospital. The nurses came in to check on him every hour or so. They took his temperature and checked his pulse. They even hooked him up to an IV. After a few days, he was feeling better and went home.
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The hospital bed was small and hard.
醫院的病床又小又硬。
He shared his room with another young patient.
他和另一個年輕的病患共用一間病房。
If you are really sick or injured, you can go to the emergency room.
如果你病得很重或受傷，你可以去急診室就醫。
He had to take pills three times a day before meals.
他必須在三餐飯前吃藥。
The medicine helped him to get better faster.
這服藥讓他康復得更快。
小測驗 Quick Check
1. 「接收入院」是哪一個英文字？
2. 「硬的」是哪一個英文字？
3. 「藥」是哪一個英文字？
Josh and his friends like to play board games. He thinks they are much more fun than video games. His favorite game is Monopoly. The idea of the game is to buy property and make money. You make money when another player lands on a space that you own. The winner is whoever makes the most money.
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Roll the die to see how many spaces to move.
擲骰子來決定移動幾步。
You draw one of the cards in the middle if you land on a special square.
當你跳到一個特殊的小方格，你就在抽出中間的一張卡。
The rulebook tells you how to play.
規則手冊告知你遊戲怎麼玩。
Each player gets their own colored game piece.
每個玩家都能得到自己的彩色棋子。
You have to roll doubles to get out of jail.
你必須擲出同點數才能出獄。
小測驗 Quick Check
1. 「大富翁」是哪一個英文字？
2. 「骰子」是哪一個英文字？
3. 「同點數」是哪一個英文字？
These cute little girls have a problem. They can’t figure out whose turn it is to sweep the driveway. They have decided to use an old game to solve their problem. It’s called Paper, Scissors, Stone (or rock). Jill wins the first round of the best two out of three. Pamela wins the second. The final and deciding round goes to Pamela. Her stone beats Jill’s scissors.
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Paper covers stone.
紙包石頭(布贏石頭)。
Scissors cut paper.
剪刀剪紙(剪刀贏布)。
Stone smashes the scissors.
石頭搗毀剪刀(石頭贏剪刀)。
They pump their fists five times while chanting “Paper, Scissors, Stone!”
他們喊剪刀、石頭、布時，拳頭來回擺動五次!
If both show the same thing, it’s a tie and they do it again.
如果雙方出相同的東西，那就是平手，要再比一次。
小測驗 Quick Check
1. 「打掃」是哪一個英文字？
2. 「一局」是哪一個英文字？
3. 「與…打成平局」是哪一個英文字？
Calvin is cleaning his ears with a cotton swab. He carefully inserts the swab into his ear and swipes the sides of the ear canal. He pulls it out and it is covered in stinky earwax. Then he turns the swab over and uses the clean end to do it one more time. After that he can get another swab to do the other ear.
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Cotton swabs are commonly called Q-Tips.
棉花棒通常被稱為Q-Tips。
Sticking the Q-Tip in too far can damage your ear.
棉花棒伸得太進去會傷害你的耳朵。
You can also use cotton swabs to clean wounds.
你也可以使用棉花棒清潔傷口。
Your body naturally pushes out earwax.
你的身體會自然地排出耳垢。
Earwax is sticky and prevents dirt from getting too far into your ear.
耳垢是粘性的，可以預防塵埃進入耳朵太深的地方。
小測驗 Quick Check
1. 「棉花棒」是哪一個英文字？
2. 「耳垢」是哪一個英文字？
3. 「預防」是哪一個英文字？
Luke enjoys reading the newspaper every day after lunch. It helps to keep him up-to-date on current events around the world. He usually reads the headlines first to see what the day’s top stories are. After that he turns to the entertainment section to catch up on the latest celebrity gossip.
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The sports section contains current sport news and scores.
體育版包含了現今的運動新聞及比數。
The financial section has articles related to business and money.
財經版有關於商業及財務的文章。
The weather report gives you the day’s forecast.
氣象報告提供給你當天的天氣預報。
Did you read the movie review for Avatar?
你看過阿凡達的電影評論了嗎?
Most newspapers give you your daily horoscope.
大多數的報紙會提供你每日的星座運勢。
小測驗 Quick Check
1. 「當前的」是哪一個英文字？
2. 「八卦消息」是哪一個英文字？
3. 「占星術」是哪一個英文字？
Al recently got to show off his Tae Kwon Do skills at school. His Tae Kwon Do class gave a performance there during lunchtime. They wore the traditional white suit that is common in the sport. They did a few moves that required a lot of skill. The crowd was very impressed with the high, precise kicks that they could do.
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Karate is another kind of martial art.
空手道是另一種的武術。
Al’s punches were as fast as lightening.
艾爾出拳就像閃電般的快。
They broke boards with their fists.
他們用他們的拳頭擊破木板。
Tae Kwon do is a form of self-defense, too.
跆拳道也是一種自衛的形式。
Colored belts are used to show the students’ level.
腰帶的顏色用來顯示出學生的級數。
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1. 「表演」是哪一個英文字？
2. 「精確的」是哪一個英文字？
3. 「腰帶」是哪一個英文字？
Connie looks at the bus schedule and sees that it is almost time to board. She quickly walks to the ticket booth and buys one ticket for Pitou. The bus is already outside the bus station at the boarding area. Connie hurries to the blue gates to board the bus. She is just in time. The final boarding call has just been announced.
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Her final destination is Pitou.
她的最終目的地是埤頭。
The departure time will be in 30 minutes.
在30分鐘後將會出發。
Mom, I need money for bus fare.
媽，我需要坐公車的錢。
Carry-on bags should be stowed under your seat.
隨身攜帶的行李應放在座位下。
Heavy luggage should be given to the bus driver to load.
厚重的行李應該交由公車司機來裝載。
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1. 「時刻表」是哪一個英文字？
2. 「目的地」是哪一個英文字？
3. 「行李」是哪一個英文字？
Delores works at a carwash. Every day customers drop their cars off to be washed. First, Delores cleans the interior of the car. She vacuums the seats and floor then wipes down the dash. Next she washes the exterior with a pressure washer. The last thing to be done is to wash the windows.
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The floor mats need to be shaken off.
這個腳踏墊需要抖一抖。
The instrument panel has to be cleaned as well.
這個儀表板也必須清洗一下。
Waxing and polishing is extra.
打蠟跟磨光都是附加的。
She rinses off the undercarriage.
她用水沖洗汽車的底盤。
She lifts up the windshield wipers to clean the windshield.
她立起雨刷來清洗擋風玻璃。
小測驗 Quick Check
1. 「洗車場」是哪一個英文字？
2. 「壓力」是哪一個英文字？
3. 「擋風玻璃雨刷」是哪一個英文字？
Larry loves spending his free time shooting pool. In fact, if he is not in his room studying or at school, chances are that he is at the neighborhood pool hall. He is not the best pool player in the world, but he can beat most of his friends.
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The cue ball is the white ball that you hit.
母球就是撞球臺上的白色球。
A pool cue is what you hit the cue ball with.
撞球桿就是你用來打母球用的球桿。
Chalk is rubbed on the end of the cue so that the cue doesn’t slip off the cue ball when you hit it.
巧克被用來塗在桿梢，這樣打母球時球桿才不會滑掉。
Pools tables are covered in green felt and have rubber rails along the edge.
撞球桌上鋪綠色的毛氈布，而且邊緣有橡膠圍欄。
There are six pockets on a pool table.
一張撞球桌上有六個球袋。
小測驗 Quick Check
1. 「打撞球」是哪一個英文字？
2. 「撞球臺上的白色球」是哪一個英文字？
3. 「球袋」是哪一個英文字？
＊本冊共 15 課。