Carol: This beach is beautiful.The sand is white and the water is clear blue… Tim: It is. But it's hot and I'm thirsty.Where can we get something to drink? Carol: There's a vending machine. Would you like some water? Tim: Sure, but all I have is a hundred dollar bill. Carol: We'll need to get change then.There's a 1)convenience store on the corner. Tim: Ok. What do you think I should get? Twenties? Tens? Carol: In the US, you'll need ones for machines and 2)tips. But you can also get some fives, tens and twenties. Tim: What about quarters? Carol: Those are great for 3)parking 4)meters.We'll need 5)plenty of those. Tim: OK. Got it! I'll get five dollars in quarters. 凱蘿:這海灘真美。細白的沙灘、藍的海水。 提姆:就是啊。不過天氣很熱,我口渴了。我們可以在哪兒買點東西喝嗎? 凱蘿:那邊有台自動販賣機。你想喝點水嗎? 提姆:好啊,但是我只有一張一百元大鈔。 凱蘿:那麼我們需要去換零錢。街角有間便利商店。 提姆:好啊。妳覺得我應該怎麼換呢?換成二十元?十元? 凱蘿:在美國,投販賣機和小費需要一元硬幣。那你也可以換一些五元、十元和二十元吧。 提姆:兩角五分錢的硬幣呢? 凱蘿:投停車計時收費器的話很好用。我們需要很多兩角五分錢的硬幣。 提姆:好的。我懂了!我會把其中五元換成兩角五分錢。 1) convenience store (n.) 便利商店 2) tip (n.) 小費 3) parking (n.) (汽車的)停車 4) parking meter (n.) 停車計時器 5) plenty (n.) 多,豐富,大量,豐盛。plenty of 即「很多的」之意 |
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