(It's 7 a.m. on Sunday. Yuki is walking the dog.)
Zac: Good morning, Yuki. You're an early bird.
Yuki: Not me. My dog, Oreo, is the early bird. He usually wakes me up before six. Are you a morning person?
Zac: Yes. I wake up at five every day.
Yuki: Good for you. I usually get up at seven. Sometimes, I get up after seven twenty.
Zac: Wow, that's late. What time do you usually go to bed?
Yuki: At twelve.
Zac: Twelve? How come? What do you do after school?
Yuki: I'm at cram school from six to nine. Then I go home and do my homework for two hours. I don't have much free time.
Zac: That's too bad.
Yuki: I'm always tired in the morning. What can I do?
Zac: A shower can help. I often take a shower in the morning.
Yuki: Really? I never do that. By the way, where are you going?
Zac: To the library.
Yuki: Library? How often do you go there?
Zac: I check out books from the library three times a month.
Yuki: What a bookworm! I go there about once or twice a year.
(現在是星期日早上七點。由紀正在遛狗。)
柴克: 早安,由紀。妳是隻早起的鳥兒。
由紀: 不是我。我的狗狗,奧利奧,才是那個早起的鳥兒。他通常在六點前就把我叫醒。你是個習慣早起的人嗎?
柴克: 是啊。我每天五點就醒來了。
由紀: 真棒。我通常七點起床。有時候,我七點二十分之後才起床。
柴克: 哇,那樣很晚耶。妳通常幾點睡覺?
由紀: 十二點。
柴克: 十二點?為什麼?妳放學後都在做什麼?
由紀: 我六點到九點在補習班。然後我回到家,再做兩個小時的功課。我沒有太多的空閒時間。
柴克: 那真是太糟了。
由紀:我早上總是很累。我該怎麼辦呢?
柴克:沖澡能幫得上忙。我經常在早上的時候沖澡。
由紀:真的嗎?我從來沒有那樣做過。對了,你現在要去哪裡?
柴克:去圖書館。
由紀:圖書館?你多常去那裡?
柴克:我一個月到圖書館借三次書。
由紀:你真是個書蟲!我一年大概去一兩次。
- early [ˋɝlɪ] adj.; adv.
早的
A: I go to bed at ten.
B: That's early.
A:我十點上床睡覺。
B:好早喔。 - usually [ˋjuʒʊəlɪ] adv.
通常
We usually have dinner at six.
我們通常六點吃晚餐。 - get up [͵gɛt ˋʌp]
起床
I'm not a morning person. I never get up before 10 a.m.
我不是個習慣早起的人。我從來沒有在十點前起床過。 - sometimes [ˋsʌm͵taɪmz] adv.
有時候
A: Do you eat out?
B: Yeah, sometimes.
A:你會在外面吃飯嗎?
B:會啊,有時候。 - late [let] adj.; adv.
晚的
A: The movie is at 11 p.m.
B: Wow, that's late.
A:那部電影在晚上十一點放映。
B:哇,很晚耶。 - do one's homework [͵du wʌns ˋhom͵wɝk]
做功課
My brothers do their homework in the living room.
我哥哥們在客廳做功課。 - hour [aʊr] n.
小時
That video is an hour and twenty minutes long.
那部影片長一小時又二十分鐘。 - always [ˋɔlwez] adv.
總是
Hank is always nervous in front of girls.
漢克在女生面前總是很緊張。 - tired [taɪrd] adj.
疲累的
The fans are tired after the meet-and-greet.
粉絲們在見面會結束後很疲累。 - shower [ˋʃaʊɚ] n.
淋浴
Ashley is in the shower.
艾希莉正在淋浴。 - often [ˋɔf(t)ən] adv.
經常
Timothy is often quiet in class.
提摩西在課堂上經常很安靜。 - never [ˋnɛvɚ] adv.
從未
John is never late for school.
約翰上學從未遲到過。 - by the way [͵baɪ ðə ˋwe]
順帶一提
By the way, is your sister at home?
順帶一提,你姊姊在家嗎? - library [ˋlaɪ͵brɛrɪ] n.
圖書館
Do you often go to the library?
你經常去圖書館嗎? - check out [͵tʃɛk ˋaʊt]
借(書)
I check out books from the library once a month.
我一個月從圖書館借一次書。 - once [wʌns] adv.
一次
I clean my room once a week.
我一個禮拜打掃一次我的房間。 - twice [twaɪs] adv.
兩次
They walk the dogs twice a day.
他們一天遛兩次狗。