Cody: Jamie, where were you yesterday?
Jamie: I was at my grandparents' house by the beach.
Cody: How was the beach?
Jamie: The beach was okay, but the water wasn't so nice.
Cody: How come?
Jamie: There was a lot of trash in it. Many years ago, the water was very clean. The beach was perfect for holidays then.
Cody: What did you do there?
Jamie: We visited an island.
Cody: Did you enjoy it?
Jamie: No I didn't. Kim and I explored for a few minutes under the sea, and then we stopped.
Cody: What happened?
Jamie: The coral reefs there are all dead. The sea water was too warm, and it bleached them.
Cody: That's sad. Coral reefs are like the rainforests of the sea.
Jamie: You can say that again! Coral reefs around the world are dying, and many sea animals are in trouble.
寇弟:潔米,你昨天在哪裡?
潔米:我在我祖父母海灘的家。
寇弟:海灘怎麼樣?
潔米:海灘還可以,但是海水就不太好了。
寇弟:怎麼說?
潔米:海水裡面有很多垃圾。多年前,海水非常乾淨。那時候的海灘是完美的度假勝地。
寇弟:你們在那裡做了什麼事?
潔米:我們造訪了一座島嶼。
寇弟:你玩得盡興嗎?
潔米:不,我沒有。金和我在海中探索了幾分鐘,然後我們就停下來了。
寇弟:發生了什麼事?
潔米:那裡的珊瑚礁都死了。海水溫度太高,白化了牠們。
寇弟:真令人難過。珊瑚礁就像海裡的雨林一樣。
潔米:一點也沒錯!世界各處的珊瑚礁正瀕臨死亡,而許多海洋動物都陷入困境。
- yesterday [ˋjɛstɚ͵de] adv.; n.
昨天
I didn't go to school yesterday.
我昨天沒上學。 - beach [bitʃ] n.
海灘
My wife and I take a walk on the beach every morning.
我和我太太每天早上在海灘散步。 - trash [træʃ] n.
垃圾
A: How much are the trash bags?
B: One hundred dollars.
A:這些垃圾袋多少錢?
B:一百元。 - ago [əˋgo] adv.
前;以前
I watched the movie at home two days ago.
我兩天前在家看那部電影。 - visit [ˋvɪzɪt] v.; n.
拜訪
A: How often do you visit your grandmother?
B: Once a week.
A:你多常去拜訪你的祖母?
B:一週一次。 - island [ˋaɪlənd] n.
島嶼
The island is small but very beautiful.
這座島嶼很小但很美麗。 - a few [ə ˋfju]
幾個;一些
Only a few people like this painting.
只有一些人喜歡這幅畫。 - sea [si] n.
海
The dark blue sea is so beautiful.
這深藍海洋真美麗。 - stop [stɑp] v.
停止
A: The guy stopped and looked at you. Do you know him?
B: No. I don't.
A:那個人停下來看著你。你認識他嗎?
B:不,我不認識。 - happen [ˋhæpən] v.
發生
A: Henry is not happy. What happened to him?
B: I don't know.
A:亨利不開心。他怎麼了?
B:我不知道。 - dead [dɛd] adj.
死亡的
Her dog was dead, and she was very sad.
她的狗死了,她非常難過。 - warm [wɔrm] adj.
溫暖的
A: Can I have some warm water, please?
B: Sure.
A:可以給我一些溫開水嗎?
B:好的。 - rainforest [ˋren͵fɔrɪst] n.
雨林(=rain forest)
There are many plants and animals in the rainforest.
雨林中有許多植物和動物。 - die [daɪ] v.
死亡(現在分詞為 dying)
A: My dog died yesterday.
B: I'm sorry.
A:我的狗昨天過世了。
B:我很遺憾。