(Cody is at the door of Zac's apartment.)
Cody: Happy birthday, Zac.
Zac: Thank you, Cody. Come meet Charlotte, my cousin.
Charlotte: Hello, mwah. I'm glad to finally meet you, Cody. You are the friend who Zac talks about all the time.
Cody: Me, too! Sorry, I'm late. I was out of town.
Charlotte: No worries. It's actually polite to be late in our culture. The party's this way.
(In the living room)
Jamie: Let's take a photo. Everyone, take a seat. I'll sit beside Zac.
Zac: Let's all make a funny face. Here we go.
Jamie: Cody, everyone made one except you. How come you only did an OK sign?
Cody: I didn't know what to do. My mind went blank.
Charlotte: You know, the sign which you used is not OK in France. It means "worthless."
Cody: Oops.
(Later that night in the group chat)
Zac: Thanks for coming and the presents. Charles is the writer I love the most. My mom used to read me his stories.
Yuki: And thanks for inviting us. Happy birthday!
Zac: Perhaps we should have dinner again before Charlotte leaves Taiwan. She loves you guys.
Cody: And it appears that she likes me the most. No one can resist my good looks.
Jamie: Eww. What made you say that?
Cody: She kissed me on both sides of my face when I entered Zac's. And she kissed me again when she said goodbye to me on the sidewalk.
Zac: Cool down, Romeo. That is something we do to greet friends in France.
（寇弟在柴克公寓的門口。）
寇弟：生日快樂，柴克。
柴克：謝謝你，寇弟。來見我的表妹，夏綠蒂吧。
夏綠蒂：哈囉，啾。很高興終於見到你，寇弟。你就是柴克一直提起的那個朋友。
寇弟：我也很高興見到妳!抱歉，我遲到了。我剛剛不在城裡。
夏綠蒂：別擔心。在我們的文化裡，遲到其實是有禮貌的表現。派對在這邊。
（在客廳）
潔米：我們來拍張照吧。大家坐好。我要坐柴克旁邊。
柴克：我們都來扮鬼臉吧。開始囉。
潔米：寇弟，除了你以外大家都有扮鬼臉。你怎麼只做個 OK 的手勢呢？
寇弟：我不知道要做什麼。我的腦袋一片空白。
夏綠蒂：你知道嗎，你用的這個手勢在法國是不 OK 的。那是「沒有價值」的意思。
寇弟：糟糕。
（接著在當天晚上的聊天群組）
柴克：謝謝你們的到訪和禮物。查爾斯是我最愛的作家。我媽媽以前常會讀他寫的故事給我聽。
由紀：也謝謝你邀請我們。生日快樂!
柴克：或許在夏綠蒂離開臺灣前，我們應該再一起吃個晚餐。她很喜歡你們大家。
寇弟：而且她似乎最喜歡我。沒有人能抵抗我英俊的外表。
潔米：噁。是什麼事讓你這樣說？
寇弟：我進去柴克家的時候，她親了我兩邊的臉頰。然後她跟我在人行道上道別的時候，又親了我一次。
柴克：冷靜點，羅密歐。那是我們在法國和朋友問候的方式。
- apartment [əˋpɑrtmənt] n.
公寓
The lady who you just talked to lives in an old apartment nearby.
剛跟你講話的女士住在附近的一間老公寓。 - glad [glæd] adj.
高興的
I'm glad that my favorite actress won the award for acting.
我很高興我最喜歡的女演員得到那演技獎。 - town [taʊn] n.
城鎮
Martin visited a really small town during his trip to the USA.
Martin 去美國的旅程中拜訪了一個很小的城鎮。 - polite [pəˋlaɪt] adj.
有禮貌的
The waiters and waitresses in this restaurant are polite and helpful.
這間餐廳的男女服務生都很有禮貌且願意幫忙。 - seat [sit] n.
座位
A: Please have a seat.
B: Thank you.
A：請就座。
B：謝謝。 - beside [bɪˋsaɪd] prep.
在...旁邊
The young man who sat beside me kept taking photos of himself.
坐在我旁邊的年輕男子不斷地自拍。 - except [ɪkˋsɛpt] prep.
除了
Everyone except Luke understood the joke.
除了 Luke 以外，每個人都明白那笑點。 - blank [blæŋk] adj.; n.
空白（的）
I don't know what's wrong with the computer. When I started typing, the screen went blank.
我不知道那臺電腦怎麼了。當我開始打字，螢幕就變空白。 - present [ˋprɛznt] n.
禮物
The pin in the box is a present from Bella.
那盒子裡的飾針是 Bella 送的禮物。 - invite [ɪnˋvaɪt] v.
邀請
We were invited to Mr. Johnson's hotel for a stay.
我們受邀去 Johnson 先生的旅館暫住。 - perhaps [pɚˋhæps] adv.
或許
A: We haven't heard from James for weeks.
B: Perhaps he is busy.
A：我們好幾個禮拜沒聽到 James 的消息。
B：或許他在忙。 - side [saɪd] n.
側面；邊
In Japan, the driver's seat is on the right side.
在日本，駕駛座在右邊。 - sidewalk [ˋsaɪd͵wɔk] n.
人行道
Two kids are playing badminton on the sidewalk in front of their house.
兩個小孩在他們家前的人行道打羽毛球。 - appear [əˋpɪr] v.
似乎
Ruby appeared to be very surprised by the news.
Ruby 似乎對那新聞感到很驚訝。 - used to
過去時常...
I used to visit my grandparents on weekends, but now I seldom do it.
我以前週末會拜訪我祖父母，但現在我很少這麼做。
