A business traveler in New York enters a visitor information center. (一個到紐約的商業客進入了一家旅客諮詢中心。)
Traveler:While I'm here, I'd like to attend a concert or another cultural event. How can I find out about those sorts of things? (旅行者:我在這停留的期間,想去參加個音樂會或是其他的文化活動, 我要怎麼找到這類的資訊?)
Worker:Your best source would be “Time Out.” It's a weekly entertainment guide. (工作人員:《 休閒時間》會是你最好的資料來源,那是本娛樂導覽週刊。)
Traveler:Where can I get a copy? (旅行者:哪裡可以買到?)
Worker:Most bookstores sell them. Try the Barnes and Noble down the road. (工作人員:大部分的書店都有賣,試試這條路上的Barnes and Nobles 書店吧。)
Traveler:I'll give them a try. Thanks. (旅行者:我會去那裡看看的,謝謝。)
核心字彙
.attend (v.) 參加;出席、concert (n.) 音樂會;演奏會;演唱會、cultural (adj.) 文化的;人文的、 entertainment (n.) 娛樂;消遣
I didn't used to ...... 我以前不......。 I didn't used to ...... 是「我以前不......。」的意思。I used to ...... 句型的否定版便是 I didn't used to ......。雖然 used to ...... 使用頻率高,但其否定句型在會話中也經常出現,所以也能多加練習。
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ex:I didn't used to be like this. (我以前不是這樣的。)
ex:I didn't used to get tired easily. (我以前不會這麼容易就覺得累。)
ex:I didn't used to have such a short temper. (我以前脾氣沒有這麼暴躁。)
ex:I didn't used to run out of breath so quickly. (我以前不會這麼快就氣喘吁吁。)
ex:I didn't used to lose this much hair so fast. (我以前不會這麼快就掉這麼多頭髮。)
Word List
.dumpling (n.) 湯糰;餃子;水果餡點心、have a short temper 暴躁脾氣;急性子 、run out of breath 上氣不接下氣