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mummy 木乃伊 |
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oasis 綠洲 |
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binoculars 雙筒望遠鏡； |
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scorpion 蠍子 |
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pyramid 金字塔 |
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雙目鏡 |
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hump 駝（峰）；肉峰 |
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the Sphinx 人面獅身像 |
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hieroglyph 象形文字； |
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camel 駱駝 |
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canteen 水壺 |
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象形符號 |
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palm tree 棕櫚樹 |
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dates 棗椰 |
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tent 帳篷 |
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sand
dune 沙丘 |
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pharaoh
法老（古埃及君王） |
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curse 詛咒；魔咒 |
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tomb
墳墓；墓穴 |
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sandstorm
暴風沙 |
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the Nile
尼羅河 |
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Cairo 開羅（埃及首都） |
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khaki
卡其色；卡其色的 |
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donkey
驢 |
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mirage
海市蜃樓；空中樓閣 |
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流行口語 Spoken English
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It's forty degrees
in the shade.
樹蔭下是四十度。 |
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The sun is blistering
hot.
陽光炙熱難耐。 |
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That lake is as dry
as a bone. 這個湖都枯竭了。 |
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May I have some sunblock
please?
請給我一些防曬乳好嗎？ |
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My lips are chapped.
我的嘴唇乾裂了。 |
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I'm parched.
我好渴；我口乾舌燥。 |
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I'm roasting.
我好熱！ |
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成語 Idiom
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in the sand 逃避現實 |
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這句成語的典故，出自鴕鳥遭受攻擊時，僅將頭埋在沙中，以為這樣就不會被敵人發現。用來形容一個人「逃避現實，不肯面對問題所在」的意思，也可以說
bury one's head in the sand。 |
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If Bill
didn't have his head in
the sand, he'd notice that he was going
to lose his job. |
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如果比爾面對事實，他會發現他快要丟掉工作了。 |
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Dialogue 1.
| Paula
is bargaining with a camel owner, Yusef, in Egypt. |
| 寶拉在埃及和一位駱駝老闆約瑟夫討價還價。 |
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Camel rides.
Twenty minutes, ten dollars. |
約瑟夫： |
騎駱駝二十分鐘十塊錢。 |
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You mean I
can ride one of those things? |
寶拉： |
你是說我可以騎其中一隻嗎？ |
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Yes, my friend.
I have the best camels in Egypt. |
約瑟夫： |
對，朋友。我有埃及最好的駱駝。 |
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No,
thanks, it's too expensive. |
寶拉： |
不用了，謝謝你，太貴了。 |
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OK,
my friend. For you, five dollars. |
約瑟夫： |
好吧，朋友，你只要五塊錢就好。 |
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Done! Now,
this will be a lot of fun. |
寶拉： |
成交！一定很有趣。 |
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Dialogue 2.
| Alice
and her boyfriend, Marco, are walking towards an oasis. |
| 愛莉絲和她的男朋友馬克，往綠洲走去。 |
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How much further is it? I'm roasting. |
愛莉絲： |
還要多遠？我熱死了。 |
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Just over
the next sand dune, and we'll be there. |
馬可： |
只要再過一個沙丘就到了。 |
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Thank goodness.
I'm parched too. |
愛莉絲： |
謝天謝地，我也口乾舌燥。 |
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Well
don't worry. You can grab a soda at the cafe there. |
馬可： |
別擔心，妳可以在那邊的咖啡館買瓶汽水。 |
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Cafe?
I thought this was supposed to be a real desert experience. |
愛莉絲： |
有咖啡館？我以為這應該是真正的沙漠體驗。 |
| Marco: |
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It is. Just
with a few extras for us tourists! |
馬可： |
沒錯。只是對我們觀光客來說，有些例外！ |
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mummy |
b.
binoculars |
c.
hieroglyphs
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oasis |
e.
scorpion |
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sand dune |
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camel |
h.
pyramids |
i.
date |
j.
canteen
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This is a small body of
water in a desert. |
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Look through these to see
things that are far away. |
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This is a dead person wrapped
up in white bandages. |
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You use this
to store water when you're traveling. |
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This is very old Egyptian
writing. |
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A dangerous insect found
in deserts with a long poisonous tail. |
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These are huge hills of
sand in the desert. |
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Many people visit these
old buildings that have triangular sides when they go
to Egypt. |
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This four-legged animal
has humps on its back and can live in the desert. |
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This is a small, sweet
dark-brown colored fruit that grows on trees in the desert. |
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