本週主題：端午節 (Dragon Boat Festival)
1. finish line 終點線 6. firecrackers 鞭炮 11. dragon boat 龍舟
2. rescue boat 搜救船 7. ghost money 冥紙 12. rower 划船者
3. flag catcher 旗手 8. drummer 鼓手 13. oar 槳
4. flag 旗子 9. drum 鼓 14. grandstand 觀眾看台
5. rice dumplings 粽子 10. dragon head 龍船頭 15. helmsman 舵手
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1. teamwork 團隊合作
2. cooperation 合作
3. race 競賽
4. spirits 精神
5. festival 節慶
6. folk medicine 民俗療法
7. balance 平衡
8. Don't give up! 別放棄！
9. We're in the lead! 我們正領先中！
  • 俚語 　Slang
    • Get a move on! 加把勁，快一點。
    Gone with the wind. 像風一樣快速。
    Faster than the speed of light. 比光速還快。
    Sail like the wind. 像風一樣快速航行。
     
  • 成語　Idioms
    • rock the boat 破壞現狀；搗亂
    rock the boat 這個片語有「改變或破壞原有情況、現狀」之意，通常帶有負面意味， 指某人的建議、命令或意見沒有建設性，只會破壞現狀。
    Don't rock the boat by making too many changes around here.
      別在這裡做太多改變而破壞現狀。
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    　Dialogue 1.
    George and Tara are talking about the Dragon Boat Race.
    喬治和泰拉正談到龍舟賽。
    George: I can't wait to go to the race this weekend. 喬治： 我等不及這週末要去看比賽了。
    Tara: Yeah, it will be so much fun. This is my favorite festival. 泰拉： 耶，那一定會很有趣。這是我最愛的節日了。
    George: There is such a sense of teamwork and cooperation between the rowers. 喬治： 划船者之間的團隊合作精神是很有意義的。
    Tara: Plus the festival has a lot of history. 泰拉： 而且這個節日有悠久的歷史。
    George: Not only that, but great rice dumplings as well. 喬治： 不只有那樣，還有超棒的粽子也是。
    Tara: All you think about is food, George. 泰拉： 你就只想到食物，喬治。
    　Dialogue 2.
    Mike and Christa are on the same dragon boat racing team.
    麥克和雀斯塔同屬一個龍舟競賽隊伍。
    Mike: Row harder Christa, we are in the lead. 麥克： 雀斯塔，划用力點，我們正領先中呢。
    Christa: My oar is slipping out of my hands! 雀斯塔： 我的槳快要從手裡滑掉了。
    Mike: Get a move on! We are close to the finish line! We just have to grab that flag! 麥克： 再快一點！快接近終點線了！我們只差奪旗子了。
    Christa: OK. We are flying like the wind now! 雀斯塔： 好的。我們像風一樣地飛著呢！
    Mike: We won! We won! 麥克： 我們贏了！我們贏了！
    Christa: Stop jumping up and down, we're going to fall in the river! 雀斯塔： 別再跳來跳去，我們要跌進河裡了！
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    Fill In the Blanks
    a. ghost money b. dragon boat c. firecrackers d. finish line e. flag
    f. rice dumplings g. drum h. oar i. helmsman j. grandstand
    1.
    		   This is what the rowers use to make the boat move.
    2.
    		   This is the traditional food eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival.
    3.
    		   The goal of a dragon boat race is to grab this thing.
    4.
    		   These are fired into the sky for celebration purposes.
    5.
    		   Beat this instrument to make a loud noise.
    6.
    		   Spectators stand or sit here to watch the race.
    7.
    		   This person steers the boat.
    8.
    		   This fake money is used during the Dragon Boat Festival.
    9.
    		   Once you cross this, you have finished the race.
    10.
    		   People race in this during the Dragon Boat Festival.
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