本週主題：主題遊樂園 (No.041)
星期一 Topic of the Week: Amusement Park 　本週主題：主題遊樂園
星期二 Extra Stuff　相關用語
星期三 Practice Dialogue　會話練習
星期四 Tset yourself　小小測試
1. water slide 滑水道 6. carousel 旋轉木馬 11. food stand 小吃攤
2. games 遊樂器材、設施 7. tracks 軌道 12. roller coaster 雲霄飛車
3. vomit 嘔吐 8. Ferris wheel 摩天輪 13. cotton candy 棉花糖
4. ticket booth 售票亭 9. haunted house 鬼屋 14. seat belt 安全帶
5. line 排隊人潮、行列 10. seat 座位 15. car 碰碰車；（雲霄飛車的）車廂
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1. brace yourself 穩住；作好準備
2. chicken! 膽小鬼
3. climax 最高點
4. drop 掉落
5. free fall 自由落體
6. prize 獎賞
7. ride 乘坐；搭乘
8. turns 輪流
9. twist 扭轉
  • 流行口語 　Spoken English
    • gives me the chills 嚇得我直冒冷汗
    hold on for dear life 為保命抓緊一點
    thrill ride 驚險乘坐之旅
    puke 嘔吐
  • 成語　Idioms
    • taken for a ride 被人欺騙、詐騙
    在口語中，take (someone) for a ride 表示「欺騙、詐騙某人」；若要說某人被騙，則說 someone is taken for a ride。此外，swindle 這個動詞也有「騙人」的意思。
    You have been taken for a ride. Why did you listen to that man and give him all of your money?
      你被騙了。為什麼你要聽那個男人的話，還把你所有的錢給了他？
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    　Dialogue 1.
    Eric and Susan have just arrived at the amusement park.
    艾力克和蘇西剛剛抵達主題樂園。
    Eric: I want to go on that big roller coaster. It has a two-hundred-foot drop! 艾力克： 我想上去坐那個大雲霄飛車。它下滑的落差足足有兩百呎高。
    Susan: Seeing how high that is sends chills down my spine. 蘇珊： 目睹它的高度就讓我毛骨悚然。
    Eric: Come on! Don't be scared! 艾力克： 來嘛！別害怕！
    Susan: Can we go on the carousel or the Ferris wheel first? 蘇珊： 我們可以先玩旋轉木馬或摩天輪嗎？
    Eric: Those rides are for babies!! 艾力克： 那些遊樂設施是專給小孩子的。
    Susan: I think I'd rather be a baby. 蘇珊： 我想我還是當個小孩子就好。
    　Dialogue 2.
    John and his mom are in line for the roller coaster.
    約翰和他媽媽在雲霄飛車的排隊行列中。
    John: I feel sick enough to puke. 約翰： 我覺得噁心得想吐。
    Mom: I told you at the ticket booth not to eat too much candy. 媽媽： 在購票亭時我就告訴你別吃太多糖果。
    John: Maybe I should wait a while before I go on this ride. 約翰： 也許我應該先歇一會兒再來坐。
    Mom: Good idea, we can go play some games instead. 媽媽： 好主意，我們可以先去玩遊樂器材。
    John: Anything that does not move is fine with me. 約翰： 任何不會動的我都樂意。
    Mom: I agree. I'm sure these people wouldn't want to see you vomit. 媽媽： 我同意。我確定這些人並不想看見你嘔吐。
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    Fill In the Blanks
    a. carousel b. ticket booth c. cotton candy d. Ferris wheel e. games
    f. car g. tracks h. seat belt i. line j. vomit
    1.
    		   This ride looks like a big wheel standing up that goes round and round.
    2.
    		   You have to go here to buy tickets.
    3.
    		   You sit in this when you are on a roller coaster.
    4.
    		   You wear this for safety.
    5.
    		   You need to stand in this and wait to get on a ride.
    6.
    		   Play these and win a prize.
    7.
    		   On this ride, you sit on a horse and go round in a circle.
    8.
    		   If you feel sick, you might do this.
    9.
    		   The cars of a roller coaster follow these.
    10.
    		   This is a fluffy, sweet type of candy.
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