情境介紹
Eric Wang任職於跨國企業的台灣分公司。幾天前他帶訪台的企業總部客服訓練講師John L. Gin參觀了龍山寺，今天他們走在街上⋯⋯
John: It’s a real scorcher today. It must be at least 36 degrees!
Eric: Let’s take refuge in this ice parlor.
John: Don’t you mean “ice cream parlor”?
Eric: No, this store doesn’t serve ice cream. It sells Taiwanese cold treats and drinks.
John: Cool! You know, I still can’t get over the mind-boggling variety of drinks at convenience stores. There are black, green, jasmine and fruit teas, and teas with aloe vera, coconut jelly and tapioca pearls. The list goes on.
Eric: Yes, there are probably hundreds of types! At this store, you can even have tea-flavored shaved ice or add common toppings like strawberries, mango, red beans, mung beans, grass jelly, and taro.
John: So, what do you recommend?
Eric: Mango shaved ice. It’s hugely popular. On top of a mound of shaved ice, they put mango and pureed mango syrup, with sweetened condensed milk poured on top.
John: Great. That sounds like the best way to beat the summer heat.
中文翻譯
John: 今天熱死了，少說有36度吧！
Eric: 讓我們到這家冰店避個暑。
John: 你是說「冰淇淋店」嗎？
Eric: 不是，這家店不賣冰淇淋，而是賣台灣本地的冰品和冷飲。
John: 太棒了！說真的，我到現在都還是很讚嘆，便利商店的飲料種類怎麼可以那麼多。有紅茶、綠茶、茉莉花茶、水果茶，茶裡還可以喝到蘆薈、椰果、粉圓。多到說不完。
Eric: 對啊！總共可能有幾百種！這家冰店甚至有茶口味的刨冰，上面還可以加上常見的配料，像是草莓、芒果、紅豆、綠豆、仙草和芋頭。
John: 那你推薦什麼？
Eric: 人氣最旺的芒果冰。在堆得高高的刨冰上鋪上芒果丁，淋上芒果糖漿，最後再倒上煉乳。
John: 好，我們就吃那個。聽起來很消暑。
實用句型
It’s a scorcher! 熱死了!
例：It’s a scorcher out there so don’t forget to put on your sunscreen.
（ 外面真的很熱，所以別忘了擦防曬乳液。）
(Somebody) takes refuge in (a certain place) from (something).某人在某處躲避某事。
例：The actress is taking refuge in the shop from the crazy fans.
（ 女演員待在一間店裡躲避瘋狂粉絲。）
(Somebody) can’t get over (something).某人對某事感到十分驚奇。
例： I still can’t get over how well he played in the last game.
（ 我到現在還是想不通，他在最後那場比賽怎麼能表現得那麼棒！）
The list goes on.還有很多，說不完。
例：He’s immature, stubborn, self ish.... The list goes on.
（ 他幼稚、固執、自私⋯⋯缺點多到數不清。）
to beat the summer heat消暑
例： Having shaved ice is the best way to beat the summer heat.
（ 吃刨冰是消暑的最佳方式。）
