美語情景對話 第486期:20 Questions 20個問題
Akane: Hey, Ruth, let's play a game?
茜：嗨，魯斯，我們來玩遊戲吧？Ruth: Oh, great idea.
魯斯：哦，好主意。Akane: So, you think of one person in your head and I'll ask you questions and I'll try to guess who you're thinking of.
茜：你現在先想一個人，然後我會問你問題，我要試着猜出你想的人是誰。
Ruth: So does it need to be a famous person?
魯斯：要想個名人嗎？Akane: Yes, make it a famous person.
茜：對，得是名人。Ruth: OK. OK, I've got one.
魯斯：好。好，我想好了。Akane: OK, is this person an athlete?
茜：好，這個人是運動員嗎？Ruth: No.
魯斯：不是。Akane: Is this person a movie star?
茜：是電影明星嗎？Ruth: No, not that either.
魯斯：也不是。Akane: Is this person a politician?
茜：那是政治家嗎？Ruth: No.
魯斯：不是。Akane: Is this person a singer?
茜：是歌手嗎？Ruth: Yes.
魯斯：是的。Akane: Oh, OK. Now, is this person a man or a woman?
茜：哦，好。那這個是男性還是女性？Ruth: It's a woman.
魯斯：女性。Ruth: Oh, OK. Is it a child or an adult?
茜：哦，好的。是兒童還是成年人？Ruth: An adult.
魯斯：成年人。Akane: Oh, I see. So a woman, and an adult. Is this person from Asia?
茜：哦，我知道了。是一個女性成年人。是亞洲人嗎？Ruth: No, definitely not.
魯斯：不是，肯定不是。Akane: Is she from North America?
茜：那是來自北美嗎？Ruth: No.
魯斯：不是。Akane: Hm. Is she from Africa?
茜：嗯，是非洲人嗎？Ruth: Not Africa either.
魯斯：也不是非洲人。Akane: Is she from Europe?
茜：那是歐洲人？Ruth: Nope.
魯斯：不是。Akane: Oh, dear. Is she from Australia?
茜：哦，天哪。那她是來自澳大利亞嗎？Ruth: That's right.
魯斯：沒錯。Akane: Oh, Australia. OK. Let me think about this. Does she have brown hair?
茜：哦，澳大利亞。好，讓我想想。她的頭髮是不是褐色的？Ruth: Kind of brown, kind of blond.
魯斯：偏褐色，類似金髮。Akane: Kind of brown. OK. Does she have big eyes?
茜：偏褐色。好，那她的眼睛是不是很大？Ruth: Yes she does.
魯斯：對。Akane: Oh, big eyes, blond hair. Is she very beautiful?
茜：哦，大眼睛，金髮。她是不是很漂亮？Ruth: Yes.
魯斯：對？Akane: Is she muscular?
茜：她有肌肉嗎？Ruth: I think she's got a good body.
魯斯：我認爲她身材很好。Akane: Has this person been famous for a very long time?
茜：那她是不是很長時間一來一直很出名？Ruth: Yes, as far as I can remember, actually.
魯斯：對，就我記得的情況來說，是這樣的。Akane: For a very long time. And is she popular amongst older people?
茜：很長時間。她在老人中很受歡迎嗎？Ruth: Not very old people but popular among twenty and thirty year olds, I think.
魯斯：不是年紀很大的人，我想大概是二三十歲的人很喜歡她。Akane: Twenty and thirty year olds. OK. Alright. Is this person on TV a lot?
茜：二三十歲。好。她不是經常上電視？Ruth: Yes, and she used to be on TV even more than she is now.
魯斯：對，以前她經常上電視，現在不常在電視中出現了。Akane: Oh, I see. So does that mean she used to be an actress?
茜：哦，我知道了。那是不是說她以前做過女演員？Ruth: Yes she did.
魯斯：對，沒錯。Akane: Well, I think I know who she is.
茜：嗯，我想我知道她是誰了。Ruth: Go on then. You have a guess.
魯斯：說吧。你可以猜猜看。Akane: Kylie Minogue.
茜：凱莉·米洛。Ruth: Correct. You got it.
魯斯：回答正確。你說對了。
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重點講解：
1. think of
想到；想起；想出；
eg. I can't think of any reason why he should do that.
我想不出來他爲什麼非要那樣做。
eg. We'll have to think of a way to solve the problem.
我們得想個法子解決這個問題。
2. as far as
就……而言；據……；
eg. That's the problem as far as I can see.
在我看來，那就是問題所在。
eg. As far as I know, he is kind.
就我所知，他人不錯。
3. used to do sth.
過去常常；過去曾；
eg. Back in Nigeria we used to play a lot of tennis.
我們以前在尼日利亞經常打網球。
eg. The place used to be a stretch of barren land.
早先這裏是一片不毛之地。
4. go on
繼續說下去；
eg. Meer cleared his throat several times before he went on.
梅爾清了幾次嗓子，又接着往下說。
eg. 'Go on,' Chee said. 'I'm interested.'
“接着說啊，”奇說道，“我很想聽。”
