Vocabulary
詞彙
城鎮周圍的建築和地方
Buildings and places around town
downtown市中心museum博物館good restaurants很棒的餐廳shops商店nice park漂亮的公園bridge橋a big, crowded building巨大擁擠的建築[CARLOS] Where do you live, Sally?
[SALLY] I live downtown, near the museum.
[CARLOS] Really? How is it?
[SALLY] It’s nice. I like it.
[CARLOS] Uh-huh?
[SALLY] Yeah. There are a lot of good restaurants and shops. Oh, and there’s a nice park.
[SALLY] Where do you live?
[CARLOS] I live across the bridge. In a big, crowded building.
[SALLY] You don’t like it.
[CARLOS] No, not really.
[SALLY] I’m sorry to hear that.
restaurant
餐館, 餐廳
/ˈrestrɑːnt/
a place where you can buy and eat a meal
an Italian restaurant一家意大利餐廳
street
街道, 馬路
/striːt/
a public road in a city or town that has houses and buildings on one side or both sides
The bank is just across the street.銀行就在大街對面。
museum
博物館, 展覽館
/mjuˈziːəm/
a building in which objects of artistic, cultural, historical or scientific interest are kept and shown to the public
a science museum一個科技博物館
skyscraper
摩天大樓
/ˈskaɪskreɪpər/
a very tall building in a city
shop
商店
/ʃɑːp/
a building or part of a building where you can buy goods or services, often used interchangeably with 'store'
a shoe shopbuilding
建築, 建築物
/ˈbɪldɪŋ/
a structure such as a house or school that has a roof and walls
tall/old/historic buildings高大的/古老的/歷史建築
park
公園
/pɑːrk/
an area of public land in a town or a city where people go to walk, play and relax
海德公園
bridge
橋, 橋樑
/brɪdʒ/
a structure that is built over a road, railway/railroad, river, etc. so that people or vehicles can cross from one side to the other
We crossed the bridge over the river Windrush.我們穿過了溫德拉什河上的橋
Grammar
語法
冠詞
Articles
不定冠詞 *a* 和 *an*
Indefinite articles *a* and *an*
Use the articles a and an before a non-specific, singular noun or the adjective that comes before a singular noun.
在不具體特指的單數名詞或單數名詞之前的形容詞前，使用冠詞 a 和 an。
It's a shop.
這是一家商店。
An with vowels
*An* 搭配元音
Use an before a noun or adjective beginning with a, e, i,
在以a, e, i, o 或 u開頭的名詞或形容詞前用 an。
It's an expensive shop.
這是一家很貴的商店。
It's an office.
這是一間辦公室。
*There is* + *a* 或 *an*
There is + a or an
Use the indefinite article with there is.
there is與不定冠詞搭配使用。
There's a big park in New York.
紐約有一個大公園。
There's a beautiful bridge.
有一座漂亮的橋。
There are a lot of skyscrapers.
有許多摩天大樓。
There are great restaurants.
有一些很不錯的餐廳。
It's an exciting city.
這是一座令人興奮的城市。