Conversation A
對話A
Susie: Hey, Tina. Look at this spider. It's really interesting.
蘇西:嘿,蒂娜,你看這只蜘蛛,實在很有趣啊。
Tina: A spider? Kill it! I hate spiders!
蒂娜:蜘蛛?快把它打死!我最討厭蜘蛛了!
Susie: I like spiders. They eat other insects.
蘇西:我喜歡蜘蛛。蜘蛛會吃其他昆蟲。
Tina: But they look scary. And they bite.
蒂娜:可是蜘蛛看起來很可怕,而且還會咬人。
Susie: Most of them don't. They don't bother people.
蘇西:大多數蜘蛛不會的,它們不會侵擾人的。
Tina: They bother me!
蒂娜:看到它們就會讓我不舒服!
Susie: My friend has a big spider. It's his pet.
蘇西:我的朋友養了一只大蜘蛛,那是他的寵物。
Tina: Your friend is crazy!
蒂娜:你的朋友簡直瘋了!
Conversation B
對話B
James: Do you like insects, Alex?
詹姆斯:阿萊克斯,你喜歡昆蟲嗎?
Alex: I like some insects. I like butterflies but not flies!
阿萊克斯:我喜歡某些昆蟲。我喜歡蝴蝶,可是不喜歡蒼蠅!
James: I don't like insects. And I really don't like mosquitoes!
詹姆斯:我不喜歡昆蟲。尤其不喜歡蚊子!
Alex: I don't like those, either. But I like grasshoppers.
阿萊克斯:我也不喜歡蚊子。可是我喜歡螞蚱。
James: You do? Why?
詹姆斯:真的嗎?為什么?
Alex: Because you can eat them.
阿萊克斯:因為螞蚱可以吃。
James: You eat grasshoppers? That's gross!
詹姆斯:你吃螞蚱?真惡心!
Alex: No, they are good.
阿萊克斯:不是的,螞蚱很好吃的。