At dinner 晚餐時
　

Bob:

Here’s a 1)toast to my lovely wife, Gina. I can’t wait to renew our vows tomorrow on the beach where we had our 2)honeymoon.

Gina:

Oh, Bob. Thanks, honey. Now let’s order. What did we get back then?

Bob:

We got the 3)grilled mahi mahi. But the prices were half what they are now!

Gina:

Money’s no object—I’m getting it. And what was that drink we had?

Bob:
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Jack:

I can’t believe we’re in Hawaii! It’s even prettier than it is on Hawaii Five-0.

Carol:

Ha-ha. Welcome to paradise, babe.

Jack:

It’s so cool that your parents have decided to renew their 1)vowshere.

Carol:

I hope we can do something similar when we’ve been married for forty years!

Jack:

Hey, don’t jinx it!
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Rick:

So what’s the 1)philosophy behind all these tips?
Anna: In a nutshell, feng shui uses the five elements as a basis to balance the different aspects of your house.
Rick: Let me guess—wind, water, wood, fire….
Anna: Close—it’s water, wood, earth, fire and metal. And you need to figure out which aspects are 2)associated with which elements. But it’s more than just colors, flooring and furniture placement.
Rick: How so?
Anna: You also have to look for peace from within. These 3)external things are just there to make that easier.
瑞克： 那這些竅門背後的哲理是什麼？
安娜： 簡而言之，風水利用五行當基準，來平衡你家中各個不同方位。
瑞克： 我猜猜——風、水、木、火……
安娜： 很接近，是水、木、土、火和金。而且你必須知道哪個方位跟哪行有關，不只是顏色、地板和家具擺設這麼簡單。
瑞克： 怎麼說？
安娜： 你也需要尋找內心的平靜。這些外在的東西只是助力。
好用句

in a nutshell 言簡意賅，一言以蔽之

nutshell 是指「乾果核的硬殼」。in a nutshell 表示「用最簡潔的方法描述一件事」，即「簡而言之」。

A: So what did you think of the novel? 
你覺得這部小說如何？

B: In a nutshell, I didn’t think the plot made any sense. 
簡而言之，我認為劇情不合理。


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At the second house

Anna:

Now this house feels much better.

Rick:

I think I see your point now. When we walked in the door we could see the living room. It just felt more open.
Anna: Yep. Look at the wall colors. Yellow is 1)uplifting, and it’s an2)auspicious color in Chinese culture. And that green is3)soothing. It represents growth and peace.
Rick: I never thought about why I liked these colors before, but it makes sense.
Anna: A red door would be best for good 4)fortune, but it might look silly in this neighborhood.
Rick: Ha-ha. My décor can make me wealthy?
Anna: That’s the idea. You can also put a fish tank, which represents prosperity, near your work desk.
在第二間房子裡
安娜： 現在這間房子感覺好多了。
瑞克： 我想我明白你所說的了。我們一走進門裡，就可以看到客廳，感覺比較開闊。
安娜： 對。看看這牆的顏色。黃色神清氣爽，而且在中國文化裡是種吉利的顏色。那個綠色可以令人舒緩放鬆，代表成長與和平。
瑞克： 好我從來沒想過為何我喜歡這些顏色，但很有道理。
安娜： 紅色大門有助好財運，但在這個社區裡可能會看起來有點蠢。
瑞克： 哈哈。我的房屋裝潢能讓我有錢？
安娜： 就是這個意思。你也可以在工作桌附近放個魚缸，代表興旺。
好用句

make sense有道理，說得通

當你聽到有人說話頭頭是道，讓你大表贊同時，就可以說It makes sense.（有道理，說得通），口語中常把it省略，直接說Makes sense.。若想表示「那沒道理啦」、「一點也說不通」時，則可以說It makes no sense.或It doesn’t make any sense.

A: We shouldn’t launch the new marketing campaign until the old one is finished.
舊的行銷活動完成之前，我們不該推出新的行銷活動。

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Anna:

Well, that’s part of it. Basically, feng shui is about the relationship between houses and their 1)surroundings.

Rick:

You mean like what direction a house faces?
Anna: Yeah—things like location and 2)lot 3)placement. And no4)sloping land behind the house!
Rick: OK. This house has no slope.
Anna: But look—when you open the front door, you see a wall.
Rick: Not good for energy flow?
Anna: Oh, you have good 5)instincts! And see the backyard? It’s half the size of the front. It’s better if the backyard is bigger.
Rick: Interesting.
安娜： 那是其中一部份。基本上，風水是房屋與周遭環境之間的關係。
瑞克： 你指的是例如房屋面朝哪個方向？
安娜： 對，像是位置和地位置。而且房子後面不能有斜坡地！
瑞克： 好。這間房子沒有斜坡。
安娜： 但你看，一打開前門時，你看到的是一面牆。
瑞克： 不利氣的流動？
安娜： 喔，你很有天分！看到後院了嗎？它比前院小了一半。後院最好比較大。
瑞克： 很有趣。
好用句

have something to do with 與……有關

A: What does your father do for a living? 
你父親以什麼維生？

B: I’m not sure. I think it has something to do with finance. 
我不確定。我想跟金融有點關係吧。


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