對話 Dialogue
小實：馬克，你下個月回美國可以幫我買些東西嗎？
Xiǎoshí: Mǎkè, nǐ xià ge yuè huí Měiguó kěyǐ bāng wǒ mǎixiē dōngxi ma?
馬克：可以啊！你要買「維他命」嗎？
Mǎkè: Kěyǐ a! Nǐ yāomǎi “wéitāmìng” ma?
小實：哈哈，是啊！你怎麼知道我要買維生素？
Xiǎoshí: Haha, shì a! Nǐ zěnme zhīdào wǒ yào mǎi wéishēngsù?
馬克：現在大家很重視健康，所以我常常幫朋友買。
Mǎkè: Xiànzài dàjiā hěn zhòngshì jiànkāng, suǒyǐ wǒ chángcháng bāng péngyǒu mǎi
小實：嗯！在臺灣買這些保健食品都比較貴。
Xiǎoshí: En! Zài Táiwān mǎi zhèxiē bǎojiàn shípǐn dōu bǐjiào guì.
馬克：你只要買維他命嗎？葉黃素要不要？
Mǎkè: Nǐ zhǐyào mǎi wéitāmìng ma? Yèhuángsù yào bùyào?
小實：要要要！現在常常看3C螢幕，一定要保護眼睛。
Xiǎoshí: Yào yào yào! Xiànzài chángcháng kàn 3C yíngmù, yídìng yào bǎohù yǎnjīng.
馬克：不過，這些東西還是比不上真正的食物。
Mǎkè: Búguò, zhèxiē dōngxi háishì bǐ bú shàng zhēnzhèng de shíwù.
小實：平常吃得不夠營養，就只好吃保健食品了！
Xiǎoshí: Píngcháng chī de búgòu yíngyǎng, jiù zhǐhǎo chī bǎojiàn shípǐn le!
翻譯 Translation
Xiaoshi: Mark, can you buy something for me when you return to the United States next month?
Mark: Sure! Do you want to buy “vitamins”?
Xiaoshi: Haha, yes! How did you know I want to buy vitamins?
Mark: Nowadays, everyone pays great attention to health, so I often buy them for my friends.
Xiaoshi: Xiaoshi: Yes! These dietary supplements are relatively expensive in Taiwan.
Mark: Mark: Do you want to buy vitamins only? Do you need lutein as well?
Xiaoshi: Absolutely! We spend too much time staring at screens, so it’s important to protect our eyes.
Mark: Still, it’s not as good as real food.
Xiaoshi: I don’t get enough nutrients from food, so I have to take dietary supplements instead!
單字片語 Vocabulary
- 維他命 (wéitāmìng) vitamin (transliteration)
- 重視 (zhòngshì) to pay attention to, to value
- 維生素 (wéishēngsù) vitamin
- 保健食品 (bǎojiàn shípǐn) health supplements, dietary supplements
- 葉黃素 (yèhuángsù) lutein
- 螢幕 (yíngmù) screen
- 保護 (bǎohù) to protect
- 比不上 (bǐ bú shàng) not as good as
- 營養 (yíngyǎng) nutritious; nutrition
- 只好 (zhǐhǎo) have no choice but to
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Texts by Shih Chien University Chinese Language Center: https://chineseusc.com/ - 原刊登資料：《台北時報》
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