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At the apartment, Fabio answers the phone
在出租公寓，法兵武接電話
Fabio: Wei?
Fabio: Wei?
法兵武：喂？
Kelly: A-Feng?
Kelly: A-Feng?
凱 莉：阿逢嗎？
Fabio: No, this is Fa-Bing-wu. A-Feng isn’t home right now.
Fabio: No, this is Fa-Bing-wu. A-Feng isn’t home right now.
法兵武：不，我是法兵武。阿逢現在不在家。
Kelly: I’m sorry, but could you check in his room and see if he’s still in there playing video games?
Kelly: I’m sorry, but could you check in his room and see if he’s still in there playing video games?
凱 莉：不好意思，但你能去他房間看看他是不是還在打電動？
Fabio: Actually, I’m sure he’s not there. When he plays video games, he always hangs a “Do Not 1)Disturb” sign on/on to his door. He’s very/so 2)disciplined and focused when it comes to video games.
Fabio: Actually, I’m sure he’s not there. When he plays video games, he always hangs a “Do Not 1)Disturb” sign on/on to his door. He’s very/so 2)disciplined and focused when it comes to video games.
法兵武：其實，我很確定他不在。他打電動時一定會在門上掛「請勿打擾」的牌子。對於電動這回事，他可是非常認真且專注。
Kelly: OK. Well, thank you. I’ll call back later.
凱 莉：好吧。謝了。我晚點再打來。
Fabio:Wait—can I ask you a question?
Kelly: OK. Well, thank you. I’ll call back later.
凱 莉：好吧。謝了。我晚點再打來。
Fabio:Wait—can I ask you a question?
法兵武：請稍等——我可以請教妳一個問題嗎？
Kelly:Sure. Go f
Kelly:Sure. Go f
凱 莉：當然。請說。
Fabio:Am I a foreigner?
Fabio:Am I a foreigner?
法兵武：我是外國人嗎？
Kelly:Is that a trick question? Of course you are.
Kelly:Is that a trick question? Of course you are.
凱 莉：這不是廢話嗎？你當然是啊。
Fabio:A-Feng told/tells you about me?
Fabio:A-Feng told/tells you about me?
法兵武：阿逢跟妳提過我嗎？
Kelly:No, I can tell by your 1)accent.
Kelly:No, I can tell by your 1)accent.
凱 莉：沒，我從你的口音就聽得出來。
Fabio:No you can’t. That’s impossible!
Fabio:No you can’t. That’s impossible!
法兵武：不，妳不能。那是不可能的！
Kelly:Don’t get me wrong. Your Chinese is very good. But it’s too perfect—nobody talks like that!
Kelly:Don’t get me wrong. Your Chinese is very good. But it’s too perfect—nobody talks like that!
凱 莉：不要誤會我的意思。你的中文很好，但是好過頭了——沒人這樣講話！
Fabio:What if I told you you were wrong—I’m not a foreigner. I’m from Puli.
法兵武：要是我說妳錯了——我不是外國人，我是從埔里來的。
Fabio:What if I told you you were wrong—I’m not a foreigner. I’m from Puli.
法兵武：要是我說妳錯了——我不是外國人，我是從埔里來的。
Kelly: Ha-ha! Puli! People from Puli definitely don’t talk like that.
凱 莉：哈哈！埔里！埔里人講話絕對不是這副德行。
Fabio: OK, OK. I’m not from Puli.
Fabio: OK, OK. I’m not from Puli.
法兵武：好吧，好吧。我不是埔里人。
Kelly: No kidding!
Kelly: No kidding!
凱 莉：廢話！
Fabio: So really, what you’re saying is that speaking perfectly does me no good. To speak Chinese like a 1)native, I need to introduce some 2)sloppiness into my speech?
法兵武：所以妳的意思其實是，說話太完美對我沒有好處。為了把中文說得像母語，我必須說得隨便一點？
Fabio: So really, what you’re saying is that speaking perfectly does me no good. To speak Chinese like a 1)native, I need to introduce some 2)sloppiness into my speech?
法兵武：所以妳的意思其實是，說話太完美對我沒有好處。為了把中文說得像母語，我必須說得隨便一點？
Kelly: Just talk like a normal person, not like a robot.
凱 莉：像個正常人在說話就好，別像個機器人。
Fabio: Thank you. Thank you for the advice. This has been a most helpful conversation.
Fabio: Thank you. Thank you for the advice. This has been a most helpful conversation.
法兵武：謝謝。謝謝妳的建議。這樣跟妳談真是很有幫助。
Kelly: Wait. Now I want to ask you a favor….
凱 莉：等等。我想請你幫個忙……。
Kelly: Wait. Now I want to ask you a favor….
凱 莉：等等。我想請你幫個忙……。
Fabio: She’s worried about you. She said, “He’s going down the tubes and I don’t know what to do.”
法兵武：她很擔心你。她說「他愈陷愈深，我卻無計可施。」
A-Feng: Oh yeah?
A-Feng: Oh yeah?
阿 逢：是嗎？
Fabio: She’s probably just 1)overreacting, right?
Fabio: She’s probably just 1)overreacting, right?
法兵武：她大概只是反應過度，對吧？
A-Feng: When I’m not playing Grand Theft Auto, I have to work. I 2)slave away at the office fourteen or fifteen hours a day.
A-Feng: When I’m not playing Grand Theft Auto, I have to work. I 2)slave away at the office fourteen or fifteen hours a day.
阿 逢：我沒在玩《俠盜獵車手》的時候都得工作。我一天在公司做牛做馬十四、五個小時。
Fabio: That’s what I told her. I said, “A-Feng is a hard worker. He works more in a day than most/most of Italians do in a week/a week.”
法兵武：我就是這樣跟她說。我說「阿逢是個工作勤奮的人。他一天的工作量比大多數義大利人工作一星期還多」。
Fabio: That’s what I told her. I said, “A-Feng is a hard worker. He works more in a day than most/most of Italians do in a week/a week.”
法兵武：我就是這樣跟她說。我說「阿逢是個工作勤奮的人。他一天的工作量比大多數義大利人工作一星期還多」。
| 今日EZ單字 |
disciplined (a.) 自我要求的，勤於練習的，遵守紀律的(n.) discipline 紀律
accent (n.) 口音，腔調
native (n./a.) 本國／地人；本國／地的
sloppiness (n.)馬虎
sloppiness (n.)馬虎
overreact (v.) 反應過度
slave (v.) 做苦工，像奴隸般工作 (phr.) slave away 做牛做馬地辛勤工作
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