W19|最近是臺灣的梅雨季

It’s the plum rain season in Taiwan

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對話 Dialogue

馬克:最近這幾天總是下雨,真不方便。
Make: Zuìjìn zhè jǐ tiān zǒngshì xiàyǔ, zhēn bù fāngbiàn.

小實:對啊,因為最近是臺灣的梅雨季。
Xiaoshi: Duì a, yīnwèi zuìjìn shì Táiwān de méiyǔ jì.

馬克:「梅雨季」?那是什麼?
Make: “Méiyǔ jì”? Nà shì shénme?

小實:因為臺灣五、六月常下雨,也是梅子的成熟期,所以就叫梅雨季。
Xiaoshi: Yīnwèi Táiwān wǔ, liù yuè cháng xiàyǔ, yěshì méizi de chéngshú qí, suǒyǐ jiù jiào “méiyǔjì.”

馬克:原來是這樣,我還以為是「發霉」的「霉」!
Make: Yuánlái shì zhèyàng, wǒ hái yǐwéi shì “fāméi” de “méi”!

小實:哈哈,你覺得是因為太潮濕了,所以東西都發霉了嗎?
Xiaoshi: Haha, nǐ juéde shì yīnwèi tài cháoshī le, suǒyǐ dōngxi dōu fāméi le ma?

馬克:是啊!美國的空氣很乾燥,所以到臺灣以後,我最不喜歡的就是下雨。
Make: Shì a! Měiguó de kōngqì hěn gānzào, suǒyǐ dào Táiwān yǐhòu, wǒ zuì bù xǐhuān de jiùshì xiàyǔ.

小實:這就是為什麼很多臺灣人家裡都有一台除濕機。
Xiaoshi: Zhè jiùshì wèishénme hěnduō Táiwān rén jiālǐ dōuyǒu yìtái chúshījī.

馬克:這是好主意,我想我也應該在房間準備一台除濕機。
Make: Zhè shì hǎo zhǔyì, wǒ xiǎng wǒ yě yīnggāi zài fángjiān zhǔnbèi yìtái chúshījī.

翻譯 Translation

Mark: It’s been raining for the past few days, what a pain.

Xiaoshi: Yep, because it’s the plum rain season in Taiwan right now.

Mark: “Plum rain season”? What’s that?

Xiaoshi: It often rains in May and June in Taiwan, and this is also the time the plums ripen. That’s why it’s called the plum rain season.

Mark: Oh, I see! I always thought it was “mei” as in “mold”!

Xiaoshi: Haha, so you thought it was because everything goes moldy as it is so humid?

Mark: Yeah! The air in the United States is very dry.

After arriving in Taiwan, the thing I really don’t like is the rain.

Xiaoshi: This is why many Taiwanese have a dehumidifier at home.

Mark: That’s a good idea! I think I should have a dehumidifier in the room, too.

單字片語 Vocabulary

  1. 梅雨季 (méiyǔ jì) rainy season
  2. 季節 (jìjié) season
  3. 成熟期 (chéngshóu qí) maturity
  4. 發霉 (fāméi) to be moldy
  5. 潮濕 (cháoshī) damp/ humid
  6. 乾燥 (gānzào) dry
  7. 除濕機 (chúshījī) dehumidifier
  8. 主意 (zhǔyì) idea

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