每到夏天，台灣人最有感的就是中暑、流汗、曬傷、蚊子咬、猛擦防曬還是黑，更不用說冷氣調不夠低根本沒辦法活！這些日常情境超常見，卻很少在英文課本裡出現。這篇就用最貼近台灣夏季生活的對話與句子，讓你輕鬆學會這些實用英文，不只口說自然，考試也能派上用場！
🎧收聽Podcast
💬 Dialogue｜會話練習
台北某補習班門口，兩位學生 Chloe 和 Kevin 下課後邊等家長接送邊抱怨夏天熱爆話題…
🔊 English Dialogue
Chloe: Ugh, it’s way too hot today. I’m sweating like crazy!
Kevin: Same here. I think I might be getting a heatstroke.
Chloe: Did you put on sunscreen before class?
Kevin: I forgot. Now my neck feels like it’s on fire.
Chloe: Looks like you’re getting a sunburn.
Kevin: And guess what? I got bitten by a mosquito—again.
Chloe: Summer is a nightmare in Taiwan.
Kevin: I’m going straight home to turn the AC down to 20 degrees.
Chloe: Careful! My mom says setting the air conditioner too low gives you a cold.
Kevin: I’ll risk it. I’m melting here!
Chloe: Haha. Next time, remember sunscreen, a fan, and mosquito spray!
Kevin: Got it. And maybe a popsicle too!
🌸 中文翻譯
Chloe：啊～今天也太熱了吧，我整個人都在狂流汗！
Kevin：我也是，我覺得我快中暑了。
Chloe：你上課前有擦防曬嗎？
Kevin：我忘記了，現在脖子超燙。
Chloe：你這樣應該快曬傷了吧～
Kevin：還有，我又被蚊子咬了！
Chloe：台灣的夏天根本地獄模式。
Kevin：我要回家直接把冷氣開到20度！
Chloe：小心喔～我媽說冷氣開太冷會感冒。
Kevin：我不管了，我快融化了啦～
Chloe：哈哈～下次記得防曬乳、電風扇、還有防蚊液！
Kevin：還有冰棒也要帶上！
📚 Vocabulary Boost｜重點單字
| 單字 | 詞性 | 中文意思 | 英文例句 | 中文翻譯 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| heatstroke | 名詞 | 中暑 | I think I have heatstroke. | 我覺得我中暑了。 |
| sunburn | 名詞 | 曬傷 | He forgot sunscreen and got a bad sunburn. | 他忘了擦防曬，結果嚴重曬傷。 |
| sweat | 名詞/動詞 | 汗水 / 流汗 | I’m sweating just standing outside. | 我光站在外面就流汗了。 |
| mosquito bite | 名詞片語 | 蚊蟲叮咬 | I have three mosquito bites on my leg. | 我腿上有三個蚊子咬的包。 |
| air conditioner (AC) | 名詞 | 冷氣機 | The air conditioner is set to 26°C. | 冷氣設在26度。 |
🔍 重點文法 Grammar Focus
| 文法結構 | 中文意思 | 英文例句 | 中文翻譯 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sweat like crazy | 狂流汗 | I’m sweating like crazy in this heat. | 我在這種熱天氣裡狂流汗。 |
| might be + V-ing | 可能正在… | I might be getting a heatstroke. | 我可能正在中暑。 |
| forget to + V | 忘了做某事 | He forgot to put on sunscreen. | 他忘了擦防曬乳。 |
| look like + N/Ving | 看起來像… | You look like you’re getting a sunburn. | 你看起來快曬傷了。 |
| set (the AC) to + 溫度 | 設定冷氣到…度 | I’ll set the AC to 20°C. | 我要把冷氣設到20度。 |
📖 逐字稿
J: Welcome to MJ English. You know, it’s funny how sometimes the uh, the most basic everyday situations, they can be the hardest ones to actually talk about when you’re learning a new language.
J: 歡迎來到 MJ English。你知道，有時候最基本的日常情境，當你在學新語言時，反而是最難開口談論的。
M: Like, how do you really describe that feeling when it’s just incredibly sweltering hot outside?
M: 就像外面熱到令人幾乎要窒息，你究竟要怎麼形容那種感受呢？
J: We learn all the formal stuff, but, yeah, real life needs real words.
J: 我們學了很多正式用法，但現實生活需要真正實用的詞彙。
M: And nothing feels more real or more immediate than uh, dealing with a really scorching summer day.
M: 沒有什麼比面對一個真正炎熱的夏日更真實、更當下的了。
J: Right. So today, we’re actually going to listen in on a conversation that I think many of you will relate to. It’s set in Taipei, which, you know, gets notoriously hot.
J: 沒錯。所以今天我們要聽一段我想你們大多數人都會有共鳴的對話。背景是在台北，你知道，台北熱得出了名。
M: Hot and humid.
M: 又熱又悶。
J: It’s a quick chat between two students, Chloe and Kevin. They’re waiting for their parents after class, just talking about the summer heat. So, listen closely, okay? Because we’re about to pick up some really great practical English phrases for surviving hot weather.
J: 這是一段兩位學生 Chloe 和 Kevin 的簡短對話。他們下課後在等家長，順便聊聊夏天的酷熱。所以請仔細聽，因為我們要學幾個在炎夏生存時非常實用的英文片語。
M: Let’s hear it.
M: 讓我們開始聽吧。
Chloe: Ah, it’s way too hot today. I’m sweating like crazy.
Chloe: 啊～今天也太熱了吧，我整個人都在狂流汗！
Kevin: Same here. I think I might be getting a heat stroke.
Kevin: 我也是。我覺得我可能快中暑了。
Chloe: Did you put on sunscreen before class?
Chloe: 你上課前有擦防曬嗎？
Kevin: I forgot, and now my neck feels like it’s on fire.
Kevin: 我忘了，現在脖子快感覺像著火一樣痛。
Chloe: Looks like you’re getting a sunburn.
Chloe: 看起來你快要被曬傷了。
Kevin: And guess what, I got bitten by a mosquito again.
Kevin: 重點是，我又被蚊子咬了。
Chloe: Summer is a nightmare in Taiwan.
Chloe: 台灣的夏天簡直是場噩夢。
Kevin: I’m going straight home to turn the AC down to 20 degrees.
Kevin: 我要回家直接把冷氣開到20度！
Chloe: Careful. My mom says setting the air conditioner too low gives you a cold.
Chloe: 小心喔～我媽說冷氣開太冷會感冒。
Kevin: I’ll risk it. I’m melting here.
Kevin: 我不管了，我快融化了啦～
Chloe: Aha, next time, remember sunscreen, a fan, and mosquito spray.
Chloe: 哈哈～下次記得防曬乳、電風扇、還有防蚊液！
Kevin: Got it. And maybe a popsicle, too.
Kevin: 知道了。也許還要帶冰棒。
M: Wow, okay. That definitely sounds like a uh, a typical summer afternoon chat for a lot of people.
M: 哇，好的。這絕對聽起來就像很多人典型的夏日午後閒聊。
J: Totally relatable. So, let’s unpack that a bit. What useful bits of language can we pull out for, you know, for improving our English?
J: 完全有共鳴。所以我們來解析一下，哪些實用語句我們可以拿來提升英文能力？
M: Yeah, what are the gems in there?
M: 對，那些亮點片語是什麼？
J: Well, right at the start, Chloe says, “I’m sweating like crazy.” Now, she could just say, “I’m sweating,” right?
J: 好，首先 Chloe 說了「I’m sweating like crazy」。她本來可以只說「I’m sweating」，對吧？
M: Right, simple enough.
M: 沒錯，簡單易懂。
J: But adding “like crazy,” that really amps it up. It shows she’s extremely uncomfortable, sweating a lot. It’s a great informal intensifier. You hear it all the time, like working like crazy, raining like crazy.
J: 但加上「like crazy」就更強烈了。表示她非常不舒服、汗流得誇張。這是一個極佳的口語增強語，你常會聽到「working like crazy、raining like crazy」等等。
M: That’s a good one.
M: 這真是個好用的片語。
J: Okay, and then Kevin says, “I think I might be getting a heat stroke.” “Heat stroke,” that sounds serious.
J: 好，接著 Kevin 說「I think I might be getting a heat stroke」。Heat stroke（中暑），聽起來很嚴重。
M: It is. It’s a key vocabulary word, definitely. It means your body’s dangerously overheated. But look at the grammar, too, “I might be getting.”
M: 的確。這是一個重要詞彙，意思是身體過度升溫到危險程度。不過也要注意文法，「I might be getting」。
J: Right, “might be getting.” What’s that doing?
J: 沒錯，「might be getting」在這裡有什麼語法作用？
M: Well, “might” shows it’s just a possibility. He’s not sure. And “be getting” suggests it’s like a process that could be starting right now. It’s perfect for describing symptoms you think are developing. Really useful structure.
M: 「might」表示只是可能性，他不確定。「be getting」則表達正處於發展中的狀態。這對描述你覺得正在出現的症狀非常合適，是個很實用的結構。
J: Okay, got it. And poor Kevin’s also dealing with the sun. Chloe says, “looks like you’re getting a sunburn.”
J: 好，了解了。可憐的 Kevin 還要面對太陽。Chloe 說「looks like you’re getting a sunburn」。
M: Yeah, another summer classic, huh? Sunburn. And that phrase, “looks like,” is super common.
M: 沒錯，又是一個夏季經典：sunburn（曬傷）。而「looks like」這個片語也非常普遍。
M: We use it all the time to comment on appearance or what seems to be happening based on what we see. Chloe sees his neck, probably red, right? So she says, “looks like you’re getting a sunburn.” It’s an observation, a guess, based on evidence. Very natural.
M: 我們常用它來評論外觀或根據眼睛所見推測狀況。Chloe 看到他脖子可能發紅，就說「looks like you’re getting a sunburn」。這是依據證據做出的觀察與猜測，非常自然。
J: Makes sense.
J: 很合理。
J: And then, oh, the mosquitoes, “I got bitten by a mosquito.” Everyone needs that phrase.
J: 然後，蚊子部分，「I got bitten by a mosquito」。這句每個人都需要學。
M: Exactly, so common, so practical. Mosquito bite, essential summer vocab.
M: 沒錯，又常用又實用。mosquito bite（蚊子叮咬）是必備夏季詞彙。
J: And then finally, the ultimate summer argument, or maybe salvation, the AC.
J: 最後就是夏天的最終論點，或者說救贖──冷氣。
M: The air conditioner, yeah.
M: 沒錯，空調。
J: Kevin says, “I’m going straight home to turn the AC down to 20 degrees.”
J: Kevin 說「I’m going straight home to turn the AC down to 20 degrees」。
M: So that tells us how to talk about adjusting it.
M: 這句教我們怎麼談調節溫度。
J: Precisely. You turn the AC down to a temperature, or up to a temperature, or you can set it to 20 degrees. Really practical phrasing for controlling your environment.
J: 沒錯。你可以說「turn the AC down to 20 degrees」或「turn it up to…」或「set it to 20 degrees」。這是控制環境時非常實用的說法。
M: Yeah, you can really see how these phrases aren’t just, you know, random words, they’re tools.
M: 是啊，你會發現這些片語不只是隨機的詞彙，而是真正的溝通工具。
J: Exactly.
J: 完全正確。
N: So, thinking about that conversation, what phrase really stood out to you? Maybe one you could use next time you’re, uh, feeling that summer heat.
N: 那麼，回想那段對話，哪句片語最讓你印象深刻？或許下次你感受酷暑時就能用得到。
J: Yeah, give it some thought. Getting comfortable with these kinds of everyday expressions, it really does make a difference in how fluent you sound.
J: 是啊，仔細想想。熟練這些日常表達，真的能顯著提升你的流利度。
J: If you want the full transcript from today’s chat, plus key vocabulary and those useful sentence patterns we talked about, just click the link below.
J: 如果想要今天對話的完整逐字稿，以及重點詞彙和實用句型，請點擊下方連結。
J: Thanks so much for tuning in to MJ English. We’ll catch you next time.
J: 非常感謝收聽 MJ English，我們下次再見。
