颱風又來了？今天教你颱風、警報、停班停課的實用英文，搭配真實對話、單字表和句型解析，讓你面對國際新聞或外國朋友都能開口說！
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💬 Dialogue | 對話練習
一個颱風天早上，兩位同學 Alex 和 Jenny 在聊天，擔心學校和公司是否會停課停班。
English Dialogue
Alex: Did you hear the news? A typhoon is coming tonight.
Jenny: Yeah, the government might issue a land warning this evening.
Alex: Do you think school will be suspended tomorrow?
Jenny: Maybe! If the wind gets too strong, they usually cancel classes.
Alex: I hope so. I have a big exam, though.
Jenny: Same here. But safety comes first, right?
Alex: True. My parents are worried about a power outage.
Jenny: We should prepare flashlights and some instant noodles.
Alex: Good idea. What if the office is closed too?
Jenny: Then everyone gets a sudden day off!
Alex: Sounds nice, but I hope the storm isn’t too serious.
Jenny: Fingers crossed. Stay safe, okay?
中文
Alex： 你有聽新聞嗎？今晚有颱風要來了。
Jenny： 對啊，政府最快傍晚可能會發布陸上警報。
Alex： 你覺得明天會停課嗎？
Jenny： 也許！如果風太大，他們通常會宣布停課。
Alex： 希望如此，但我有一個大考耶。
Jenny： 我也是啊。不過安全還是最重要的吧？
Alex： 沒錯。我爸媽擔心會停電。
Jenny： 我們應該準備手電筒和泡麵。
Alex： 好主意。如果公司也停班呢？
Jenny： 那大家就突然放假啦！
Alex： 聽起來不錯，但希望颱風不要太嚴重。
Jenny： 只能祈禱啦！注意安全喔。
📚 Vocabulary Boost 重點單字
| 單字 / 片語 | 詞性 | 中文意思 | 英文例句 | 中文翻譯 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| typhoon | n. | 颱風 | A typhoon is expected to hit Taiwan tonight. | 今晚預計有颱風襲擊台灣。 |
| land warning | n. | 陸上警報 | The government issued a land warning at 6 p.m. | 政府在晚上六點發布了陸上警報。 |
| suspend | v. | 暫停、停課 | Classes will be suspended tomorrow due to the storm. | 由於暴風雨，明天將停課。 |
| cancel | v. | 取消 | The school decided to cancel the exam. | 學校決定取消考試。 |
| power outage | n. | 停電 | A power outage lasted for two hours. | 停電持續了兩小時。 |
| flashlight | n. | 手電筒 | Don’t forget to bring a flashlight. | 別忘了帶手電筒。 |
| instant noodles | n. | 泡麵 | We bought some instant noodles just in case. | 我們買了一些泡麵以防萬一。 |
| storm | n. | 暴風雨 | The storm damaged many houses. | 暴風雨破壞了許多房屋。 |
| safety | n. | 安全 | Safety comes first during a typhoon. | 在颱風時，安全最重要。 |
| day off | n. | 放假、休假 | We got a day off because of the typhoon. | 因為颱風，我們放假一天。 |
🔍 Sentence Patterns 重點句型
| 句型結構 | 中文意思 | 英文例句 | 中文翻譯 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Did you hear…? | 你有聽到…嗎？ | Did you hear the news about the typhoon? | 你有聽到颱風的消息嗎？ |
| …might issue… | 可能會發布… | The government might issue a land warning. | 政府可能會發布陸上警報。 |
| Classes will be suspended… | 將停課… | Classes will be suspended tomorrow. | 明天將會停課。 |
| Safety comes first. | 安全最重要 | Safety comes first during a storm. | 暴風雨時安全最重要。 |
| We should prepare… | 我們應該準備… | We should prepare flashlights. | 我們應該準備手電筒。 |
| What if…? | 萬一…怎麼辦？ | What if the office is closed? | 萬一公司停班怎麼辦？ |
| Fingers crossed. | 祈禱好運 | Fingers crossed the typhoon isn’t serious. | 祈禱颱風不嚴重。 |
📖 Transcript 逐字稿
J: Hi everyone, and welcome to MJ English.
J：大家好，歡迎收聽 MJ English。
J: So, uh, Taiwan often deals with typhoon season, especially in summer and autumn.
J：台灣經常遇到颱風季節，特別是在夏天和秋天。
M: Right.
M：沒錯。
J: And that means hearing about potential closures, you know, schools, offices.
J：這也代表你會常聽到停班停課這類的消息，像是學校、辦公室關閉。
M: It’s crucial to understand what those announcements actually mean.
M：所以了解這些公告真正的意思就變得非常重要。
J: So today, our mission is to get comfortable with some key typhoon English, so you can follow the news and talk about it.
J：所以今天，我們的任務就是熟悉一些「颱風英文」，讓你能聽懂新聞，也能開口聊聊相關話題。
M: Yeah, we’ve got a short dialogue here between two students, Alex and Jenny. It kind of captures the situation perfectly.
M：對，我們這裡準備了一段短對話，是兩位學生 Alex 和 Jenny，他們的對話完美地呈現了這種情境。
J: Okay, let’s just listen to that conversation first.
J：好，那我們先來聽聽這段對話吧。
一個颱風天早上，兩位同學 Alex 和 Jenny 在聊天，擔心學校和公司是否會停課停班。
English Dialogue
Alex: Did you hear the news? A typhoon is coming tonight.
Jenny: Yeah, the government might issue a land warning this evening.
Alex: Do you think school will be suspended tomorrow?
Jenny: Maybe! If the wind gets too strong, they usually cancel classes.
Alex: I hope so. I have a big exam, though.
Jenny: Same here. But safety comes first, right?
Alex: True. My parents are worried about a power outage.
Jenny: We should prepare flashlights and some instant noodles.
Alex: Good idea. What if the office is closed too?
Jenny: Then everyone gets a sudden day off!
Alex: Sounds nice, but I hope the storm isn’t too serious.
Jenny: Fingers crossed. Stay safe, okay?
中文翻譯
Alex： 你有聽新聞嗎？今晚有颱風要來了。
Jenny： 對啊，政府最快傍晚可能會發布陸上警報。
Alex： 你覺得明天會停課嗎？
Jenny： 也許！如果風太大，他們通常會宣布停課。
Alex： 希望如此，但我有一個大考耶。
Jenny： 我也是啊。不過安全還是最重要的吧？
Alex： 沒錯。我爸媽擔心會停電。
Jenny： 我們應該準備手電筒和泡麵。
Alex： 好主意。如果公司也停班呢？
Jenny： 那大家就突然放假啦！
Alex： 聽起來不錯，但希望颱風不要太嚴重。
Jenny： 只能祈禱啦！注意安全喔。
M: Okay. So that little chat hits a lot of the important stuff. Let’s, uh, unpack some of the vocabulary around the official side of things first.
M：好。這段小對話其實講到了很多重點。我們先來拆解一下跟官方方面相關的單字。
J: Alex mentions the typhoon, obviously, the storm itself.
J：Alex 提到了颱風，也就是這場風暴本身。
M: Right, but Jenny uses the official term for the alert.
M：對，但 Jenny 則用了官方對警報的說法。
J: The government might issue a land warning.
J：她說「政府可能會發布陸上警報」。
M: Issue, not just announce or say.
M：用的是「issue（發布）」，不是 announce 或 say 那種一般的說法。
J: Issue is the formal verb here. When the government issues a land warning, it means it’s official, it’s been formally published or sent out.
J：「Issue」是比較正式的動詞，當政府 issue a warning，就是指正式對外發布警告了。
J: And that naturally leads to thinking about closures. Alex asks if school will be suspended.
J：接下來就會想到是否會停課。Alex 就問了學校會不會 suspended。
M: Suspended, yeah. Why that word instead of, say, canceled?
M：Suspended，但為什麼不用 canceled 呢？
J: Good question. Well, suspend means a temporary stop. Think of it like, classes aren’t gone forever, they’re just paused because of the storm.
J：好問題。因為 suspend 表示「暫時停止」，不是完全取消。也就是說課程不是沒了，只是因為颱風暫停一下。
M: Whereas cancel might mean it’s off completely.
M：而 cancel 則是「完全取消」，不會再補。
J: And, uh, the result everyone’s often secretly hoping for from a suspension—
J：而大家心裡其實常偷偷期待 suspension 的結果是——
M: A day off.
M：放一天假！
J: Or, as Jenny put it, a sudden day off.
J：或像 Jenny 說的那樣，「突然放假」！
M: That little bit of unexpected free time. Yeah. But, um, even with the hope for a day off, Alex brought up the practical side, the safety aspect.
M：沒錯，那種突然多出來的空閒。不過即使大家期待放假，Alex 還是提到一個很實際的面向，就是安全問題。
J: Which is super important. The big concern is often a power outage.
J：這真的很重要。最大的擔憂就是「停電」。
M: Yeah, definitely a major worry.
M：對啊，這真的會讓人緊張。
J: And that leads straight to what you need. Jenny’s suggestion—
J：這也就牽涉到我們需要準備什麼。Jenny 的建議是——
M: Prepare flashlights and instant noodles.
M：準備手電筒跟泡麵！
J: The absolute basics, right?
J：這真的是基本中的基本了吧？
M: Pretty much the standard emergency kit starters. But the most important phrase in that whole safety part?
M：幾乎是標準的緊急避難包清單了。但整段安全話題裡最關鍵的一句是什麼呢？
J: Safety comes first.
J：「安全第一！」
M: That’s the one. It really underlines the priority.
M：就是這句，強調安全永遠是第一順位。
J: Okay, so we have the official words like issue and suspend, and the prep words like power outage and flashlight. What about, um, just talking about it, making conversation?
J：好，所以我們學到了像是 issue、suspend 這類官方用語，還有 power outage、flashlight 這種準備用詞。那如果只是一般聊天時要怎麼說呢？
M: Right. Notice how Alex started? Did you hear…? like, Did you hear the news about the typhoon?
M：對。你注意到 Alex 是怎麼開場的嗎？他說：「Did you hear…?」像是「你有聽說颱風的新聞嗎？」
J: Oh yeah, that’s a really natural way to start, to check if someone else knows what’s going on.
J：對對對，這是一個很自然的開場白，用來確認對方知不知道發生什麼事。
M: Totally. It’s your go-to for any current event. And then for talking about possibilities, you know, what might happen?
M：沒錯，這是聊時事的萬用開場。那如果要講到可能發生的事呢？
J: Alex used that what if question. What if the office is closed?
J：Alex 用了「What if…」這個問法，像是「如果公司關閉怎麼辦？」
M: Perfect structure. It’s the easiest way to bring up a hypothetical or a “what-if” scenario. Super useful.
M：這個句型非常實用，是最簡單的方式來提出假設情境。
J: And then to wrap things up, especially when there’s worry involved, Jenny used that nice little phrase—
J：那如果要收尾、尤其是在有點擔心的情況下，Jenny 用了一句很可愛的表達——
M: Fingers crossed.
M：「Fingers crossed（手指交叉祈願）」
J: Just hoping for the best outcome.
J：就是希望事情往好處發展。
M: It’s short, friendly, everyone gets it. It means you’re hoping things don’t get too bad.
M：這句話簡短、親切，大家都懂，就是希望不要變太糟。
J: So, putting it all together, you’ve got the words for the alerts, the closures, the practical prep, and even how to start and end the conversation naturally.
J：所以整體來看，我們學到怎麼說警報、停課、準備東西，還有怎麼自然地開場和收尾對話。
M: You’re basically set to understand and discuss the situation.
M：這樣你就已經有能力理解、也能開口討論這種情況了。
J: And this is really relevant for you, our listeners in Taiwan. We know the summer and autumn typhoon season is, well, it’s a reality.
J：而這真的很切合我們台灣聽眾的生活，我們知道夏秋季的颱風就是日常一部分。
M: Absolutely.
M：真的。
J: So please, make sure you do prepare. Get those flashlights, maybe some water and snacks like the instant noodles, and listen to the official warnings when they’re issued.
J：所以大家一定要好好準備，拿出手電筒，準備一些水和泡麵，然後記得聽官方發布的警報喔。
M: Yeah, heed those warnings. Above all, like we said—
M：沒錯，一定要留意警告訊息。而最重要的是——
J: Safety comes first, always.
J：永遠把安全放第一。
J: Okay, that’s all we have time for today on MJ English.
J：好啦，今天的 MJ English 就到這裡！
M: Stay safe, everyone, keep practicing.
M：大家注意安全，繼續練習英文喔！
✅ Quick Check 小測驗
📌 延伸閱讀建議
- 【Weather English】如何用英文聊颱風與大雨？
- 【Daily English Conversation】雨天必備的英文會話
- 【Emergency English Expressions】緊急狀況時的英文溝通技巧
