J=Jeff   B=Betty   C=Cliff

Jeff sees Betty reading a book.
J：Hi, Betty. What are you reading
B：My Australian travel guide(1)1 . I'm really looking forward to my trip there this winter.
J：That sounds great!
B：I'm reading about people hitchhiking(2) their way across the entire(3) country.
J：Wow. Do people still do that Isn't it dangerous
B：A little, but lots of people all over the world still hitchhike. It's a really exciting way to travel around.
A month later, Betty is in Australia hitchhiking on the side of the road.
D1：Hey, mate.
Where are you going
B：The Gold Coast. Are you heading that way
D1：Nope. You should switch to(4) the other side of the road. The Gold Coast is that way.
B：Thanks.
（Another car pulls up(5).）
B：Are you going to the Gold Coast
D2：I sure am. Hop in(6).

傑夫看見貝蒂在看書。
傑　夫：嗨，貝蒂。妳在看什麼書？
貝　蒂：我的澳洲旅遊指南。
我真的很期待今年冬天的澳洲之旅。
傑　夫：聽起來棒極了！
貝　蒂：我正讀到有人搭便車橫跨整個國家。
傑　夫：哇。還有人在做這種事嗎？那不是很危險？
貝　蒂：一點點啦，但全世界還是有很多人在搭便車。那可是個很刺激的旅行方式。
一個月後，貝蒂在澳洲某條路邊要搭順風車。
駕駛1：嘿，朋友。妳要去哪裡？
貝　蒂：黃金海岸。你要往那個方向走嗎？
駕駛1：沒有哦。妳應該換到路的另一邊去。黃金海岸是往那個方向才對。
貝　蒂：謝啦！
（又有另一台車靠邊停。）
貝　蒂：你要去黃金海岸嗎？
駕駛2：當然囉。上車吧！


單字大補帖
1. guide     n. 指南；嚮導
Did you read the guide before the trip
你在旅行前是否有先看旅遊指南？

2. hitchhike     vi.
搭便車
Let's pick up the man who is hitchhiking.
咱們來載那一個要搭便車的男子。

3. entire    a.
全部的，整個的
Serge listened to a new CD the entire day.
賽吉整天都在聽一片新買的CD。

4. switch to......　
改變到／換到……
If you switch to that radio station, you will hear jazz music.
如果你轉到那個廣播電台，你就會聽到爵士樂。

5. pull up （車輛）靠邊停
Denise pulled up in her brand-new BMW.
丹妮絲開著她全新的BMW靠路邊停車。

6. hop in／on 跳上（車、船等）
Do you want to hop in my boat and take a ride
你要不要跳上我的船去兜風？