2020 LiveABC learning notes === ###### tags: `liveabc` `English learning` `2020` [toc] --- # Greeting exapmle ## Asking ### How are you doing today? ### How was your day? ### Did anything happen today? ### How are you feeling today? ### How's everything at work recently? ## Answering ### Better than ever ### I feel terrific/wonderful/great ### Same old, same old ### Could be better ### Just hanging in there # Dialogue ## Culture: Hip-Hop: More Than Music 從街頭到主流──嘻哈文化的多元面向 I ### bring to mind The word "hip-hop" probably brings to mind music from artists like Jay Z and Nicki Minaj. 「嘻哈」這個字詞或許會讓人想到像 Jay Z 和妮姬．米娜等歌手的音樂。 ### poverty Hip-hop emerged in the 1970s on the streets of the South Bronx, an area in New York that was known for its poverty. 嘻哈在一九七○年代興起於南布朗克斯區的街頭，紐約這一帶以貧窮聞名。 ### be credited as ... DJ Afrika Bambaataa, widely credited as the founder of hip-hop DJ 阿非利卡．班巴塔（普遍被認為是嘻哈的創始人） ### prominent The group was prominent in spreading hip-hop across the world through its youth events and activism. 透過團體中的青年活動與行動主義，環球祖魯聯盟對於將嘻哈散播到世界各地扮演了重要角色。 --- ## Dialogue Focus: Ordering a Meal at a Sandwich Shop 潛艇堡三明治怎麼點？ ### someone be sold Shane's Sandwich Shop has the shortest line -- I'm sold. 尚恩三明治店排隊的人最少，就是它了。 ### 12-inch roast beef on whole wheat bread Can I get a 12-inch roast beef on whole wheat bread, please? 請給我一份十二吋的烤牛肉加全麥麵包。 ### untoasted No thanks, untoasted is fine. 不用了，謝謝，不用烤就可以。 ### Any dressing ? 醬料呢？ ### ranch dressing I'll take some ranch dressing. 我要一些田園醬。 ### daily special Can you tell me what the daily special is today? 請問今日特餐是什麼？ ### ciabatta Can I get it on the ciabatta? 我可以選巧巴達麵包嗎？ ### mozzarella cheese 莫札瑞拉起司。 ### green pepper, and black olives I'd like cucumber, tomato, green pepper, and black olives. 我想要小黃瓜、番茄、青椒和黑橄欖。 ### mayonnaise Can I get mayonnaise, but about half of what you normally put on? 幫我加美乃滋，不過大概平常一半的量就好，可以嗎？ ### ring that up for you The cashier here will ring that up for you. 這位收銀員會替妳結帳。