Luis國際資訊事務所

Dialogue A
Milly and Stan are camping in the woods.
Milly: Camping is such fun! Here, catch this Frisbee1.
Stan: We shouldn't fool around until things are set up.
Milly: OK. I'll set up the tent while you go get some firewood2.
Stan: No problem. I can do that.
(Stan returns with a load of firewood.)
Stan: Oh my goodness! What happened to the tent?
Milly: The instructions3 didn't make any sense. I couldn't figure them out.
Stan: Any fool can set up this tent! Here, I'll help you.

Dialogue B
Milly: Where can we get some more water?
Stan: There's a pump down the road. Take the container4 hooked on the back of the truck with you.
Milly: his job will be a snap. I'll show you that I'm nobody's fool.
(Milly returns from fetching the water.)
Milly: I'm back.
Stan: What were you doing on the way back? The container is half empty.
Milly: What? Hey! You sent me on a fool's errand. This container has a hole in the bottom!
Stan: Sorry about that. I hope your shoes aren't soaked5.

米莉和史丹正在樹林裡露營。
米　莉：露營好好玩喔！來，接住這個飛盤。
史　丹：我們在搞定所有事情之前不該閒晃。
米　莉：好吧。我來搭帳篷，你去找些木柴來。
史　丹：沒問題。這我辦得到。
（史丹抱著一大堆木柴回來。）
史　丹：我的天啊！帳篷怎麼啦？
米　莉：這個說明書根本就不合理。我看不懂啦。
史　丹：隨便誰來都會搭這個帳篷！來吧，讓我幫妳。

Dialogue B
米　莉：我們可以去哪多提些水來？
史　丹：這條路直走下去會有一個幫浦。妳拿卡車後頭掛的那個容器去裝。
米　莉：這工作很容易嘛。我會向你證明我精明的很。
（米莉提著水回來。）
米　莉：我回來了。
史　丹：妳在回來的路上做了些什麼啊？容器裡的水都流掉一半了。
米　莉：什麼？嘿！你派我去做白工。這個容器的底部有破洞！
史　丹：真抱歉。希望妳的鞋沒溼透。

1. hook　vt. 吊，掛；把……固定住
Could you hook the calendar on that nail?
可以麻煩你把月曆掛在那根釘子上嗎？
2. fetch vt. 拿來；找來
Dad asked me to fetch him a drink.
爸爸叫我拿罐飲料給他。

1. fool around　　閒蕩，遊手好閒
Fred did nothing but fool around all day.
佛瑞德整天遊手好閒什麼也沒做。
2. a load of...　　很多∕大量……
Maria has a load of clothes to wash.
瑪莉亞有一大堆的衣服要洗。
3. any fool can...　　任何人都會……
Any fool can tell this fruit has gone bad.
任誰都看得出這水果已經壞掉了。
4. be a snap　　輕而易舉
Cooking is a snap for Rebecca.
烹飪對蕾貝卡而言輕而易舉。
5. be nobody's fool　　不是傻瓜；為人精明
Jack is nobody's fool when shopping for deals.
傑克在買東西時可是精打細算。
6. (send + 人 + on) a fool's errand　　（派某人去做）徒勞無益的事
It is a fool's errand to try to get him out of bed.
要挖他起床只是白費力氣而已。

1. Frisbee n. 飛盤
2. firewood n. 柴火，木柴
3. instructions n. 操作指南；使用說明（恆為複數）
4. container n. 容器
5. soaked a. 溼透的

Camping is such fun!
（露營好好玩喔！）
such 可視為形容詞，表『如此的』，須與名詞並用。
注意:
與不可數名詞並用時，such 之後無須加上冠詞；與單數可數名詞並用時，要置於不定冠詞（a/an）之前；such 與名詞並用，且其前有 one 或 no 時，則 such 之後不可再加冠詞，否則將造成冠詞重複。
Gordon is such a gentleman!
（高登真是一個紳士啊！）
There is no such man called Al here.
（這裡沒有一個叫艾爾的男子。）