Tamsui Fisherman's Wharf Station Gets a Makeover

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Description

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It is already fall, and the summer is over, but that doesn't mean you can't still pretend!

The Tamsui Fisherman's Wharf Station in northern Taiwan, is decorated like it's still summer! 雖然現在是秋天，淡水漁人碼頭車站仍然被裝飾得像夏天。

The entire place is decorated so visitors feel like they're at the beach! There are fun things to look at and take pictures with. There are ice cream shops, shower rooms, and swimming equipment stores! All of these things are fake, of course. 整個車站都讓人覺得像在海邊，有冰淇淋店，泳衣店跟淋浴間。當然, 這些東西都是假的。

But do you know what is real there? Popsicles! 冰棒！

You can get popsicles at the station. There are four flavors, so you can try them all to see which one is your favorite. 有四種口味，看看你最喜歡哪一個。

The station is on the Danhai light rail transit line. So if you live in New Taipei or Taipei City, you can easily ride that line all the way to the station to see all these fun things. 這個車站就在淡海輕軌旁，要是你住在大台北地區，可以很容易地來這裡玩。

Don't worry if you can't visit the station right away. These decorations will be there all through December. 這些裝飾會維持到年底。So you can pretend that it is still summer for the rest of this year!

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Vocabulary
如果你想念夏天，可以去淡水輕軌漁人碼頭車站逛逛。

1. Summer 夏季。
   Do you miss summer, Ryan? 你想念夏天嗎，萊恩？
   Not really. Summer in Taipei is too hot. 不會，台北的夏天太熱了。

2. Fake 假的。
   This fake puppy is amazing! 這隻假小狗太驚人了！
   I know, and it's ice cream. 我知道，而它卻是冰淇淋。
   How can anybody really eat it? 怎麼會有人真的吃它？
   Well, it's fake so I'm going to eat it. 它是假的，所以我要吃了。

3. Run out 快用完。
   I'm running out of money. 我的錢快花光了。
   Don't look at me. I don't have enough for two. 別看我。我的錢也不夠兩個人。

4. Station 車站。
   Please meet me at Tainan Station tomorrow. 請你明天跟我在台南車站見面吧。
   Where at the station? 在車站哪裡？
   Inside. 在裡面。

Please read the words with me.
summer 夏天
fake 假的
run out 快用完
station 車站

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Quiz

1. What station is mentioned in this story?
   a. Beitou Station
   b. Tamsui Fisherman's Wharf Station
   c. Zhongxiao-Fuxing Station

2. What does the station look like right now?
   a. Like you're at the beach
   b. Like you're in the mountains
   c. It looks the same as always

3. How many popsicle flavors are there?
   a. Four
   b. One
   c. Ten

Answers

1. B
2. A
3. A