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Description
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a king or a queen?
你有沒有想過當國王或女王會怎麼樣呢？
Well, now you can be one, kind of…
Piel Island is a tiny island in England. There isn't much there apart from a castle and a pub.
皮爾島是一個英格蘭的小島，除了一座城堡跟小酒館以外，那裡沒有什麼東西。
The island does get some visitors though, and someone needs to take care of the island and also serve customers in the pub.
不過確實有觀光客會去，所以需要有人管理小島，並且在小酒館招呼顧客。
There is an old tradition on the island that the boss of the pub is also King or Queen of Piel Island! And guess what? They need a new one! The king or queen even has a throne.
這個小島的傳統是讓酒館老闆當國王或女王，還有寶座喔！
When they first sit on the throne they have buckets of beer poured all over them.
So, King or Queen of Piel Island! Your own castle, with beautiful nature and amazing views. Sounds pretty cool, right?
很棒吧！擁有自己的城堡和大自然的美景。
Well… actually, it's pretty inconvenient, there's no store on the island! Most of the island doesn't have electricity, and a lot of the time you'll be the only person there!
但是島上沒有商店，也大部分都沒電，還有你幾乎都是一個人！
Hmmm… Sounds lonely. Would you want to be King or Queen of Piel Island?
Vocabulary
當皮爾島的國王或是女王，沒有想像中的好。
1) Castle 城堡。
What is a castle, Ryan? 城堡是什麼，萊恩？
A castle is a big house, with many rooms. 城堡是一棟有很多房間的大房子。
2) Inconvenient 不方便。
It must be inconvenient to live in a castle. 住在城堡裡一定不方便。
Very inconvenient. 很不方便。
It usually doesn't have electricity. 通常沒有電。
3) Pretty 相當。
I would feel pretty lonely there. 我會覺得相當寂寞。
No internet and no TV. 沒有網路也沒有電視。
So would I. 我也會。
Maybe I'd get a dog. 也許我會養一隻狗。
4) Lonely 寂寞的。
That's a good idea! 好主意！
When you have a dog, you won't feel lonely. 你有一隻狗就不會覺得寂寞。
Yeah, dogs are good friends. 對，狗狗是好朋友。
Would you like to live in a castle? 一起讀單字。
castle 城堡
inconvenient 不方便
pretty 相當
lonely 寂寞的
Quiz
What is the name of the island in the story?
A: Pear Island
B: Piel Island
C: Lonely IslandWhere is the island?
A: In France
B: In England
C: In South KoreaWhich of these does the island have?
A: A farm
B: A castle
C: A school
Answers
- B
- B
- B