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Conversation A
对话A
Ben: Hi, Alex, what are you doing?
本：嗨，阿莱克斯，你在做什么？
Alex: I'm sending my dad a card.
阿莱克斯：我在给我爸爸寄张卡片。
Ben: Is today his birthday?
本：今天是他的生日吗？
Alex: No. Today is Father's Day.
阿莱克斯：不是。今天是父亲节。
Ben: No, it's not. Father's Day was in June!
本：不，今天不是父亲节。父亲节在6月！
Alex: Well, in Taiwan, we celebrate Father's Day today.
阿莱克斯：嗯，在台湾，我们是在今天庆祝父亲节的。
Ben: Why?
本：为什么？
Alex: Well, ba is the Chinese word for 8. So August 8 is ba ba. That is also the word for father in Chinese.
阿莱克斯：嗯，8在中文里念八。所以8月8日就读作八八。这也是中文里爸爸的发音。
Conversation B
对话B
Susie: What are you thinking about, Alex?
苏西：阿莱克斯，你在想什么？
Alex: I'm thinking about my family. Today is Father's Day in Taiwan.
阿莱克斯：我在想我的家人。今天是台湾的父亲节。
Susie: Tell me about your family.
苏西：跟我讲讲你的家人吧。
Alex: Well, I have a mother and a father. I also have an older brother and a younger sister.
阿莱克斯：嗯，我家里有爸爸和妈妈。我还有一个哥哥和妹妹。
Susie: Are they all in Taiwan?
苏西：他们都在台湾吗？
Alex: Yes, they are. I miss them.
阿莱克斯：是的，他们都在。我很想念他们。
Conversation C
对话C
Taylor: Rob, do you celebrate Father's Day twice?
泰勒：罗布，你会过两次父亲节吗？
Rob: What do you mean?
罗布：你的意思是？
Taylor: Well, American Father's Day is the third Sunday in June. Father's Day in Taiwan is today.
泰勒：美国的父亲节是在6月的第三个星期日。而台湾的父亲节就是今天。
Rob: My family celebrates American Father's Day. But my siblings and I can also call my dad today.
罗布：我的家庭过的是美国的父亲节。但是我和我的兄弟姐妹也会在今天给父亲打电话。
Taylor: How many siblings do you have?
泰勒：你有多少兄弟姐妹呢？
Rob: Three. I have two sisters and a brother.
罗布：三个。我有两个姐姐和一个哥哥。
