花園 Garden
你的花園怎麼樣？ How About Your Garden? (?)
你們的新屋真寬暢，家私俬也很漂亮。花園大嗎？
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Your new house is very big, and the furniture is beautiful too. How about your garden?
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噢，後面的院子不算小，除了有兩棵蘋果樹就什麼都沒有了。
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Ao, the back garden is quite big, but only two apple trees there.
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那可要好好美化一下。你喜歡整理花園嗎？
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That means you should do something to beautify it. Do you like gardening?
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別說花園，在香港連花都沒種過。你都知了，香港到處是高樓，那有地方種花。
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Don’t say garden I never plant flowers when I lived in HK. Only see high buildings standing everywhere there.
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是的，香港地少人多，但這裡是地多人少正相反。
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Yes, HK is small place with a large number of people, but NZ is opposite.
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我見到，多數鄰居的花園都很美，可我對種花一竅不通。
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I found most of my neighbours’ who have a beautiful garden, but I know nothing about garden.
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你可以學嘛。我搬進我現在住的房子時，房前房後種的都是土豆。
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You can learn. I only found many potatoes when I just moved in my house.
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但去你家，見你有不少花呀。
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But I saw many flowers when I visited you last time.
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說來你可能不信，我那小地方也有十多種花呢。
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You might not believe, I have over 10 kinds of flowers in my small garden.
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都是什麼花？
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What flowers do you have?
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這你可考到我了，我只是選花好看，可從不留音留意它們的名子。
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You let me embarrassed really. I only pick beautiful flowers up but never pay attention to the name of them.
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是自己種的還是…
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Do you plant yourself or…
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我都是買來的盆裁。我等不得很長時才見到花。
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Usually I buy potted plant. I can’t wait to see the flower for a long time.
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那不是很費錢？
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Do you spend much on it?
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看你選什麼品種了。我只選顏色，再趕上處理價，一點都不貴。
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That depends on what flowers you picked. I only choose the colour. Some of them are not dear when they are on special.
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那到冬季怎麼辦？
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How about in winter?
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冬季花是少一些，但你可選些花花期長的，甚至可以過冬的。
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No much flowers in winter that is sure. But some plants have long blooming period even they can live in winter.
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有空你教教我。是不是要花很多時間呀？
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When you have time please teach me. Does it need much time?
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當然要花些時間，但當你見到花開就忘了辛苦。
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Of course you have to spend time for it, but when you see the beautiful flowers you forgot you have work hard.
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真的？
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Really?
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不信你試試看。況且整理和美化花園是紐西蘭家庭生活的一部分。
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You know after you try. Additional, making garden tidy and more beautiful is part of housework of a family in NZ.
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聽你這麼一說，明天就把 後邊的地濕一下，周末就去買花。你可要陪我去。
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As you pointed I water the soil in the back garden tomorrow, and I’ll buy flowers on Sunday. You must go with me.
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周日上午怎麼樣？下午我有朋友來。
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Sunday morning is OK? I have a visitor in the afternoon.
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一言為定，我等你。
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Sure. I’m waiting for you.
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蒲公英 Dandelions
誰來幫你們除草呀？
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Who help you to weed?
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我們這房子是屬于市政府的，所以他們派人來除草。
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Our houses belong to City Council, so they send someone to weed.
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多久除一次草？
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How often they weed once?
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大約兩個更長時除一次。
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About two or more weeks that depends on the seasons.
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我剛見到這草中有許多蒲公英。
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I just found that there are many dandelions among the lawn in front of your door.
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是，它長的很快。
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Yes. It grows up quickly.
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誰來幫你們除草呀？
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Who help you to weed?
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我們這房子是屬于市政府的，所以他們派人來除草。
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Our houses belong to City Council, so they send someone to weed.
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多久除一次草？
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How often they weed once?
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大約兩個更長時除一次。
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About two or more weeks that depends on the seasons.
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我剛見到這草中有許多蒲公英。
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I just found that there are many dandelions among the lawn in front of your door.
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是，它長的很快。
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Yes. It grows up quickly.
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Monarch Butterfly 大蝴蝶
看，有兩雙大蝴蝶。
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Look! There are two big butterflies.
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真的，真好看。這和單色小蝴蝶非常不同。
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Truly! How beautiful. They are different from the single colour butterflies.
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它以深黃和黑色為主色。這種大蝴蝶又叫帝王蝴蝶。
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It is in dark yellow and black usually. It is called “monarch butterfly” else.
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看來你對它還很了解。
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You know about it quite much.
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你知道嗎，去年我們院裡有很多這樣的蝴蝶。
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You know, there were the butterflies our yard in our yard last year.
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是嗎？
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Really?
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去年我房後的鄰居有一棵小樹，見到許多毛毛蟲正在吃它的葉子。
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Then my neighbour behind my door who had a small tree. I saw many caterpillars just eating its leaf.
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這樹有花嗎？
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Are there flowers on this tree?
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沒看見過。倒是掛着不少毛毛蟲和蛹。
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I never see, but I found many caterpillars and pupas.
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蛹？
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Pupas?
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是呀，它們是毛毛蟲變來的。
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They were become from the caterpillars.
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你說了一大堆，還沒說到蝴蝶那.。
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You explained a lot you still don’t say the butterflies yet.
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別忙，那這些蛹在那掛上大約兩個星就有蝴蝶陸續地飛出來了。
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Don’t hurry! Those pupas hang on the tree for about two weeks, and than the butterflies fly out one after another.
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那是什麼樹呀？
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What is the tree about?
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我那居告訴我，它叫“天鵝樹”， 它是大蝴蝶最好的食品，也是它們撒籽的地方。
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My neighbour told me it is called “swan”. It is the best food for butterflies. Its leaf are the place where butterflies scatter eggs on the leaf.
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真有趣。看來大蝴蝶把這樹看成是它們的家了。
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It is interesting! That means the butterflies see the tree like their home.
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你說的有道理。那些籽經過5-14天就變成小毛毛蟲了。
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You are right. After 5-14days those caterpillars will become caterpillars.
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我怕看毛毛蟲。
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I fear to see the caterpillars.
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我也是。它們吃這樹葉長的很快，還不斷的脫皮就成了蛹掛在樹上。
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Me too. The caterpillars grow up quickly with eating the leaf. They often change their skin and become pupas hanging on the tree.
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那什麼時候出來蝴蝶呢？
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When the butterflies fly out?
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從毛毛蟲到蛹約需要三個星期，這蛹還要掛兩個星期。
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It takes about 3 weeks for a caterpillar to become a pupa, and the pupa hangs on the tree for about 2weeks.
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聽你這麼一說，這蝴蝶生長有四個階段，籽、毛毛蟲、蛹和蝴蝶。
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By your saying, the butterfly has four stages. There are egg, caterpillar, pupa and butterfly.
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你總結的真好。
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The summary you did is good .
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經過這麼長的生長期，那這蝴蝶能活多久呀？
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Experience a long growing process, how long the butterfly live?
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大約兩個月。
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About two months.
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今年你家周圍有大蝴蝶嗎？
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Are there butterflies around your place this year?
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很少見。
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Hardly to see.
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為什麼？
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Why?
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我的那居把那梱樹砍掉了。
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My neighbour has chopped the tree.
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是呀，雖然這大蝴蝶很好看，但誰想留一棵光秃秃的樹在花園裡。
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I see, no people like to keep bald tree in the garden even though the butterfly is beautiful.
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