對話
Simon：Carl! Why are you making so much noise?
賽門：卡爾！你為什麼這麼吵啊？
Carl：I'm making breakfast.
卡爾：我正在做早餐。
Simon：But it's only six in the morning!
賽門：可是現在才早上6點！
Carl：I'm trying to get up earlier these days. The early bird catches the worm!
卡爾：我最近都試著要早點起床。早起的鳥兒有蟲吃！
Simon：Listen, I don't care about your crazy ideas. I need to get back to sleep!
賽門：聽好，我才不在乎你那些瘋狂的想法。我得回去睡覺了！
Carl：But how am I supposed to hammer these nails in if you're sleeping?
卡爾：可是如果你在睡覺，叫我怎麼釘這些釘子？
Simon：As long as you can keep it quiet.
賽門：只要你能不出聲就好。
Carl：I'd like to practice my drumming, too.
卡爾：我也想練習打鼓耶。
Simon：Don't do that!
賽門：不准打！
Carl：Can I just set off the new firecrackers I bought, at least?
卡爾：那我至少可以放我新買的鞭炮吧？
Simon：I'm afraid it is a case of you or me moving out now.
賽門：這樣的話，恐怕不是你現在搬走，就是我搬出去了。

延伸學習
◎俚語精解
．The early bird catches the worm.
這句諺語指「早起的鳥兒有蟲吃。」也可說成：“The early bird gets the worm.”這句諺語也衍生出an early bird片語，表示「早起的人」；也可指「早到的人」，國外餐廳會提供較早到顧客較便宜的價格，這種減價時段商品就稱為the early-bird special。
例：The “early-bird special” is served from 5 to 7 AM.（「透早特餐」的供應時段是從早上5點到7點。）
◎關鍵字詞
．hammervt.用榔頭敲 & n.榔頭
＊hammer sth into sth　　把某物敲進某地方
例：My father hammered the nail into the wall.（我老爸用榔頭把釘子敲進牆裡。）
例：You can use the hammer to pound those nails into the wall.（你可以使用這支榔頭把那些釘子敲進牆裡。）
．As long as + 主詞 + 動詞只要……
例：We'll go picnicking as long as the weather is good.（天氣好的話，我們就去野餐。）
．set off sth燃放（炸彈、鞭炮）
例：It's a tradition in the USA to set off fireworks on the fourth of July.（7月4日放煙火是美國的一項傳統。）

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