The "Prince of Poyais" was treated as a *head of state at parties and dinners. He made friends with businessmen, government leaders, and *nobles. MacGregor had detailed maps of Poyais and even a flag. Nobody knew that this paradise
was entirely made up. Poyais didn't *exist!
本週字彙 *head of state 國家元首 *noble (n.) 貴族 (adj.) 高貴的 *exist (v.) 存在
Vocabulary Building paradise(n.) 天堂 People often say Hawaii is a paradise. Yet it sometimes gets hit by huge typhoons. 人們常說夏威夷是天堂,但有時候夏威夷也會遭到強烈颱風侵襲。 ・typhoon (n.) 颱風
3. 確實理解對方的話 當對方講英語講得很快而你不確定是否聽懂時,你可以說Could you repeat that, please?(可以請您重述一次嗎?)。或者,你也可以用自己的話將對方所說的內容重述一遍,然後問對方Do I have you right?(我的理解對嗎?)。正確理解對方所說的話才能達到溝通的目的。