An Air-Con You Can Wear!

Taiwan gets very hot in the summer. I like the summer, but it is so hot! Sometimes after just a short walk… I'm dripping with sweat! 台灣的夏天非常熱，走路幾分鐘就滿頭大汗！ Most of us use air conditioners at home in the summer. But what about when you go out for a walk? You could carry a small fan, or a bottle of water… but… I want an "air con", or air conditioner, I can wear! 在家有冷氣可以吹，在外面怎麼辦呢？ Does that sound silly? Well, guess what? A company has just made the world's first air conditioner you can wear! 有一家公司做出來世界第一個可以穿戴的冷氣機！ It looks a little like a dog collar. You wear it around your neck, and it blows cold air up to your head! 它長得像狗項圈，戴在脖子上，它會朝著你的頭吹冷風。 So when you are walking in the hot sun you can keep nice and cool… Ahhh! It is much smaller and lighter than the air-conditioner in your home… phew! That would be too heavy to carry on your neck! 當然，它比家裡的冷氣輕巧許多。 This air-con has a very strong, very tiny fan… but it's not just a fan. It really blows out cold air… it's a real air conditioner! And, it's a smart air conditioner too! 它不只是電風扇，它真的會吹出冷風！ The wearable air con has a small computer inside it. This computer knows how hot it is… so, it will blow out cold air on hot days… not-so-cold air on not-so-hot days… and super cold air on super hot days! 這台冷氣裡有一部小電腦，會根據氣溫調整風的溫度。 What do you think? Is a wearable air-con a good idea? Would you want to wear one? I think I like this idea! I want to wear it and go to the beach! ________________________________ Vocabulary 可以戴在脖子上的冷氣機，很有創意吧？ 1) air 空氣 Can you feel the cold air? 你能感覺到冷空氣嗎？ Yes, I can! 有感覺到。 Did you turn on the air conditioner? 你開了冷氣機嗎？ Yeah, I'm testing it. 對，我在測試。 2) neck 脖子 What's that around your neck? 你圍在脖子上的東西是啥？ It's a fan. 是一台電扇。 A fan for your neck? 給脖子吹電扇？ Yeah, it's very hot. 對啊，天氣非常熱。 3) wear 穿戴 I would never wear a machine. 我絕不會穿戴機器。 But you are wearing a watch. 但是你戴著手錶。 That's totally different. 那完全不一樣。 4) blow 吹氣 The wind is blowing hard! 風好大! Yeah, I think it will rain soon. 就快下雨了。 I'm so glad I'm home now. 我真高興我到家了。 今天的單字很短卻很常用。 air 空氣 neck 脖子 wear 穿戴 blow 吹氣 ________________________________ Quiz 1. What is the story about? A: The world's first fan for dogs B: The world's first wearable air conditioner C: The world's first computer you can eat 2. What does this new air-con look like? A: A dog collar B: A monkey tail C: A pencil case 3. What does 'wearable' mean? A: You can wash it B: You can see it C: You can wear it Answers 1. B 2. A 3. C -- Hosting provided by SoundOn