We are experiencing a drought. There's not enough water in the reservoirs.

我們現在正經歷旱災。水庫裡沒有足夠的水。

drought [draʊt] n. 旱災

reservoir [ˋrɛzɚ͵vɔr] n. 水庫；蓄水池

Spring is coming! The weather is getting warmer.

春天快來了，天氣漸漸變得暖和起來。

句型：be getting + 形容詞 (變得越來越~)

I'm still thinking about whether to get the vaccine or not. I'm a little afraid of the side effects.

我在考慮是否打疫苗。我有點怕副作用。

講解：side effect 副作用；whether to + V...or not (是否去做~)

There was a fire near our house last night. Thankfully, no one was injured.

昨晚我們家附近有火災。謝天謝地，沒有人受傷。

thankfully [ˋθæŋkfəlɪ] adv. 幸好；幸虧 (通常用於句首)

I bought a pineapple. The sweet ones taste the best!

我買了一顆鳳梨。甜甜的最好吃。

講解：The sweet ones taste the best! 這句話的意思是說，買到這樣的鳳梨真的很棒，很好吃。並不是指買到的這顆鳳梨，而是這種鳳梨好吃。

I'm learning how to make jam. You need to use a lot of sugar.

我正在學習如何做果醬。果醬需要用到很多的糖。

講解：句子中的"You"，其實不是指【你】，而是用"you"表示這個狀況參予的人，這裡指【做果醬的人】。

I saw my middle school classmate on the bus yesterday. He has really changed!

我昨天在公車上遇到我國中同學。他真的變好多。

講解：在美國，middle school (初中) 是我們的【國中】，高中則是 high school。

My car broke down this morning. I had it towed to a repair shop. I was an hour late for work.

我的車今天早上拋錨。我找人把它拖到修車廠。我上班遲到一個小時。

片語：break down 拋錨

講解：to have it towed (叫車子被拖走)，towed 過去分詞，表示被動。其實意思就是叫人來把車子拖走，但因為說話重點放在車子上，所以用了這個句型，車子是被拖走的。