The House Swap
交換房子
— English reading, B1
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Last summer, my family tried something unusual: we swapped homes with a family from Portugal for three weeks. We found them on a website that is used by thousands of families.
去年夏天，我們家試了一件不尋常的事：和一個葡萄牙家庭交換房子住了三個星期。我們是在一個有數千個家庭使用的網站上找到他們的。
Before they arrived, my mother was worried that they would break something. She hid our best plates and wrote a long list of rules.
他們來之前，我媽媽擔心他們會打破東西。她把最好的盤子藏了起來，還寫了一長串規則。
Their house, which was near the sea, was smaller than ours but full of light. They had left us fresh bread, local cheese and a map with their favorite beaches.
他們的房子靠近海邊，比我們家小，但充滿陽光。他們給我們留了新鮮的麵包、當地的起司，還有一張標著他們最愛海灘的地圖。
When we got home, everything was cleaner than before. My mother admitted that her list had been unnecessary. We are already planning our next swap.
我們回到家時，一切都比原來還乾淨。媽媽承認她那張清單根本沒必要。我們已經在計畫下一次交換了。
生詞
swap 交換
unusual 不尋常的
worried 擔心的
hide 藏
local 當地的
admit 承認
unnecessary 不必要的
plan 計畫