殺蛇招客成回憶
It’s the end of an era at Huaxi Night Market.
華西夜市步入了一個時代的終結。
era(n.)年代
On Monday May 21, the last of the market’s famous snake meat restaurants closed its doors for the last time.
在5月21日星期一，市場中一家知名蛇肉店最後一次拉下鐵門。
For years, the Asia Snake Meat Store has served strange and interesting dishes.
多年來，「亞洲蛇肉店」帶給食客們稀奇有趣的料理。
serve(v.)提供（食物）
But concerns about animal rights and snake populations meant that the eatery had to close.
但是外界對於動物權及蛇類數量的疑慮，讓這家餐廳選擇歇業。
concern(n.)擔憂right(n.)權利population(n.)動物數量eatery(n.)餐館
The restaurant, which was also sometimes called the “Asia Venomous Snake Research Institute”, is located on Snake Alley.
「亞洲蛇肉店」位於蛇街，有時亦被稱為「亞洲毒蛇研究所」。
locate(v.)位在
In the past, this was the center of Taipei’s red-light district, full of gangsters, fights, and loud parties.
在過去，蛇街是台北紅燈區的中心，充斥幫派、打鬥還有喧鬧的人群。
red-light district紅燈區（風化區）be full of充滿gangster(n.)幫派成員、歹徒party(n.)一群人
Today, the criminals are a memory, but the area is still full of historic shops and restaurants that have a special place in local people’s hearts.
時至今日，犯罪場景僅是回憶，蛇街保留了有歷史風情的店家及餐廳，在老一輩人心中有著特殊情感。
criminal(n.)罪犯memory(n.)回憶be full of充滿historic(adj.)有歷史的
Kuo Yi-chien ran the Asia Snake Meat Store for years. In an interview with CNA, Kuo remembered how for years he would help his father put on live shows where they would kill serpents in front of gasping crowds to advertise their exotic soups and liquors.
郭懿堅經營亞洲蛇肉店多年，在中央社的專訪中，郭懿堅憶起當年他幫爸爸一起演示殺蛇秀，在觀眾的驚嘆聲中殺蛇、推銷自家的蛇湯與蛇酒。
run(v.)經營interview(n.)訪談remember(v.)記得put on搬演serpent(n.)蛇in front of面前gasp(v.)因驚訝或痛苦而喘氣crowd(n.)人群advertise(v.)廣告exotic(adj.)奇異的liquor(n.)烈酒
The duo even had a pet orangutan called A-bo who they trained to catch snakes.
他們甚至養了一隻紅毛猩猩「阿寶」，訓練牠抓蛇。
duo(n.)雙人組orangutan(n.)紅毛猩猩train(v.)訓練catch(v.)捕捉
But it wasn’t always an easy job. The former snake handler lost three fingers from snake bites while hunting cobras and pit vipers for his shops famous shows.
但蛇肉店的工作從不容易，亞洲蛇肉店的師傅就因在殺蛇秀中抓眼鏡蛇、龜殼花而失去三根手指。
former(adj.)前任的hunt(v.)狩獵cobra(n.)眼鏡蛇pit viper凹紋頭毒蛇
When asked what he thought about his restaurant closing, he says that he will use his retirement to take better care of his body.
當被問及他對餐廳歇業的看法時，他說他會趁此機會退休，好好照顧身體。
thought(n.)想法retirement(n.)退休