
有沒有防走失印章?
On December 9th, an old man with the surname Chang got in a taxi in Kaohsiung without knowing where his home was.
本月9日高雄一名張姓老翁搭上計程車後,無法說出目的地。
surname(n.)姓
The taxi driver ended up taking the old man to the police station.
司機只好將老翁載至派出所。
end up以……終結
The old man had no identification except for one seal stamp.
老翁身上沒有任何證件,只有一顆印章。
identification(n.)身分證明
And thanks to this seal, the old man was able to get home.
所幸這顆印章,幫助老翁找到回家的路。
thanks to由於,幸虧
The taxi driver said that he saw the old man calling for a cab, but once he was in the cab he was unable to say anything intelligible.
司機表示,當日看到老翁揮手要搭車,上車後,老翁口齒不清。
call for需要cab(n.)計程車intelligible(adj.)可理解的,清晰的
The driver guessed he needed to get to the train station, but once he reached the train station the old man was still sitting there in a daze.
司機猜測老翁應該是要去火車站。抵達火車站後,老翁卻只是發呆。
in a daze呆滯
The driver decided to take the old man to the police station, where he had no form of identification and kept mumbling, “Kaohsiung… Chen Chu”.
司機只好將老翁載至派出所,老翁身上沒有任何證件,喃喃唸著:「高雄...陳菊」。
mumble(v.)含糊地說,咕噥著說
Fortunately, the old man only had one seal stamp on him, and the police officers used his last name to successfully track down a family member.
但老翁身上有一顆印章,員警循姓氏查詢,總算跟老翁家屬聯繫上。
fortunately(adv.)幸運地last name = surname 姓track down經追蹤而發現
If you have any elders in the family with dementia, you can register for a lost prevention bracelet at the Department of Social Welfare.
家中若有失智長者,可向社會局申請註冊預防走失手鍊。
register(v.)註冊Department of Social Welfare社會局
Kaohsiung has an improved version of this bracelet, which is a small card that can also be combined with a normal bracelet.
高雄市的改良版手鍊是一塊小卡片,可與一般首飾結合,
It includes contacts and other important information on it.
其上載明聯絡方式等重要資訊。
In July this year, there were many cases of family members that were lost and their family tracked down using only the seal stamp.
今年7月,也有多起因印章聯繫上家屬的長者走失案例。
Elders with dementia often miss their past role in society, so they carry their seal along with them.
失智長者經常因為對過往社會角色的懷念,所以身上常常攜帶著印章。
along with一起
In the future, we could design a lost prevention seal for elders and feel even more secure about this situation.
未來如果設計出一款防走失印章,也許讓失智長輩更有安全感。