博愛座是給需要的人
Howard and Jane are friends. They are having a conversation.
霍華德和珍是朋友。他們正在聊天。
Howard: Hi Jane, did you hear about what happened on the Taipei Metro last night?
霍華德：嗨，珍，你聽說昨晚北捷發生的事了嗎？
Jane: No, what happened?
珍：沒有，發生什麼事了？
Howard: A young woman was forced to give up her seat by two elderly people. She had worked 12 hours and really needed to sit.
霍華德：有個年輕女生被兩個老人逼著讓座。她已經工作了12個小時，非常需要坐下來休息。
force sb. to do sth.強迫某人做某事情give up sth.把某東西讓出elderly(adj.)年長的
Jane: That’s awful! What did the elderly people do?
珍：真糟糕！那些老人做了什麼？
Howard: They kept pushing her. One man even pointed his finger at her nose, demanding she move.
霍華德：他們一直逼她讓座。其中一位老人還用手指著她的鼻子，要求她讓開。
push(v.)逼迫push oneself使自己努力push sb. around欺負某人demand(v.)(嚴厲)要求
Jane: Did she give up the seat?
珍：她讓座了嗎？
Howard: No, she refused. They argued and then fought. When they got off the train, the elderly man wanted her to apologize.
霍華德：沒有，她拒絕了。他們爭吵了一會兒，然後打了起來。下車後，那個老人還要她道歉。
refuse(v.)拒絕get off下大型交通工具get on上大型交通工具apologize(v.)道歉
Jane: Did she apologize?
珍：她道歉了嗎？
Howard: Yes, but she was very upset. She started hitting her head against a pillar and was bleeding. They had to take her to the hospital.
霍華德：是的，但她非常難過。她開始用頭撞柱子，結果流血了。他們不得不送她去醫院。
against(prep.)迎(對)著、緊靠著bleed(v.)流血blood(n.)血液donate blood捐血
Jane: That’s terrible! What did the police say?
珍：太可怕了！警察怎麼說？
Howard: The police said the seat is for anyone who needs it, not just for the elderly.
霍華德：警察說博愛座不只是給老人，是給需要的人。
the elderly老人=old people
Jane: I hope she’s okay now.
珍：希望她現在沒事了。
Howard: Yes, she is. It’s a reminder to be kind and understand others’ needs.
霍華德：是的，她沒事了。這件事提醒我們要善解人意，體諒他人的需求。
reminder(n.)提醒remind(v.)提醒remind sb. to VR.提醒某人去做～remind sb. about sth.提醒某人某事