全台禁宰
Amy is having a conversation with her friend Ben.
艾咪正在和朋友班對話。
Amy: Ben, did you hear the news about the pig farm in Taichung?
艾咪：班，你有沒有聽說台中養豬場的消息？
Ben: No, what happened?
班：沒有耶，發生了什麼事？
Amy: Some pigs died, and the government confirmed it might be African swine fever.
艾咪：有些豬死亡，政府表示可能是非洲豬瘟。
confirm(v.)證實、確認
Ben: African swine fever? Is it dangerous for humans?
班：非洲豬瘟？對人類有危險嗎？
dangerous(adj.)危險的danger of N.／V-ing有～的危險out of danger脫離危險
Amy: No, it cannot spread to humans, but it is very serious for pigs and the pig industry.
艾咪：不會傳染給人，但對豬隻及養豬產業非常嚴重。
spread to sb.傳染(播)給某人spread(v.)傳播、擴散industry(n.)產業
Ben: How many pigs died?
班：死了多少隻？
Amy: 117 pigs died, and the authorities culled 195 pigs to prevent the virus from spreading.
艾咪：117隻豬死亡，官方又撲殺195隻豬，以防病毒擴散。
authority(n.)權力／authorities(n.)官方機構、當局cull(v.)撲殺prevent…from…防止～發生、阻止～做某事
Ben: That is a large number. How do they control the virus?
班：真不少。他們怎麼控制病毒呢？
a large number of+可數名詞(複數)the number of～的數量
Amy: They clean and disinfect the farm and set a control zone with a 3-kilometer radius.
艾咪：他們清理、消毒豬場，並在周圍3公里設立管制區。
disinfect(v.)消毒、殺菌radius(n.)半徑
Ben: I really love eating pork… Will I still be able to buy it?
班：我很愛吃豬肉… 那我還能買豬肉嗎？
be able toVR能夠做
Amy: There is a temporary ban on all pig transport and slaughter in Taiwan for 5 days starting today at 12 p.m.
艾咪：從今天中午12 點起，全台豬隻運輸與屠宰暫停五天。
ban(n.)禁止、禁令／lift a ban解除禁令slaughter(n.)屠宰
Ben: Oh no! So pork might be harder to buy this week.
班：喔不！那這週買豬肉可能會比較困難。
Amy: Yeah, but all pork in stores is safe. The authorities check meat carefully before selling.
艾咪：沒錯，但市面上的豬肉都是安全的，官方會在販售前仔細檢查。
for sale銷售中
Ben: I guess I’ll try more chicken and fish this week… and maybe cook something new!
班：那我這週就多吃雞肉和魚吧⋯⋯也許可以試做新菜色！
Amy: That’s a good idea! It’s a chance to discover new recipes.
艾咪：好主意！也算是一個探索新食譜的好機會。
a chance to+VR做某事的機會by chance偶然、碰巧
Ben: And I’ll pray the pigs stay healthy. I really miss my pork belly already!
班：也祝豬隻們健康吧。我都開始想念我的五花肉了！
pray(v.)祈禱、祈求
Amy: Me too. Let’s hope everything returns to normal soon.
艾咪：我也是。希望一切快點恢復正常。
return to normal恢復正常