
延至2021年
Jay and Ty are colleagues. They are chatting.
傑和泰是同事。他們在聊天。
Jay: You are not going to believe this. I just lost my ID card again.
傑:你不會相信這件事,我又搞丟了身份證。
lose-lost(v.)丟失
Ty: Again!? How?
泰:又一次!怎麼會?
Jay: I lost it when I was clubbing last weekend. Now I hope I can get the new electronic ID card as soon as possible.
傑:上週末跑趴吧時弄丟的。我現在真的希望能快點拿到新的數位身分證。
club(v.)跑趴as soon as possible=ASAP越快越好
Ty: Well, the government just got a new timetable for it.
泰:這個嘛,政府設了新的換發時程。
timetable(n.)時刻表
Jay: When is it?
傑:什麼時候?
Ty: For most people, the replacement will take place in July of next year.
泰:多數人會在明年7月才開始換發喔。
replacement(n.)換發、replace(v.)更換take place發生、進行
Jay: Why can’t they bring forward the date?
傑:為什麼不能提前更換啊?
bring forward提前
Ty: They still need to run some tests to prevent possible errors. I guess you still have to get an actual card.
泰:還是需要進行測試才能發現可能的錯誤啊,所以你還是要有一張真的卡。
run(v.)進行prevent(v.)預防possible(adj.)可能的error(n.)錯誤actual(adj.)實際的
Jay: Really?
傑:真的嗎?
Ty: Yeah, you still need to keep an eye on it.
泰:對,好好保管啊。
keep an eye on sth.留心、注意、保管