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Extra Charge for Overuse of Water

額外耗水費徵收

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Extra Charge for Overuse of Water
水庫快見底
Jason and Monica are roommates. Jason is about to take a bath.
傑森和莫妮卡是室友。傑森要泡澡。
be about to do sth.即將take a bath泡澡
Monica: What do you think you’re doing?
莫妮卡:你在做什麼?
Jason: I’m taking a bath. I had a long day.
傑森:我要泡澡啊。我今天過好累。
Monica: No, you’re not. We are running out of water. Take a shower instead.
莫妮卡:不行。我們面臨缺水危機欸。沖澡就好吧。
run out of用盡instead作為替代
Jason: Will we be charged extra if we use too much water?
傑森:如果我們用太多的水,會被收取額外費用嗎?
Monica: No, but we are encouraged to save water as many reservoirs are running low. However, the government is starting to charge electronics factories and steel factories more money because they use a lot of water.
莫妮卡:不會,但鼓勵大家省點水,因為很多水庫都要沒水了。新政策也會電子、鋼鐵這些大量用水的行業工廠收取更多耗水費。
encourage(v.)鼓勵save(v.)節省reservoir(n.)水庫run low量低on the other hand另一方面factory(n.)工廠steel(n.)鋼鐵
Jason: Wow, they will not be happy.
傑森:哇,他們一定會不開心。
Monica: But the government also rewards those who come up with ways to save water.
莫妮卡:政府也獎勵制定節水措施的廠商啊。
reward(v.)獎勵come up with想出
Jason: That’s good news.
傑森:這是個好消息。
Monica: So, you should do the same. No bath.
莫妮卡:所以你也應該做同樣的事情。不準泡澡。

📚 重點單字片語

charge(n., v.)
費用、收費
overuse
過度使用
be about to do sth.
即將
take a bath
泡澡
run out of
用盡
instead
作為替代
encourage(v.)
鼓勵
save(v.)
節省
reservoir(n.)
水庫
run low
量低
on the other hand
另一方面
factory(n.)
工廠
steel(n.)
鋼鐵
reward(v.)
獎勵
come up with
想出
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