台灣產業發展迅速
According to statistics by 104 Job Bank, there are up to 897,000 openings available for job seekers in December, which is a 25% increase compared with the vacancies offered in July.
根據104人力銀行統計顯示，12月份釋出的職缺多達89.7萬個，與七月份相比增加了25%。
increase(n.)增加decrease(n.)減少vacancy(n.)職缺;空位
Electronics, information technology, software engineering and the semiconductor industry are the sectors that continue to thrive, with the highest share of 177,000 jobs posted on the website combined.
電子資訊科技、軟體工程與半導體產業持續蓬勃發展，共釋出17.7萬個工作機會，徵才比例最高。
thrive(v.)茁壯成長share(n.)份額;部份
As Taiwan lowered its COVID-19 alert to Level 2 in late July, industries such as hospitality and restaurant services, mass communication, tourism, recreation and sports have started to bounce back from the hit by the pandemic.
隨著台灣七月底將疫情警戒降至第二級，住宿與餐飲服務業、大眾傳播業、旅遊休閒運動業也紛紛從疫情重創中復甦過來。
bounce back=回彈;恢復過來hit(v.)(n.)打擊;衝擊
104 Job Bank also looks at how businesses see the future ahead of them in 2022.
104人力銀行也進行了企業對於2022年景氣展望的調查。
Over 40% of the respondents have an optimistic outlook for electric vehicles.
四成以上的受訪者樂觀看待電動車的前景。
optimistic(adj.)樂觀的pessimistic(adj.)悲觀的outlook(n.)前景;展望
The survey also found an upward trend in AI technology and medical biotechnology, which indicates bright prospects for the two sectors.
調查也發現人工智慧科技與醫療生技出現上升的趨勢，意味著這兩個領域前景光明。
a downward trend=下滑的趨勢prospects(n.)前景;前途;展望bleak(adj.)黯淡的;慘淡的
Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse ambition, where he aims to put the physical and digital worlds together, looks promising as well since it captures the great imagination of the public.
而祖克柏提出的「元宇宙」計畫定下結合實體與虛擬世界的遠大目標，予以眾人極大的想像空間，因此也頗受看好。
ambition(n.)抱負;雄心;野心promising(adj.)有前途的;有出息的capture (catch) the imagination=引人想像