
疫苗與台灣鳳梨
Japan’s imports at Narita Airport reached a record high in April as the country brought in more Covid-19 vaccines as well as pineapples from Taiwan.
因為日本大量進口新冠肺炎疫苗與台灣鳳梨,成田機場4月進口金額創下新高。
bring in=進口;引入vaccine(n.)疫苗
Statistics released by Tokyo Customs show that the country’s imports in April amounted to over ¥1.34 trillion, a 26.4% increase compared with the same month last year.
東京海關統計資料顯示,4月總進口金額為1.34兆億日圓,與去年同期相比成長了26.4%。
amount to= 總計為…trillion(n.)兆=1,000,000,000,000increase(n.)(v.)增加decrease(n.)(v.)減少compared with=相較於…
What’s more, Japan’s imports of pharmaceutical products rose to nearly ¥210 billion as vaccines developed by Pfizer were shipped in.
另外因為採購的輝瑞疫苗已到貨,日本的醫療商品進口額因此升至近2,100億日圓。
pharmaceutical(adj.)製藥相關的pharmacy(n.)藥局;配藥部rise(v.)(rise-rose-risen)上升ship in=進口;輸入
Meanwhile, the country’s imports of pineapple from Taiwan arrived at nearly ¥17 million, standing in sharp contrast to the same period last year which reported zero imports.
同時,日本採購台灣鳳梨的進口金額達到1,700萬日圓,與去年同期掛蛋的紀錄形成強烈對比。
stand in sharp contrast to=形成強烈對比或反差
Japan began purchasing pineapples from Taiwan soon after China shut its door on the pineapple trade with Taiwan.
日本在中國停止進口台灣鳳梨後隨即開始採購台灣鳳梨。
begin-began-begunbegin V-ing=begin to RVpurchase(n.)(v.)購買;採購shut the door on sth.=make it impossible for sth. to happentrade(n.)(v.)交易;貿易