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South Korea to Raise Age for Free Subway Rides

南韓提高免費搭乘地鐵年齡

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South Korea to Raise Age for Free Subway Rides
65歲提高到70歲
David and Harper are friends. They are chatting.
大衛和哈珀是朋友。他們正在聊天。
David: Have you heard about the latest news in South Korea? The government is thinking about raising the age for free subway rides from 65 to 70.
大衛:你聽說過南韓的最新新聞嗎?政府正在考慮把免費搭乘地鐵的年齡從65歲提高到70歲。
latest(adj.)最新的、最近的、最先進的government(n.)政府hear about聽說
Harper: Why is that?
哈珀:那是為什麼?
David: The number of people aged over 65 in South Korea reached nine million for the first time last year.
大衛:去年,南韓65歲以上人口首次達到了900萬。
number of…的數量
Harper: So, does that mean your grandma will have to wait until she’s 70 to ride the MRT for free?
哈珀:那麼,這是不是代表你奶奶得等到70歲才能免費搭捷運了?
ride(v.)騎、搭乘(n.)搭便車、讓你搭便車的人until(prep.)直到
David: Not yet. The government hasn’t made a final decision.
大衛:還沒有。政府還沒做出最終決定。
decision(n.)決定、決策、選擇decide(v.)決定、決斷、確定
Harper: Oh, I see. If the law changes, she will have to wait a couple of years to ride the MRT for free.
哈珀:喔,我明白了。如果有修法,她就得等上幾年才能免費搭捷運了。
couple(n.)情侶、夫妻a couple of一對、一雙、幾個
David: Yeah. Some cities, like Daegu and Daejeon, are also considering raising the age for free subway rides to save money.
大衛:是啊。像大邱和大田等一些城市也在考慮提高免費搭乘地鐵的年齡以節省開支。
consider(v.)認真考慮、斟酌consideration(n.)考慮、斟酌save(v.)拯救、儲蓄、存錢
Harper: I’ve heard about the issue of senior drivers in South Korea. Is that related to the changes in the law?
哈珀:我聽說韓國有高齡駕駛的問題。這跟修法有關嗎?
senior(adj.)年長的、級別高的、資深的issue(n.)問題、議題be related to有關聯、有聯繫
David: Yes, they are changing the law because there are more people in this age group now.
大衛:是的,他們正在修法,因為現在這個年齡層的人越來越多了。
be a law unto yourself自行其是、我行我素
Harper: Speaking of your grandma, has she been doing well lately?
哈珀:說到你奶奶,她最近過得好嗎?
speaking of說起、談起speak of the devil說曹操曹操到

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raise(v.)
增加、提高、舉起、抬起、養育(n.)加薪
latest(adj.)
最新的、最近的、最先進的
government(n.)
政府
hear about
聽說
number of…
的數量
ride(v.)
騎、搭乘(n.)搭便車、讓你搭便車的人
until(prep.)
直到
decision(n.)
決定、決策、選擇
decide(v.)
決定、決斷、確定
couple(n.)
情侶、夫妻
a couple of
一對、一雙、幾個
consider(v.)
認真考慮、斟酌
consideration(n.)
考慮、斟酌
save(v.)
拯救、儲蓄、存錢
senior(adj.)
年長的、級別高的、資深的
issue(n.)
問題、議題
be related to
有關聯、有聯繫
be a law unto yourself
自行其是、我行我素
speaking of
說起、談起
speak of the devil
說曹操曹操到
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