遵循國際系統
Jim and Belle are friends. Jim is Korean and Belle is American.
吉姆和貝兒是朋友。吉姆是韓國人，貝兒是美國人。
America(n.)美國American(adj.)美國的(n.)美國人
Belle: What is your age, Jim? I heard that Koreans have three different ways of counting age.
貝兒：你是幾歲啊，吉姆？我聽說韓國人有三種不同的年齡計算方法。
count(v.)計數、計算(n.)計數、計算headcount(n.)人頭、人數
Jim: Ha! You’re right about that. The most common one is the “Korean age system.” A person is one year old when he is born and then becomes a year older on the first day of each new year.
吉姆：哈！你說的沒錯。最普遍的是「韓國年齡系統」。出生時是一歲，然後在每個新年的第一天就會大一歲。
common(adj.)常見的、經常的、普遍的、共同的、共有的commonly(adv.)經常地、普遍地、通常地system(n.)系統、體制
Belle: Does that mean a baby who was born on December 31 would become two years old on January 1 of the next year?
貝兒：這是否代表一個在12月31號出生的嬰兒會在下一年的1月1號變成兩歲？
Jim: Yes. It is similar to the Chinese age. For the Chinese, they are one year old at birth, and another year is added to their age on Lunar New Year’s Day.
吉姆：是的。這與中國虛歲相似。對中國人來說，他們出生時是一歲，而在農曆新年，他們的年齡會再加一歲。
birth(n.)出生be similar to sb.(sth.)與某人或某物相似
Belle: Wow. What about the other way of counting age for Koreans?
貝兒：哇。那韓國人計算年齡的另一種方式呢？
Jim: We also have the “counting age.” A person’s age is counted from zero at birth and a year is added on January 1. The method is mainly used to count the legal age for drinking alcohol and smoking.
吉姆：我們也有「年歲」。一個人的年齡從出生時的零歲開始計算，在1月1號再加一歲。這種方法主要是用於計算飲酒和吸菸的法定年齡。
mainly(adv.)通常地、主要地、大部分地main(adj.)主要的、最重要的、最大的legal(adj.)合法的、法律的illegal(adj.)非法的、違法的
Belle: And do Koreans also use the international system?
貝兒：那韓國人也使用國際通用算法嗎？
international(adj.)國際的interrupt(v.)打斷interact(v.)互動interpret(v.)口譯
Jim: Yes, so when we talk about a person’s age, it gets confusing sometimes. That’s why the government has decided to stop the traditional age-counting system and only follow the international system.
吉姆：是的，所以當我們談論一個人的年齡時，有時會變得很混亂。這就是為什麼政府決定停止使用傳統的年齡計算系统，只遵循國際系統。
confusing(adj.)令人困惑的、令人費解的confused(adj.)迷惑的、困惑的
Belle: I can understand why. Does that mean that you will get younger?
貝兒：我可以理解為什麼。這是否代表你會變年輕？
Jim: Starting from June this year, South Koreans will be one to two years younger.
吉姆：從今年6月起，南韓人將年輕1到2歲。
Belle: Good for you! Well, I still haven’t got my answer yet. How old are you now?
貝兒：太幸運了！你還沒回答我。你現在幾歲了？
Jim: I’m 32 this year, according to the international system. Ha!
吉姆：根據國際通用算法，我今年32歲了。哈！
according to根據