薪資停滯恐影響經濟
Taiwan’s economy is expected to expand at a slower pace this year, which, according to some experts, sounded the alarm for a potential stagnant economy.
今年台灣經濟成長預計放緩，根據一些專家的說法，這可能是經濟停滯的前兆。
expand (v.)擴大,增加pace (n.)步伐,步調sound the alarm 警告,警示
While policymakers boasted of a full-year GDP growth of around 4% for 2022, it was still lower than 2021’s GDP growth of 6.28%.
雖然決策者誇口2022年全年GDP成長率將達到約4％，這仍然低於2021年的6.28％GDP成長率。
boast of(about) sth. 誇耀,炫耀
Taiwan has seen relatively slow economic growth since the 1990s, and some critics suggest that one of the contributing factors of Taiwan’s sluggish economy is its low minimum wage.
台灣自從1990s年代便經歷相對緩慢的經濟成長，有些評論家認為，造成台灣經濟成長緩慢的因素之一是低基本工資。
see (v.)發生,經歷,見證growth (n.) 成長critic (n.)評論家；book critic 書評；movie critic 影評；criticize (v.)評論,批評,批判factor (n.)因素minimum (adj.) 最小的,最少的,最低限度的；maximum (adj.)最大值的
Currently, Taiwan’s minimum wage is NT$25,250 per month, which is only 1.7 times the amount of 1995.
目前，台灣基本工資是每月25,250元台幣，僅是1995年的1.7倍。
per (prep.)每
In comparison, Eastern European countries have seen much faster growth in their minimum wages since 1995.
相比之下，東歐國家自1995年以來的基本工資成長就快多了。
comparison (n.)比較,對照
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and the Czech Republic have raised their minimum wages by 22.7 times, 12.6 times, 18.7 times, and 7.4 times, respectively.
愛沙尼亞、拉脫維亞、立陶宛和捷克都分別提高基本工資22.7倍、12.6倍、18.7倍和7.4倍。
respectively (adv.)分別地
Lithuania’s minimum wage, for example, is NT$24,118, only about NT$1,000 behind Taiwan.
舉例來說，立陶宛的基本工資是24,118元台幣，只比台灣少大約1000元。
However, considering that Taiwan’s cost of living is significantly higher than that of Lithuania, minimum wage workers in Lithuania could afford a more comfortable life than those in Taiwan.
然而，考慮到台灣的生活成本比立陶宛高出許多，立陶宛領基本工資的勞工可以過得比台灣勞工舒服許多。
considering that…考慮到……, 有鑑於……significantly (adv.)顯著地