
販賣防蚊貼片要執照
A university student in Kaohsiung has been fined NT$60,000 for selling second-hand mosquito patches online.
高雄一名女大生因線上販賣二手防蚊貼片,被罰款新台幣六萬元。
patch(n.)膏藥,貼布
The student, who has remained nameless, bought the patches during a trip to Japan.
依然不知名的該學生,她於赴日旅行期間買了防蚊貼片。
remain(v.)保持不變,仍然是nameless(adj.)無名的,不知名的
However, she brought too many back to Taiwan with her, and decided to sell some of them online.
由於買了太多,她開始於線上拍賣該些貼片。
When asked by authorities she said that the products were for her own personal use.
當局詢問她時,她說這些商品僅為個人用途。
ask(v.)問,詢問authority(n.)當局,官方product(n.)產品personal(adj.)個人的,私人的use(n.)用途,用處
Kaohsiung’s Environmental Protection Bureau seized the patches after they found that the student did not have a permit for their sale and distribution.
在發現該生未經允許而販賣並散布這些商品後,高雄市政府環境保護局沒收了這些貼片。
environmental(adj.)環境的protection(n.)保護bureau(n.)局,處,科seize(v.)沒收,查獲permit(n.)許可證,特許證distribution(n.)散發,分配
As the student didn’t have enough money to pay the NT$60,000 fine, it was agreed that she would pay in installments.
由於該生沒有足夠的錢支付台幣六萬元的罰款,因此同意她以分期付款的方式支付。
installment(n.)分期付款,分期交付
Taiwan classes anti-mosquito products, including mosquito coils and patches, as “environmental drugs”.
台灣將像是蚊香或防蚊貼片等的防蚊商品分類為「環境用藥」。
class(v.)把…歸類,把…分級anti- 反…,防…coil(n.)捲,圈,盤drug(n.)藥,藥物,藥品
This means that they can only be sold by someone with a special license.
這表示這類商品僅能由持有相關執照的人販售。
The penalty for selling repellents without a license is a fine of up to NT$300,000.
沒有執照販賣驅蚊商品的刑罰為至多新台幣三十萬元的罰款。
penalty(n.)刑罰,懲罰,處罰fine(n.)罰金,罰款