禁止販賣、製造或輸入電子煙
Olivia and Ethan are friends. They are chatting.
奧莉維亞和伊森是朋友，他們正在聊天。
Olivia: Hi Ethan, have you heard the news about the government’s new rules for smoking in Taiwan?
奧莉維亞：嗨伊森，你聽說過臺灣政府新的抽菸規定嗎？
govern(v.)統治、管理、治理government(n.)政府smoke(v.)抽菸、吸菸(n.)煙、煙霧
Ethan: No, I haven’t. What’s going on?
伊森：沒有，我沒有聽說耶，那是怎麼回事？
Olivia: The government has made some new laws that stop people from selling, making or bringing in e-cigarettes or vapes, and make it harder to use heated tobacco products. They’re also raising the age for legal smoking from 18 to 20.
奧莉維亞：政府制定了一些新法規，禁止販賣、製造或輸入電子煙，並且使加熱菸產品更難被使用。他們還將合法吸煙的年齡從18歲提高到20歲。
e-cigarette(n.)電子菸vape(n.)電子菸、霧化煙(v.)吸入（電子菸的）噴氣heated(adj.)熱的、溫的、加熱的cigarette butt菸屁股、菸蒂legal(adj.)法律的、合法的illegal(adj.)不合法的
Ethan: Why did they make these changes?
伊森：他們為什麼要做出這些改變？
Olivia: Well, the government is worried about more and more young people using e-cigarettes and the potential health problems that come with using nicotine. They want to keep people healthy and prevent young people from getting hooked on nicotine.
奧莉維亞：嗯，政府擔心越來越多的年輕人會使用電子煙，還有使用尼古丁伴隨的潛在健康問題。他們想讓民眾保持健康，並防止年輕人對尼古丁上癮。
potential(adj.)潛在的、可能的prevent… from…預防hook(n.)鉤子、掛鉤(v.)鉤住、上鉤get(be) hooked on上癮hook up與（某人）開始一段戀愛關係
Ethan: I see. Do you think it will work?
伊森：我明白了。你覺得這會有效嗎？
Olivia: It’s hard to know for sure, but it’s a step in the right direction. The government is also putting more warnings on tobacco products and making it against the rules to smoke at school. These things may help people make healthier choices.
奧莉維亞：很難說，但這是朝著正確的方向邁進一步。政府還在菸草產品上標示更多警告，並禁止在學校吸煙。這些措施可能有助於人們做出更健康的選擇。
direction(n.)方向against(prep.)反對、與…相反、違反、背對warn(v.)警告、告誡、提醒warning(n.)警告、告誡、提醒
Ethan: I think that’s a good idea. I’ve been trying to quit vaping anyway, but it’s hard. Maybe this will give me the push I need to stop for good.
伊森：我認為這是個好主意。反正我也一直在嘗試戒電子煙，但很難。也許這會是讓我永遠戒掉的動力。
push(n.)推動、動力、推動力(v.)推動、逼迫for good永久地、永遠地
Olivia: That’s great to hear, Ethan. It’s important to take care of our bodies and make responsible choices. And with the new rules, it might be easier for all of us to do that.
奧莉維亞：很高興聽到你這麼說，伊森。照顧好我們的身體以及做出負責任的選擇很重要。而且有了新的規定，對所有人來說都更容易做到。
responsible(adj.)負責任的
Ethan: Yeah, I agree. I hope this will help people understand the risks of nicotine and make healthier choices in the future.
伊森：是啊，我同意。我希望這能幫助人們了解尼古丁的危害，並在未來做出更健康的選擇。
risk(n.)風險