恐危及民眾健康
On May 4, 2025, thousands of pharmacists in Taiwan protested a new rule by the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
2025年5月4日，數千名台灣藥師走上街頭，抗議衛生福利部公布的中藥販售規範。
in protest抗議raise a storm of protest引起強烈抗議welfare(n.)幸福、安康
The rule allows people who complete certain courses and gain practical experience in Chinese medicine to sell it, without having to pass the national pharmacist exam.
根據這項新規定，只需完成特定課程，並獲得中藥相關的實習經驗，便可販售中藥，無需通過國家藥師資格考試。
take a course上課practical(adj.)實務的、實用的allow sb. to VR允許某人做without(prep.)沒有national(adj.)國家的nation(n.)國家exam=examination(n.)考試
Pharmacists are worried that this rule will lower professional standards and make it harder to ensure patient safety.
藥師們擔心，這項規定會降低專業標準，並使得保障病人安全變得更加困難。
concerned(adj.)擔憂的=apprehensiveup to standard達標find it hard to VR做～覺得困難ensure(v.)確保
They believe that only trained pharmacists should be allowed to sell medicines, as they have the necessary knowledge to protect consumers.
他們認為，只有經過專業訓練的藥師才能夠販售藥品，因為他們擁有足夠的知識來保護消費者。
necessary(adj.)必要的=essentialcritical(adj.)關鍵性的crucial(adj.)重要的consume(v.)消耗time-consuming(adj.)費時的
Huang Jin-shun, the president of the Federation of Taiwan Pharmacists Associations, said the rule goes against the original law and must be canceled.
藥師公會全聯會理事長黃金舜表示，這項規定違背了原有的法律，必須撤回。
federation(n.)聯合會、聯邦go against違抗original(adj.)原本的、原始的、有原創性的originality(n.)獨創性origin(n.)由來call off取消
Chiang Chen-yu, from a Chinese medicine family, also disagrees with the rule.
來自中藥商世家的江振聿也對這項新規定表示反對。
disagree with不贊同、不同意agree to disagree同意彼此有不同意見
Although his family has a long tradition in selling Chinese medicine, he believes that natural medicine can still be harmful if used incorrectly.
儘管他來自擁有悠久歷史的中藥家族，但他認為即使是天然的中藥，如果使用不當，仍然可能對健康造成危害。
harmful(adj.)有害的incorrectly(adv.)不正確地
He called on the government to find a better way to balance professional qualifications with traditional practices.
他呼籲，政府應該找到一個更好的方式來平衡專業資格與中醫傳統做法。
call on sb. to VR呼籲某人做strike a balance取得平衡balance…with...平衡、兼顧standard practice標準做法