時薪可能增至175元
Taiwan’s Ministry of Labor has raised the possibility of further increases to the nation’s current minimum wage next year, with sources quoting a potential 5% rise to reach up to NT$175 hourly.
台灣勞工部提出明年進一步提高國家現行最低工資的可能性，有消息稱有可能提高5％，時薪將達新台幣175元。
raise(v.)提出;提高raise-raised-raisedwith O OC 附帶狀況的說明quote(v.)(n.)引用、引述、援引、報價
The information comes in the wake of the latest 5.21% increase on January 1, 2022 – the highest in 15 years – with the minimum wage currently standing at NT$168 per hour or NT$25,250 per month.
此消息傳出前，台灣工資才在今年元旦調漲5.21％，為15年來最大增幅，最低工資目前為每小時新台幣168元，或每月新台幣25,250元。
in the wake of 在～之後
This increase has since been largely offset by steep inflation in the first quarter of 2022, with cold snaps and the war in Ukraine driving the consumer price index to a 3.27% rise in March.
之後，工資調漲被2022年第一季的急劇通膨抵消，寒流和烏克蘭戰爭推動3月份消費者物價指數上漲3.27％。
offset(v.)抵消=cancel (out)=even outsteep(adj.)(斜坡)陡的;陡峭的、(上升或下降)急劇的;大起大落的a steep slope陡峭的斜坡a steep increase in commodity prices物價飛漲inflation(n.)通貨膨脹deflation(n.)通貨緊縮cold snap=cold spell寒流
According to the National Development Council, sharp rises in oil prices from the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine could push annual inflation up to 2.5% at the worst estimate.
國家發展委員會指出，俄羅斯和烏克蘭持續衝突導致油價急劇上漲，最壞估計可能會推升年通脹率至2.5％。
sharp(adj.)急遽的=steep=surgingestimate(n.)預估;估計
As the Ministry of Labor’s Basic Wage Commission isn’t to meet until the third quarter of this year, Minister of Labor Hsu Ming-chun remained coy on the speculation, saying that the ministry will “consider the economic situation” and work towards an “upward adjustment”.
由於勞動部基本工資審議委員會要到今年第三季才會開會，勞動部長徐明春對外界工資調漲的揣測說詞模糊，稱勞動部將「考慮經濟形勢」，並努力實現「向上調整」。
not…until…直到…才…to RV不定詞表未來coy(adj.)遮遮掩掩的;含糊其詞的speculation(n.)猜測、推測、推斷fuel or prompt speculation that…引起…的揣測