小確幸不便宜
Nina and Neil are at a night market.
妮娜與尼爾正在夜市。
market(n.)市場
Neil: Let’s go get a chicken schnitzel!
尼爾：我們去買雞排吧！
get(v.)買schnitzel(n.)炸肉排
Nina: Okay! It makes my mouth water when I think of its crispy crust with the moist meat inside.
妮娜：好啊！當我想到它酥脆的外皮與內部多汁的肉就讓我流口水。
make(v.)讓，使mouth(n.)嘴巴water(v.)流口水crispy(adj.)酥脆的crust(n.)麵包皮，外殼moist(adj.)濕潤的inside(adv.)裡面，內部
Neil: After the approval last year of the policy, one fixed day off and one flexible rest day, the price of chicken schnitzel has been raised due to an increase in labor costs.
尼爾：在去年一例一修政策通過之後，由於人力成本增加，雞排的價格也上漲了。
after(prep.)在……之後approval(n.)贊成，同意policy(n.)政策fixed(adj.)固定的flexible(adj.)彈性的rest(n.)休息price(n.)價格increase(n.)增加labor(n.)勞工，勞動cost(n.)成本
Nina: But you know what? It’s going to be raised again because of the amendments to the policy!
妮娜：但是你知道嗎？因為這個政策的修改，它又將要漲價了。
know(v.)知道amendment(n.)修改，修訂，修正
Neil: That’s ridiculous! I think the labor cost is supposed to be lower after the amendments!
尼爾：那太荒唐了！我以為修改後人力成本會比較低。
ridiculous(adj.)荒唐的，可笑的suppose(v.)預期，料想low(adj.)低的
Nina: Yes, it is! And the reason for raising costs is the price of chicken!
妮娜：是啊！所以成本上漲的原因是雞肉的價格。
Neil: The reason for raising costs could be anything! But we can’t ask the boss for a raise!
尼爾：任何事情都可以是成本上漲的原因耶！但是我們卻不能要求老闆加薪！
anything(pron.)任何事物ask(v.)要求raise(n.)加薪
Nina: Forget about it! Let’s just have it once in a while!
妮娜：算了吧！我們偶爾吃一次就好。
forget(v.)忘記once in a while偶爾