舉債超過1千億
Alice is talking to her colleague Kevin about a NT$10,000 cash handout plan recently passed by the Legislative Yuan.
愛麗絲正在和她的同事凱文談論立法院最近通過的全民普發現金1萬元計畫。
cash handout plan現金發放計畫legislative(adj.)法律的、立法的legislator(n.)立法委員
Alice: Hey Kevin, do you know if we will get the NT$10,000?
愛麗絲：嘿，凱文，你知道我們會拿到那一萬元嗎？
Kevin: Hmm, I’m not sure now. I read the news today. The government said it might break the budget law.
凱文：嗯，我現在不確定。我今天看新聞，政府說這可能會違反預算法。
budget(n.)預算cut／reduce a budget削減預算pass a law通過法律break the law違法
Alice: Really? I thought it was already passed by the lawmakers.
愛麗絲：真的嗎？我以為立法委員已經通過了。
make the law制定法律
Kevin: Yes, the law was passed. But the Premier said giving the money may need to borrow over NT$100 billion.
凱文：對啊，法律是過了。但行政院長說發這筆錢可能要舉債超過一千億元。
premier(n.)總理、首相borrow(v.)借／borrow sth. from…向他人借某物
Alice: Wow, that’s a lot of money. So maybe they will cancel it?
愛麗絲：哇，那真的很多錢。那他們可能會取消嗎？
call off取消
Kevin: Maybe. The government is mulling over the plan. They said they want to use the money for national defense and public projects instead.
凱文：也許吧。政府正在重新考慮。他們說想把這筆錢用在國防和公共工程上。
mull over仔細考慮、反覆思量defense(n.)防禦、防衛defend(v.)防守、保護、辯護defend oneself為自己辯護
Alice: Like what?
愛麗絲：像是什麼？
Kevin: Things like fixing army buildings, buying equipment, or building safe shelters.
凱文：像是修軍營、買裝備，或蓋安全避難所。
serve in the army軍隊中服役equipment(n.)裝備、器材
Alice: Hmm… I was planning to use the money for school books.
愛麗絲：唔…我原本打算拿那筆錢買課本的。
Kevin: Yeah, many people are disappointed. But the final decision isn’t made yet.
凱文：對啊，很多人都很失望。但最後的決定還沒出來。
disappointed(adj.)失望的be disappointed with…對某人／某事物感到失望be disappointed at…對事件的結果感到失望make a decision做決定=make up one’s mindnot...yet還沒有
Alice: I hope they listen to the people too.
愛麗絲：我希望他們也能聽聽人民的聲音。
Kevin: Let’s wait and see what happens in the next few weeks.
凱文：我們等幾週看看會怎樣吧。