A village in northern Austria, worried by its shrinking population, is offering free land to all who promise to start a family in a decade, the Kurier newspaper reported.
Plots of 800 and 900 square meters are available at Rappottenstein, near the Czech border, to both singles and married couples who promise to have at least one child in the next 10 years.
Singles also have to get married. Other conditions say that the new owners have to build a house on the plot in three years. If the conditions are not fulfilled, the owners will have to pay 12,000 euros (NT$528,400).
The village is home to only 1,760 people.(STAFF WRITER, WITH AFP)
奧地利《信使報》報導，該國北部一個小村莊憂心村內人口減少，決定免費贈送土地給承諾十年內在當地成家的民眾。
鄰近捷克邊界的雷波登斯坦村允諾，無論是單身人士或已婚夫婦，只要同意未來十年內在當地至少生育一個孩子，就可獲贈八百至九百平方公尺的土地。
單身者必須成婚。另一項條件是新地主三年內必須在獲贈的土地上蓋一棟房子。若未能達成這些條件，他們將得付一萬兩千歐元（新台幣五十二萬八千四百元）。
該村莊人口只有一千七百六十人。
（法新社╱翻譯：袁星塵）
1. shrink v.i./v.t.
縮減 (suo1 jian3)
例: My savings have been shrinking since last year.
(我的存款從去年起就逐漸變少。)
2. decade n.
十年 (shi2 nian2)
例: The fans voted for their favorite song of the decade.
(歌迷票選這十年來他們最愛的歌曲。)
3. condition v.i./v.t.
條件 (tiao2 jian4)
例: We were allowed to borrow the car on condition that we didn't damage it.
(我們可以借車，但書是車子不能有任何損壞。)
4. euro n.
歐元 (ou1 yuan2)
例: The room cost us 10 euros per night.
(我們住的那間房每晚十歐元。)
Since its premiere on Oct. 2, US comedy series Emily in Paris has caused a sensation across the world. The Web TV series, starring actress Lily Collins, tells the story of Emily, a young woman who moves from Chicago to Paris for a job, as she struggles both at work and in love while experiencing culture shock. The show has topped streaming giant Netflix’s global chart and is the most-watched show in Taiwan. But the American perspective of the lead character has offended some French critics, who say that the “City of Lights” is not just about berets, croissants and cafes,
This isn’t going to be an easy climb (2/5) 這趟路並不輕鬆（二） A: That was nice of that guy to help you up the slope, extending his hand and pulling you up. B: It was. I’m glad someone put that knotted rope there, but I would still have found it challenging pulling myself up that rock. A: I know. It’s a steep slope, the ground is slippery underfoot and there are hardly any footholds to help you. B: Perhaps we shouldn’t have come up this way so soon after the rains. It’s quite dangerous. A: 那個人真好，你爬上坡的時候還助你一臂之力 ，拉你一把。 B: 沒錯。幸好有人把打結的繩子綁在上面，可是我還是覺得爬上那塊岩石很難。 A: 我知道你的意思。這坡很陡，地又滑，腳下幾乎沒有著力點。 B: 我們或許不應該在下過雨之後這麼快就爬上來這裡。這還蠻危險的。 （Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱譯） English 英文: Chinese 中文:
Under the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, this year everyone has been washing their hands frequently and wearing masks. One result of this is that there have only been 33 cases of enterovirus in Tainan this year, which is far fewer than last year. On Monday last week, Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che visited a school to promote the correct ideas about preventing viral outbreaks. Huang urged everyone not to get complacent, saying that people should keep washing their hands every day to make the enterovirus go away. Tainan City Government held an enterovirus pledge activity under the banner of “Wash, rub,
A: We can rest here. This is a good place to catch our breath, drink some water and enjoy the waterfall. B: It’s not the highest waterfall I’ve ever seen, but I like the way the water is cascading down those fallen boulders. A: Can you see that rock halfway up the waterfall? Is that two people sitting on it? B: I think you’re right. It’s a great vantage point to see the top of the waterfall. I wonder how they got up there. A: 我們可以在這裡休息一下。這地方很適合喘口氣、喝點水，還有欣賞瀑布。 B: 雖然不是我見過最高的瀑布，但是我喜歡瀑布落在這些倒下的大石塊的樣子。 A: 你看到瀑布往上中間的石頭嗎？那是兩個人坐在上面嗎？ B: 說的對，那是看瀑布頂端的絕佳位置。不知道他們是怎麼爬上去的？ （Paul Cooper, Taipei Times／台北時報林俐凱譯） English 英文:
RSS