【趣谈英语】在新加坡买口香糖很困难-You Need ID To Buy Gum In Singapore
英语课
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
ban: to disallow 1
disposal: the throwing away of waste
sensor 2: a device that receives a signal and responds
Free Trade Agreement: a formal agreement between countries to trade freely without government interference
medicinal: containing a substance that provides health benefits
pharmacy 3: a place where legal drugs and prescriptions 4 are sold
smuggling 5: the act of secretly bringing an illegal substance into an area
You Need ID To Buy Gum In Singapore
In 1992, Singapore banned the sale and import of chewing gum. The ban was due to improper 6 disposal of gum by disrespectful citizens and tourists. The disposal of gum in mailboxes, elevators, or on the seats or doors of buses and trains was expensive to clean up. The Singaporean government introduced the ban when transportation was disrupted a few times due to gum on the door sensors 7 of its modern trains. In 2004, following the Singapore-US Free Trade Agreement, the chewing gum ban was changed slightly, allowing dentists and pharmacists in Singapore to sell medicinal gum. Pharmacies 8 have to be licensed 9 to sell chewing gum, and pharmacists must check the ID of the buyer and record who bought the gum. The act of chewing gum is not illegal in Singapore; however, tourists can be charged with “gum smuggling” if they try to bring large amounts of chewing gum into the country.
ban: to disallow 1
disposal: the throwing away of waste
sensor 2: a device that receives a signal and responds
Free Trade Agreement: a formal agreement between countries to trade freely without government interference
medicinal: containing a substance that provides health benefits
pharmacy 3: a place where legal drugs and prescriptions 4 are sold
smuggling 5: the act of secretly bringing an illegal substance into an area
You Need ID To Buy Gum In Singapore
In 1992, Singapore banned the sale and import of chewing gum. The ban was due to improper 6 disposal of gum by disrespectful citizens and tourists. The disposal of gum in mailboxes, elevators, or on the seats or doors of buses and trains was expensive to clean up. The Singaporean government introduced the ban when transportation was disrupted a few times due to gum on the door sensors 7 of its modern trains. In 2004, following the Singapore-US Free Trade Agreement, the chewing gum ban was changed slightly, allowing dentists and pharmacists in Singapore to sell medicinal gum. Pharmacies 8 have to be licensed 9 to sell chewing gum, and pharmacists must check the ID of the buyer and record who bought the gum. The act of chewing gum is not illegal in Singapore; however, tourists can be charged with “gum smuggling” if they try to bring large amounts of chewing gum into the country.
v.不允许；拒绝
- I believe oneself,I am obstinate disallow me to stay back!我相信我自己，倔强不允许我退后！
- The policy adopted in this book is to disallow Leibnizian notation within the text.本书采用的办法是在正文中不用莱布尼兹记号。
n.传感器，探测设备，感觉器（官）
- The temperature sensor is enclosed in a protective well.温度传感器密封在保护套管中。
- He plugged the sensor into a outlet.他把传感器插进电源插座。
n.药房，药剂学，制药业，配药业，一批备用药品
- She works at the pharmacy.她在药房工作。
- Modern pharmacy has solved the problem of sleeplessness.现代制药学已经解决了失眠问题。
药( prescription的名词复数 )； 处方； 开处方； 计划
- The hospital of traditional Chinese medicine installed a computer to fill prescriptions. 中医医院装上了电子计算机来抓药。
- Her main job was filling the doctor's prescriptions. 她的主要工作就是给大夫开的药方配药。
n.走私
- Some claimed that the docker's union fronted for the smuggling ring.某些人声称码头工人工会是走私集团的掩护所。
- The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。
adj.不适当的，不合适的，不正确的，不合礼仪的
- Short trousers are improper at a dance.舞会上穿短裤不成体统。
- Laughing and joking are improper at a funeral.葬礼时大笑和开玩笑是不合适的。
n.传感器，灵敏元件( sensor的名词复数 )
- There were more than 2000 sensors here. 这里装有两千多个灵敏元件。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Significant changes have been noted where sensors were exposed to trichloride. 当传感器暴露在三氯化物中时，有很大变化。 来自辞典例句
药店
- Still, 32 percent of the pharmacies filled the prescriptions. 但仍然有32%的药剂师配发了这两张药方。 来自互联网
- Chinese herbal pharmacies, and traditional massage therapists in the Vancouver telephone book. 中药店，和传统的按摩师在温哥华的电话簿里。 来自互联网