每日英語跟讀 Ep.K083: About Japan - Dedicated lane signs unveiled for Games
With the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics on the horizon, authorities are fine-tuning road signs to ensure that athletes, coaches, VIPs and other key individuals get to and from venues swiftly.
隨著東京奧運與帕運開幕在即，（日本）當局正微調道路標誌，以確保運動員、教練、貴賓與其他重要人士，能迅速往返各賽事場館。
The National Police Agency unveiled proposed traffic signs to be installed on roads and road surfaces on Games-related routes in Tokyo and Chiba’s Mihama Ward.
警察廳楬櫫了提議要設置在東京以及千葉縣美濱區的奧運相關道路與路面的交通標誌。
Only vehicles transporting athletes, equipment, food or beverages, Games-related individuals and media will be allowed to use roads with "dedicated lane" signs, on three sections covering about 4.3 kilometers.
只有載送運動員、設備、食物或飲料、奧運相關人士以及媒體的車輛，獲准使用在3個區間、總長約4.3公里、寫有「專用線道」標誌的道路。
Seven "priority lane" sections covering about 19.8 km can be used by all motorists. However, ordinary motorists will be required to give way to vehicles with stickers designating priority status by switching into a normal lane.
7區間、總長約19.8公里的「優先線道」，則是所有駕駛人都能使用。但若遇到貼有優先貼紙的車輛時，一般駕駛人就必須讓道，改用一般線道。
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Cartoon dog pitches COVID vaccines to skeptical Japanese public 漫畫狗向心有疑慮的日本大眾推銷武漢肺炎疫苗
As Japan gears up for a COVID-19 vaccination drive, a cartoon dog chatbot is doing its bit to reassure a vaccine-skeptical population and answer any questions they might have.
隨著日本準備施打武漢肺炎疫苗，一個以漫畫狗為造型的聊天機器人，也將盡一份自己的心力，讓對疫苗心有疑慮的民眾安心，以及解答民眾的任何問題。
The dog, a Shiba-inu known as Corowa-kun － from the Japanese words for "coronavirus" and "vaccine" － wears a white doctor’s coat and the app named for him gives automated answers to medical questions.
這隻名叫「Corowa君」—此名稱由日文的「新冠病毒」與「疫苗」組成—的柴犬身穿醫師白袍，以他命名的app會對醫療問題提供自動化回覆。
Trust in vaccines in Japan is among the lowest in the world, a study by the Lancet medical journal showed. Only half the population want to take a COVID-19 vaccine, a poll by national broadcaster NHK found last month.
醫學期刊《刺胳針》的一項研究顯示，日本對疫苗的信賴排名全球後段班；日本放送協會上月的一份調查發現，只有半數民眾想打武漢肺炎疫苗。
Source article: https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1410929 ; https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1433585
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