每日英語跟讀 Ep.K133: About Taiwan- Taiwan ranked No. 1 by expats in 2021 ‘year of uncertainty’

台灣在最新的調查中以先進的醫療體系和良好的生活品質成為2021年外籍人士生活和工作的首選國家。 

Taiwan has been ranked the number 1 place to live and work in 2021 by expats worldwide on Tuesday, mainly due to its great medical care and quality of life. 

根據彭博社報導，此項調查為總部在慕尼黑、由400萬名外籍人士組成的網路組織InterNations所進行的，而結果顯示在接受調查的12,420位外國人中，近96%的對台灣的醫療品質感到滿意。 

According to Bloomberg, the survey conducted by InterNations, a Munich-based network consisting of about 4 million expats, showed that 96% of the 12,420 expats surveyed were happy with the quality of care in Taiwan. 

此文章點出外籍人士認為，台灣的就業安全和當地經濟都遠遠勝出其他國家。 

The article explained that expats were reported to felt more satisfaction regarding job security and the overall local economies than those in other places. 

此報告更以生活費、定居的難易度和整體生活品質作為調查項目，並顯示出94%的在台外籍人士對於台灣的物價感到非常滿意。 

The report, which also ranked categories such as cost of living, ease of settling in, and overall quality of life, showed that 94% of expats in Taiwan are happy with its affordability. 

除此之外，沒有一任何一位受訪的外籍人士認為台灣不安全，其中一位受調者更表示「台灣的健保系統真的將病人視為人類而非數據而已。」 

In addition, not one single expat surveyed said they felt unsafe in Taiwan, and one surveyor added that “Taiwan’s healthcare system truly considers people as human beings instead of mere numbers.” 

台灣在「定居簡易度」中被排在第13名，但以「友善程度」大大勝出，成功奪冠。 

Taiwan ranked slightly lower in the “ease of settling in” category at the 13th place but was compensated with its “friendliness” rank, landing the top spot. 

相對而言，美國在這「不穩定的一年」於生活品質和生活費用兩項皆獲得較低的評分。 

Comparatively, the U.S. received low scores for quality of life and cost of living during the “year of uncertainty.” 

彭博社寫道：「外籍人士表示他們對醫療系統的某些部分感到厭惡；僅20%的人表示對生活費感到滿意，而19%的人也大大抨擊當地的醫療照顧體制。」 

“Expats reported a distaste for some elements of the health-care system: Just 20% were satisfied with its affordability, and 19% say the quality of care is negative,” Bloomberg reported

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唐鳳推「簡訊實聯制」日本爆紅！日網羨炸喊：想搬去台灣 | Japanese praise Taiwan’s new contact tracing system

台灣本土疫情嚴峻，昨（19）天又增加267名本土確診案例，中央流行疫情指揮中心也宣布全台進入防疫三級警戒，民眾出入商家、搭乘大眾交通運輸工具時，因配合政府防疫，開始實施「實聯制」。

With the continuous spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC, 中央流行疫情指揮中心) confirmed on Wednesday 267 new local COVID-19 cases.

In addition, the CECC announced that all parts of Taiwan will raise its epidemic warning to level 3.

Following government regulations, people now need to provide their real names and contact information whenever they enter or leave a store or take mass transportation.

對此，行政院科技政委唐鳳更火速推出「簡訊實聯制」，短短幾秒就可以成功登記個人資料，解決民眾使用上的不便，消息曝光掀起日本網友熱議。

In this regard, Minister without Portfolio Audrey Tang, quickly launched a “text message real-name registration system,” which can successfully register personal data in just a few seconds, making it more convenient for the public.

消息曝光之後，立刻有日本網友將台灣「簡訊實聯制」方式轉貼至推特分享，立刻引發高度討論，日本網友紛紛回應「工作效率真的好快！」「好羨慕台灣啊」、「真想搬去住台灣」、「也幫助日本吧><」。

The news immediately sparked discussions among Japanese social media users who expressed envy over the newly launched system.

Japanese social media users quickly posted Taiwan’s “text message system” to Twitter, which led to many joining in on the discussion.

此外，文中的截圖一名網友留言給唐鳳，笑稱「好想要向唐鳳許願」，希望可以效法歐洲國家製作「實聯制app」，解決手寫資料的困擾，不僅有效率又兼顧個資，果真釣出唐鳳本人回應「已經在趕工了」，令網友們又驚又喜。

Some remarked: “Taiwan is truly efficient!”; “I envy Taiwan so much”; “I really want to move to Taiwan” and “Help Japan too.”

In addition, a social media user even left a message to Audrey Tang saying, “I really want to make a wish to Audrey Tang.”

They expressed hope that Taiwan can follow the example of European countries to produce a “real-name registration app” so the public doesn’t have to write down personal information. 

Source article: https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210519-2490133;https://chinapost.nownews.com/20210520-2495017

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