想去帛琉得再等等！雙方政府都還在規劃Taiwan-Palau travel bubble still in talks

As the pandemic slows down in Palau, it and Taiwan, one of its Pacific allies, are in talks on forming a “travel bubble” so that people can travel in tour groups, but the Palau government is still discussing appropriate pandemic prevention measures.

If a travel bubble is formed, tourist would not need to undergo the current compulsory 14-day quarantine required for all arrivals to Taiwan.

The Palauan government wants to take a closer look at the proposed prevention plan, so the timetable remains unknown. Also, the Taiwanese health authorities are also debating whether travelers should still stay in quarantine for 14 days after the return.

友善讓你懂｜解說：

帛琉是相當受歡迎度假勝地，也是台灣在太平洋上的邦交國。當地的新冠肺炎疫情趨緩，已多日沒有新病例。因此，台灣政府正與帛琉政府研議，要建立雙邊的「旅遊泡泡」，讓彼此的國民可以互相觀光。

如果彼此開放，旅客將只能以旅遊團的形式，不能個人自由行，但也因此不需要在兩地都強制隔離14天。

不過，目前帛琉政府還在思考該如何進行，才不會造成防疫破口；台灣政府也還在辯論是否回國旅客應該繼續執行14天的隔離。即是大家這幾個月不能出國都悶壞了，但各位引頸企盼的旅客，可能還要再等等！

輕鬆帶著走｜學習：

appropriate 當形容詞使用時，意思適當的、恰當的

例句：

• She picked up a dress appropriate for the occasion. 她選了一件很適合這個場合的洋裝。
• Red wine would have been a more appropriate choice. 紅酒是更適合的選擇

不過，當Appropriate當動詞使用時，意思是佔用；盜用，挪用

例句：

The manager was found to have appropriated store money.
那位經理曾經挪用店裡的錢。

其他單字：

• ally 盟友
• compulsory 強制的
• timetable 時間表