宵禁持續 巴黎夜晚不再美麗Paris Curfew dims City of Light

Paris is famous for its night life. However, the pandemic turned many cities into ghost towns nearly a year and a half ago, and it’s especially strange in the so-called City of Light. The 9 p.m. curfew is not yet lifted, and people feel frustrated, especially this time of year, when twilight does not arrive until after 10 p.m.

If you somehow forget to eat, there is no late-night food to be had. All the kitchens and grocers are closed. In July, the curfew could go away completely, and the sidewalks by the Seine could be alive at night again. The nightclubs are still supposed to stay closed.

友善讓你懂｜解說：

浪漫的巴黎以夜生活聞名。然而，疫情從一年前半開始，讓很多城市變成了鬼城，巴黎也不例外。但對於有「光之城」美譽的巴黎來說，感覺尤其不對勁。每天晚上 9 點的宵禁持續執行，人們必須在這之前回到家裡，不能在外活動，這讓巴黎人感到十分沮喪，尤其是每年這個時候，要到晚上 10 點後才會天黑。

也就是說，如果你在九點前還沒吃飯，所有的廚房和雜貨店都打烊了，你就得餓肚子。 不過好消息是，今年七月宵禁應該可以完全解除，到時候塞納河邊又會在晚上重新活躍起來。不過，夜店仍然會持續關閉。

輕鬆帶著走｜學習：

Lift意思除了我們一般常用的「舉起」，在本文中則是用作「解除」，例如解除封鎖、解除禁令等等，例句：

• The city has temporarily lifted its ban on smoking in bars. 城市當局暫時解除了在酒吧內抽煙的禁令。

• Martial law in Taiwan was lifted in 1987. 台灣在1987年解除戒嚴令。

其他單字：

• curfew 宵禁
• twilight 暮光
• grocer 食品雜貨商