1. Have you ever bought something from another country? How was your experience?
   
    
2. Can you think of a time when the price of something you wanted increased? What did you do?
   
    
3. How do you feel when you hear news about changes in the economy?

1.  Import Tax (n.) 進口稅 [ˈɪm.pɔːrt tæks]
   A tax imposed by a government on goods brought into the country.
   
   Example: The U.S. imposed a 10% import tax on electronics from several countries.
   美國對多個國家的電子產品徵收10%的進口稅。
   
    
2. Economy (n.) 經濟 [ɪˈkɒn.ə.mi]
   How money and goods are made and used in a country.
   
   Example: Taiwan's economy depends a lot on selling goods to other countries.
   台灣的經濟很大程度上依賴於向其他國家銷售商品。
   
    
3. Stock Market (n.) 股市 [stɒk ˈmɑːr.kɪt]
   A place where people buy and sell parts of companies.
   
   Example: News about taxes made the stock market go up and down.
   關於稅收的消息使股市波動。
   
    
4. Pause (v.) 暫停 [pɔːz]
   To stop something for a short time.
   
   Example: The government decided to pause the new tax for 90 days.
   政府決定將新稅暫停90天。
   
    
5. Rebound (v.) 反彈 [rɪˈbaʊnd]
   To get better after something bad happens.
   
   Example: After the tax pause, the stock market rebounded quickly.
   稅收暫停後，股市迅速反彈。
   
    
6. Uncertainty (n.) 不確定性 [ʌnˈsɜːr.tən.ti]
   Not knowing what will happen next.
   
   Example: The new tax rules caused uncertainty for businesses.
   新的稅收規則給企業帶來了不確定性。

A: Did you hear about President Trump's new equal import tax?


B: Yes, he wants the U.S. to charge other countries the same tax they charge on American goods.​


A: Right. This caused problems for Taiwan's economy and made the stock market drop.​


B: But then they paused the tax for 90 days, and the stock market rebounded.

A: Yes, but not for China. They still face high taxes.


B: There's still a lot of uncertainty about what will happen next.

In April 2025, President Donald Trump introduced an equal import tax to make trade fairer. This tax caused Taiwan's economy to slow down and its stock market to fall. Later, the U.S. paused the tax for 90 days for most countries, but not for China, which still faced high taxes. After the pause, Taiwan's stock market rebounded. However, there is still uncertainty about future trade rules and their effects on economies.

​在2025年4月，川普總統推出了對等進口稅政策，旨在促進貿易公平。​這項稅收措施導致台灣經濟增長放緩，股市下跌。​隨後，美國對大多數國家暫停了這項稅收90天，但中國仍需繳納高額稅款。​暫停後，台灣股市有所反彈。​然而，未來貿易規則及其對經濟的影響仍存在不確定性。​

1. How do equal import taxes change trade between countries?
   
    
2. What happens to a country's economy and stock market when new taxes are introduced?
   
    
3. Why does pausing a tax help the stock market rebound?
   
   
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