Dogs in Hong Kong Restaurants

香港餐廳允許狗狗進入


Introduction

The Hong Kong government now lets dogs enter some restaurants. For many years, dogs were not allowed.

香港政府現在允許狗狗進入部分餐廳。多年來,狗狗一直被禁止進入。

Main Body

The government sent 90 workers to check 940 restaurants. They visited many places in four days. Most restaurants followed the rules. Only 20 people complained about the dogs.

政府派遣了 90 名員工檢查 940 家餐廳。他們在四天內造訪了許多地方。大多數餐廳都遵守規定。僅有 20 人對狗狗表示投訴。

For one month, the government will help the restaurants. They will give warnings and advice. They will not give fines now. But, they will punish restaurants if the food is not clean.

在一個月內,政府將會協助這些餐廳。他們會提供警告與建議。目前不會開罰單。但如果食物不衛生,政府將會懲處餐廳。

Some restaurant owners are happy. They have more customers and make more money. Other owners need more time to change their shops. The government will let more restaurants join in six months.

部分餐廳老闆感到很高興。他們的客源增加,賺到更多錢。而其他老闆則需要更多時間來調整店面。政府將在半年後允許更多餐廳加入。

Conclusion

The new rule is working well and people are following it.

新規定運作良好,人們也都遵守執行。

Vocabulary Learning

The Power of 'WILL'

In this story, we see a lot of things happening in the future. When we talk about things that are going to happen later, we use will.

How it works: will + action word (verb)

Examples from the text:

  • The government will help the restaurants. \rightarrow (Future help)
  • They will give warnings. \rightarrow (Future action)
  • They will not give fines. \rightarrow (Future 'no')
  • The government will let more restaurants join. \rightarrow (Future permission)

Quick Rule: It doesn't matter if the person is one (He) or many (They); will stays the same. It is a very simple way to speak about tomorrow or next month!

Vocabulary Learning

allowed (adj.)
permitted to do something
Example:Dogs are now allowed in some restaurants.
complained (v.)
said that something is wrong or not good
Example:Only 20 people complained about the dogs.
warnings (n.)
messages telling you that something bad may happen
Example:The government will give warnings to the restaurants.
advice (n.)
suggestions about what you should do
Example:The workers will give advice to the restaurant owners.
fines (n.)
money you must pay as a punishment
Example:The government will not give fines now.
punish (v.)
to make someone suffer for doing something wrong
Example:They will punish restaurants if the food is not clean.
customers (n.)
people who buy things from a shop or restaurant
Example:The restaurant has more customers now.
Practice A2 words in a crossword