New EU Border Rules Cause Long Lines
歐盟新邊境規定導致排長龍
Introduction
The European Union has a new system for borders. It is called the EES. This system makes travel slow for people from other countries, like the UK.
歐盟推出了一套新的邊境系統，稱為 EES。這套系統導致來自其他國家（例如英國）的人在旅行時速度變慢了。
Main Body
The EES takes photos of faces and fingerprints. This is for security. Now, it takes 90 seconds to check one person. Before, it took only 20 seconds. Some lines at airports are now six hours long.
EES 會拍攝面部照片並採集指紋，這是為了安全起見。現在檢查一個人需要 90 秒，而以前僅需 20 秒。目前部分機場的排隊時間長達六小時。
Some countries have enough workers, but others do not. In Belgium, the airport is very busy. People wait for four hours. The airport boss says they do not have enough staff.
部分國家有足夠的工作人員，但其他國家則不然。在比利時，機場非常繁忙，人們需要等待四小時。機場負責人表示他們的人手不足。
Airline companies are worried. Wizz Air tells passengers to arrive three hours early. Many people from the UK think they will have problems at the border.
航空公司感到擔憂。Wizz Air 告知乘客請提前三小時到達。許多英國人認為他們在邊境會遇到問題。
Conclusion
The EES still causes problems at European borders. It may take two years for the system to work well.
EES 在歐洲邊境仍持續造成問題。該系統可能需要兩年時間才能運作良好。
Vocabulary Learning
⏱️ Comparing Time & Speed
When we talk about changes (like the new border rules), we use specific words to show a difference between now and before.
The Pattern:
Before → (Old Time)
Now → (New Time)
From the text:
- Before: 20 seconds
- Now: 90 seconds
Simple Rule: If the number is bigger, it is slower. If the number is smaller, it is faster.
Useful A2 Vocabulary for this:
- Slow (Takes a long time) The lines are slow.
- Early (Before the exact time) Arrive three hours early.
- Long (Many hours/minutes) The lines are six hours long.