John, a tired office worker, boarded the MRT after a long and stressful day at work. As he entered the carriage, he noticed that all the seats were taken except for one priority seat. Because he was so tired, he decided to take the vacant seat for a brief rest. Moments later, he quickly drifted off to sleep. At the next stop, an elderly woman got on the carriage and stood near John. A couple of minutes later, she gently tapped him on the shoulder to wake him up.
約翰是一名疲憊的上班族，在經歷了漫長且充滿壓力的一天工作後，他搭上了捷運。當他進入車廂時，他發現除了一個博愛座之外，所有座位都被占滿了。因為太累了，他決定在這個空位上稍作休息。片刻之後，他很快就睡著了。到了下一站，一位老婦人進了車廂並站在約翰附近。幾分鐘後，她輕輕地拍了拍他的肩膀把他叫醒。
生活必備字詞：
board vt. 登上（飛機、火車、公車、船等）
carriage n. 車廂
except for... 除了……外（本身不包含在內）
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