In 1898 a law was passed which meant that all people above a certain age were paid a weekly old-age pension.
1898年通過了一項法令，規定一定年齡以上的人全都可以按周領取"老年養老金。
高三英語課文 Unit 19 New Zealand

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people ['pipl] 詞頻1 詞根: 公眾
n. 人，人類;居民;人民;種族; vt. 居住于，布滿;使住滿人，在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks 反義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
weekly ['wikli] 詞頻2
adj. 一周一次的[地]，每周的;周刊的; n. 周刊，周報; adv. 一星期一次，每周;
?? week周+ly表副詞，每...地 →每周的
"Work out the full weekly rent, plus your rates."
算出一周的房租外加房地產稅.
近義：hebdomadal 反義：infrequently, oft, once, rarely, sometimes, sporadically
pension ['p?n??n] 詞頻3 詞根: pend
n. 退休金，養老金;膳宿費;生活津貼;寄宿學校; vt. 發給…養老金[退休金];準予退休，強迫退休（并發給退休金）;
?? pens花費+ion名詞后綴→政府給老年人等花費的錢 → 年金；養老金
"an earnings-related pension scheme"
與收入掛鉤的退休金計劃
近義：retire, superannuate, inn, boardinghouse, retirement, superannuation
certain ['s?:t?n] 詞頻1 詞根: an
adj. 某一;必然的;已確定的; pron. [動詞用復數]某些;
"Federal courts have a certain cachet which state courts lack."
聯邦法院有某種州法院所缺乏的特別的東西.
近義：some, inarguable, indisputable, indubitable, invariable, irrefragable 反義：neither, implausible, improbable, uncertain, unlikely, avoidable
paid [peid] 詞頻1
adj. 有報酬的;領取報酬的;領錢的;付費的; v. 付給( pay的過去式);付款;有利可圖;（對…）有利;
"You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly; those are the two alternatives."
你的工資可以按周以現金支取，或按月以支票支取。二者可選其一。
近義：cancelled, canceled, salaried, salary, stipendiary 反義：outstanding, overdrawn, unexpended, unliquidated, unsettled

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