The Right to Repair
維修權
— English reading, B2
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Have you ever thrown away a phone just because its battery died? Many people have, since replacing the battery is often difficult or expensive.
你有沒有只因為電池壞了就把手機丟掉？很多人都這樣做過，因為換電池往往很麻煩或很貴。
Under new European rules, manufacturers will have to make products easier to repair. Spare parts must be available for several years, and batteries must be replaceable by the user.
根據歐洲的新規定，製造商必須讓產品更容易維修。備用零件必須供應好幾年，電池也必須能讓使用者自行更換。
Supporters believe the law will reduce electronic waste, which is growing faster than any other kind of trash. Some companies, however, claim that the changes will make devices thicker and more expensive.
支持者相信這項法律能減少電子垃圾，而電子垃圾正以比其他任何垃圾都快的速度增加。不過有些公司聲稱，這些改變會讓裝置變得更厚、更貴。
Either way, repairing rather than replacing is likely to become the norm.
無論如何，修理而不是換新，很可能會成為常態。
生詞
battery 電池
manufacturer 製造商
spare part 備用零件
available 可取得的
reduce 減少
waste 廢棄物
claim 聲稱
norm 常態