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Don’t Chew Gum

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One of the most unusual laws in Singapore is that chewing gum is not allowed. It is unlikely that visitors will find any gum in Singapore, as the trading of gum in Singapore is banned. Interestingly, even though gum is not allowed, there is a law that states that those who do not dispose of their gum properly will be punished with a fine of up to SGD1000(￦839,000). This law banning chewing gum may be one of the reasons why Singapore is such a clean country.). This law banning chewing gum may be one of the reasons why Singapore is such a clean country.

싱가포르에서 가장 특이한 법 중 하나는 껌을 씹는 것이 허용되지 않는다는 것이다. 싱가포르에서 껌을 찾을 수는 없다, 껌을 거래하는 일이 금지되었기 때문이다. 흥미롭게도 껌은 허용되지 않지만, 껌을 제대로 버리지 않는 사람들에게는 1000달러(83만9천원)의 벌금으로 처벌한다는 법이 있다. 껌을 씹는 것을 금지하는 이 법이 싱가포르가 그렇게 깨끗한 나라인 이유들 중 하나일 수도 있다.

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unusual allow unlikely trading ban interestingly state dispose of properly punish fine up to

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특이한

허락하다

할 것 같지 않은

상거래

금지되다

재미있게도

말하다

~을 없애다

제대로

처벌하다

벌금

~까지

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Q. What do you think about the ban on chewing gum in Singapore?

A. I was very surprised when I first heard about this law. At first, I could not understand why Singapore would choose to spend valuable time and resources on something as small as gum. However, upon further research, I discovered that one of the main reasons why gum was banned was because it was often found stuck on the train rails at subways. It was not only dangerous but it costs a lot of money for the government to clean. It also delayed trains, which was a great inconvenience to people who needed to ride the train. The chewing gum ban made sense after my research.

valuable resource further research discover stuck not only A but (also) B government inconvenience make sense

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귀중한

자원

더 이상의

조사

발견하다

막힌

A뿐만 아니라 B도

정부

불편

타당하다

unusual	특이한
allow	허락하다
unlikely	할 것 같지 않은
trading	상거래
ban	금지되다
interestingly	재미있게도
state	말하다
dispose of	~을 없애다
properly	제대로
punish	처벌하다
fine	벌금
up to	~까지
valuable	귀중한
resource	자원
further	더 이상의
research	조사
discover	발견하다
stuck	막힌
not only A but (also) B	A뿐만 아니라 B도
government	정부
inconvenience	불편
make sense	타당하다

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