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《中英對照讀新聞》India's offbeat pension paying 印度離譜的年金發放
◎羅彥傑
The city administration in the Indian capital New Delhi has been paying old age pensions to around 10,000 people who are dead, a report said.
印度首都新德里的市政府一直給付老人年金給大約1萬名往生者，一篇報導指出。
Tens of thousands of dollars worth of pensions were being deposited monthly into bank accounts of the deceased, The Hindustan Times said.
數十萬美元的年金每個月都會被存入已往生者的銀行帳戶中，印度斯坦時報說。
In addition, pension cheques were being sent to 27,000 people whose whereabouts could not be established, the mass-circulation daily said, quoting unnamed sources in the Delhi administration.
此外，年金支票也持續寄給2萬7000名下落不明的人士，這家發行量龐大的報紙引述匿名的德里市政府消息人士的話說。
The newspaper did not say how much might have been paid out in error.
這家報紙並未說明可能已有多少錢被誤發。
City authorities decided in the late 1970s to pay a 350 rupee （8 dollar） monthly pension to those over 60 living in deep poverty and those over 55 who are physically challenged.
市政府在1970年代末期決定，每個月要付350盧比（8美元）的年金給60歲以上的甲級貧戶及55歲以上的殘障人士。
新聞辭典
offbeat：形容詞，指古怪的、離奇的。例句：She looks with disfavour on the offbeat or grotesque.（她對古怪和不正常的事物看不順眼。）
deposit：動詞，指存入、存放。例句：A large sum of money was deposited to his bank account.（有一大筆錢存入他的銀行帳戶。）
deceased：形容詞，指死去的，加定冠詞the，則當名詞用，指死者。例句：The deceased left a lot of wealth to his wife.（死者留下一大筆財富給他的老婆。）
physically challenged：形容詞，指身體有障礙的（較handicapped和disabled文雅的說法）。challenged 在此的意思是指某人有某方面的障礙。例句：The government has issued an order that physically challenged children should be given opportunities to take part in sports.（政府已下令，應給予殘障兒童參加體育活動的機會。）
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