Lithuania, the largest and southernmost of the Baltic States, with a population of around 2.8 million people, was given 100,000 medical face masks from Taiwan in the early stages of the pandemic outbreak when it faced a shortage last year.
On June 22, the Lithuanian government pledged to provide a donation of 20,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan in response to Taiwan’s previous friendly support. Taiwan netizens then began to discuss buying Lithuanian products to express their gratitude for the donation.
To reciprocate Lithuania’s goodwill gesture, the Taiwan-based I-MEI Foods Co. announced that it decided to gift the country a container of its signature puff snacks, approximately 21,600 units. The shipment will include several popular flavors such as milk, strawberry, and chocolate.
友善讓你懂｜解說：
「波羅的海三小國」中面積最大、位置最南端的立陶宛，總人口數約280萬人，在去年新冠疫情剛剛爆發時，曾收到台灣捐贈的100萬片醫療用口罩，供他們應急。
在6月22日時，立陶宛政府宣布，承諾將捐贈2萬劑AZ疫苗給台灣，感謝台灣先前的友好幫忙。台灣網友聽到消息後，開始熱議要「買爆」立陶宛商品來感謝他們的「疫苗救急」。
而為了回報立陶宛的友好舉動，台灣的義美食品宣布，他們決定也捐贈一貨櫃義美招牌的甜點餅乾──約21,600盒的「義美小泡芙」──裡面將包括例如牛奶、草莓、巧克力等數種非常受歡迎的口味，送給立陶宛作為謝禮。
輕鬆帶著走｜學習：
goodwill 是「善意、親切、友善」，gesture是「姿勢、動作」，常見的 a gesture of goodwill 或 a goodwill gesture，則是指「表達善意的舉動」。
例句：As a gesture of goodwill, he attended the negotiation meeting alone.他獨自一人前往談判會議，以示善意。
本篇其他相關單字：
- reciprocate (v.) 回報、報答
- southernmost (adj.) 最南邊的
- Baltic States 俗稱「波羅的海三小國、波羅的海國家」，包括愛沙尼亞、拉脫維亞和立陶宛三個國家
- pledge (v.) 承諾
- netizen (n.) 網友
- signature (adj.) 知名的
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