John, a tired office worker, boarded the MRT after a long and stressful day at work. As he entered the carriage, he noticed that all the seats were taken except for one priority seat. Because he was so tired, he decided to take the vacant seat for a brief rest. Moments later, he quickly drifted off to sleep. At the next stop, an elderly woman got on the carriage and stood near John. A couple of minutes later, she gently tapped him on the shoulder to wake him up.
约翰是一名疲惫的上班族，在经历了漫长且充满压力的一天工作后，他搭上了捷运。当他进入车厢时，他发现除了一个博爱座之外，所有座位都被占满了。因为太累了，他决定在这个空位上稍作休息。片刻之后，他很快就睡著了。到了下一站，一位老妇人进了车厢并站在约翰附近。几分钟后，她轻轻地拍了拍他的肩膀把他叫醒。
生活必备字词：
board vt. 登上（飞机、火车、公车、船等）
carriage n. 车厢
except for... 除了……外（本身不包含在内）
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