Since Taiwan's economy has taken off, everyone has had the impression that the island is awash with money and the government doesn't mind spending massive amounts on all kinds of things, yet when it comes to culture and publishing it is unbearably stingy.
台灣起飛了，大家總認為寶島上財源滾滾，很多地方一擲千金而不吝，唯獨在文化出版方面小氣得叫人受不了。