外卖与快递 · Takeout and Parcels

在zài中国Zhōngguó生活,shēnghuó最zuì方便fāngbiàn的de事情shìqing之一zhī yī就是jiùshì点diǎn外卖。wàimài

One of the most convenient things about living in China is ordering takeout.

不管bùguǎn你nǐ想xiǎng吃chī什么,shénme手机上shǒujī shàng点diǎn几下jǐ xià就行了。jiù xíng le

Whatever you want to eat, a few taps on your phone is enough.

早上zǎoshang的de豆浆dòujiāng油条,yóutiáo晚上wǎnshang的de火锅,huǒguō都dōu可以kěyǐ送到sòng dào家门口。jiā ménkǒu

Soy milk and fried dough sticks in the morning, hot pot at night — all delivered to your door.

常常chángcháng等不到děng bú dào三十sānshí分钟,fēnzhōng外卖员wàimài yuán就jiù到了。dào le

Often the delivery rider arrives in under thirty minutes.

快递kuàidì也yě一样yíyàng快,kuài有时候yǒu shíhou上午shàngwǔ下单,xià dān下午xiàwǔ就jiù收到了。shōudào le

Parcels are just as fast — sometimes you order in the morning and get it that afternoon.

我wǒ住zhù的de楼下lóu xià有yǒu一排yì pái快递柜。kuàidì guì

There is a row of parcel lockers downstairs from where I live.

每天měitiān下班xiàbān回家,huí jiā我wǒ都会dōu huì顺便shùnbiàn看看kànkan有没有yǒu méi yǒu我的wǒ de包裹。bāoguǒ

Every day on my way home from work, I check whether any parcel is mine.

这种zhè zhǒng方便fāngbiàn当然dāngrán有yǒu它的tā de代价。dàijià

This kind of convenience naturally has its price.

外卖员wàimài yuán为了wèile赶时间,gǎn shíjiān在zài路上lù shàng骑qí得de很快。hěn kuài

To save time, delivery riders ride very fast on the road.

一次yí cì下大雨,xià dà yǔ我wǒ看见kànjiàn一个yí ge外卖员wàimài yuán浑身húnshēn都dōu湿透了。shī tòu le

Once during heavy rain, I saw a rider soaked from head to toe.

他tā把bǎ餐盒cān hé抱bào在zài怀里,huái lǐ自己zìjǐ却què站zhàn在zài雨里。yǔ lǐ

He held the food box against his chest while standing in the rain himself.

我wǒ接过来jiē guòlái的时候,de shíhou盒子hézi还是háishi热的。rè de

When I took it from him, the box was still warm.

从那以后,cóng nà yǐhòu我wǒ总会zǒng huì多duō说shuō一句yí jù"谢谢,xièxie辛苦了"。xīnkǔ le

Ever since then, I always add a line: "Thank you, that was hard work."

方便fāngbiàn的de背后,bèihòu是shì很多人hěn duō rén跑出来pǎo chūlái的de时间。shíjiān

Behind the convenience is a great deal of time that other people ran for you.