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Upper-Intermediate Chinese · Short story
外卖小哥
The Delivery Rider
Lao Zhou has delivered takeaway for three years. He knows every jammed road, and one kind old woman.
Key words in this reading
- wàimài · takeaway, food delivery
- diàndòngchē · electric scooter
- tǐlìhuó · manual labour
- qíshíbùrán · in fact it isn't so
- dǔchē · traffic jam
- yìqīng'èrchǔ · perfectly clear
- dìngdān · order
- jíshǐ · even if
- nánmiǎn · hard to avoid
- chàpíng · bad review
- gǎndòng · to move, to touch (emotionally)
- zhíde · to be worth it
Tap any word to hear it and see what it means.
老周今年四十五岁,送外卖已经三年了。每天早上十点,他骑着电动车出门,晚上十一点多才回家。
很多人觉得送外卖只是体力活,其实不然。哪条路中午堵车,哪个小区不让电动车进,哪家餐厅出餐慢,老周心里都一清二楚。
下雨天是最忙的时候,订单多,路又滑。即使再小心,也难免会迟到。有一次,一位顾客因为晚了十分钟给了他差评,他难过了好几天。
不过,让他感动的事也不少。有位老奶奶每次都在门口放一瓶水,旁边留一张纸条:“小伙子,辛苦了。”虽然老周早就不是“小伙子”了,可他每次都笑得很开心。
问他打算干多久,他说:“无论多累,只要能供女儿读完大学,就值得。”他的女儿明年就要毕业了。
Comprehension check
0/4 answered
1. What does the second paragraph show about the job?
2. Why did one customer give him a bad review?
3. What does the old woman leave for him?
4. Why does he think the job is worth it?