「翰林技術高中二年級下學期 Lesson 2: The Rise of Food Delivery Services」- Reading

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Restaurants used to have their food delivered to customers by their own employees. Recently, however, a new platform has been rising in popularity. It combines food delivery with Internet technology. Many stores can take advantage of this platform by having their food sent to customers through contracted personnel. Two of these services are Foodpanda and Uber Eats.

With services like these, we can find more choices of food available if we don't feel like going out or are busy doing something. These services provide us not only convenience but also flexibility. As for the stores, the platforms have helped them to attract more customers than they did before. If these platforms had not been established in Taiwan, perhaps some of these stores would not have gotten started in the first place. Besides, for someone who is desperate for money, what a good way it is to make some extra cash!

While people enjoy the convenience, there are some disadvantages we should take into consideration. First, letting delivery guys, who are strangers, know your address might not be a good idea. Some customers have claimed that a few dishonest delivery people have stolen their personal information. Second, stores that pay these platforms might not get enough business and thus have to raise the prices to make ends meet. Third, the delivery people may risk their lives by riding fast to get to as many customers as they can, not to mention sometimes meeting annoying customers.

There's no doubt that this new innovation has made our lives much easier, yet we cannot afford to overlook the problems it has brought. The government should cooperate with these platforms to come up with better rules for regulating this system. For the people who use such services, showing a little respect for the delivery guys is a good idea.

以往餐廳都是由自家的員工來外送餐點給顧客。然而最近，一種新的平台越來越受歡迎。它結合了餐點配送和網路科技。許多店家可以利用此平台透過簽約人員將餐點外送給顧客。其中兩間提供這項服務的公司就是空腹熊貓和優食。

有了這樣的服務，如果我們不想外出或忙於某件事的話，就有更多樣的餐點可供選擇。這些服務不僅為我們提供了便利性，還給了我們自由彈性。至於店家，它們可以吸引比之前沒有這些平台時更多的顧客。再者，如果這些平台尚未在台灣建立，那麼也許其中一些商店一開始就無法起步。此外，對於一個急需金錢的人來說，這是賺取外快多好的方法啊!

在人們在享受外送帶來的便利同時，也應考量一些不利的因素。首先，讓陌生的外送員知道你的地址可能不是一個好主意。一些顧客聲稱有一些不老實的外送員竊取他們的個資。其次，支付這些平台費用的店家可能沒有足夠的生意，因此不得不提高價格來維持收支平衡。第三，外送員可能會冒著生命危險，為了搶單賺錢騎快車，更別說有時他們會遇到惹人厭的奧客。

無庸置疑，這項創新使我們的生活更加輕鬆，但我們不能忽視它帶來的問題。政府應與這些平台合作，共同提出更好的準則來規範這個平台系統。對於此類服務的用戶，對外送員表示點尊重是個好主意。