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Vegetables Grown on Taxis

Vegetables Grown on Taxis

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2021/10/19 | 00:05:29 | SoundOn #education




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Thanks, Mr. Taxi Driver!

Taxis are pretty convenient, right?

They take customers to places they want to go.

In big cities you can often see lots of taxis. 大城市通常有很多計程車。

Bangkok is the capital city of Thailand and it's a big city. It has a lot of people, a lot of tourists, and a lot of taxis. 曼谷是一個大城市,人多,觀光客也多,還有很多計程車。

But since the coronavirus has happened, there are not many tourists going there. That means there are a lot of taxis that don't have any customers.

但是自從疫情開始,觀光客大減,計程車多半沒客人。

There are now car parks full of unused taxis. 停車場停滿用不到的計程車。

So now one taxi company had the bright idea of growing vegetables on top of the taxis! 一家公司想出來好主意,決定在車頂上種菜!

The taxi vegetable garden makes food for taxi drivers with no work.

And if there are any vegetables left over, the drivers can sell them at a market! 失業的計程車司機可以自己吃,也可以把菜拿去市場賣!

That's pretty smart! The drivers can now grow some food, make some money, they don't waste space, and it's good for the environment!


Vocabulary

汽車車頂變成菜園,至少沒有浪費空間。

  1. Vegetable 蔬菜。
    We should grow some vegetables. 我們應該來種一點蔬菜。
    On top of the house? 在屋頂上嗎?
    Yeah, why not? 對啊,為什麼不呢?
    Vegetables need sunlight. 蔬菜需要陽光。

  2. Space 空間。
    That's good use of space. 那可以好好利用空間。
    You're right. 你說對了。
    And vegetables don't need a lot of space. 蔬菜也不需要很大的空間。

  3. Tourist 遊客。
    Many Taiwanese tourists travel to Bangkok. 很多台灣遊客去曼谷旅行。
    They can't go there anymore. 他們現在沒辦法去了。

  4. City 城市。
    Do you like big cities, Jane? 你喜歡大城市嗎?
    I like Taipei. It's not really a big city but it has everything. 我喜歡台北,它不算大都市,不過什麼都有。

Let's read today's vocabulary.
vegetable 蔬菜
space 空間
tourist 遊客
city 城市


Quiz

  1. Bangkok is the capital city of what country?
    a. France
    b. China
    c. Thailand

  2. Bangkok now has a lot of unused what?
    a. Motorbikes
    b. Schools
    c. Taxis

  3. What are some of them now being used for?
    a. Cooking
    b. Growing vegetables
    c. Driving

Answers
1: C
2: C
3: B