機車王國的轉型
A scooter kingdom in transition — Chinese reading, HSK 6
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臺灣被稱為「機車王國」，登記的機車超過一千四百萬輛，平均不到兩個人就有一輛。機車靈活方便，卻也帶來了噪音、廢氣和交通安全問題。
Tái wān bèi chēng wéi jī chē wáng guó dēng jì de jī chē chāo guò yì qiān sì bǎi wàn liàng píng jūn bú dào liǎng gè rén jiù yǒu yí liàng jī chē líng huó fāng biàn què yě dài lái le zào yīn fèi qì hé jiāo tōng ān quán wèn tí
Taiwan is called the "kingdom of scooters": over fourteen million are registered, about one for every two people. Scooters are nimble and convenient, but they also bring noise, exhaust fumes and road-safety problems.
為了減少汙染，政府推廣電動機車，在路口設置換電站，騎士只要幾十秒就能換好電池。不過，許多年長的騎士習慣了傳統機車，對電動車的續航力和價格仍有疑慮。
wèi le jiǎn shǎo wū rǎn zhèng fǔ tuī guǎng diàn dòng jī chē zài lù kǒu shè zhì huàn diàn zhàn qí shì zhǐ yào jǐ shí miǎo jiù néng huàn hǎo diàn chí bú guò xǔ duō nián zhǎng de qí shì xí guàn le chuán tǒng jī chē duì diàn dòng chē de xù háng lì hé jià gé réng yǒu yí lǜ
To cut pollution, the government is promoting electric scooters and has installed battery-swap stations at junctions, where riders can swap a battery in a few dozen seconds. But many older riders, used to traditional scooters, still have doubts about electric models' range and price.
轉型從來不是一朝一夕的事，唯有讓新技術真正貼近民眾的需求，才能說服大家改變習慣。
zhuǎn xíng cóng lái bú shì yì zhāo yì xī de shì wéi yǒu ràng xīn jì shù zhēn zhèng tiē jìn mín zhòng de xū qiú cái néng shuì fú dà jiā gǎi biàn xí guàn
Transition never happens overnight; only by bringing new technology truly close to people's needs can everyone be persuaded to change their habits.
生詞
登記 dēngjì to register
靈活 línghuó nimble, flexible
噪音 zàoyīn noise
設置 shèzhì to install, set up
換電站 huàndiànzhàn battery-swap station
續航力 xùhánglì range (of a vehicle)
疑慮 yílǜ doubts, misgivings
一朝一夕 yìzhāoyìxī overnight, in a short time