夜市的未來
The future of night markets — Chinese reading, HSK 7–9
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夜市曾是臺灣最具代表性的庶民文化，也是觀光客必訪的景點。然而，近年來不少老牌夜市人潮銳減，攤商紛紛歇業。究其原因，除了外送平臺興起、年輕人消費習慣改變，部分夜市衛生不佳、價格虛高、商品千篇一律，也讓人望而卻步。
yè shì céng shì Tái wān zuì jù dài biǎo xìng de shù mín wén huà yě shì guān guāng kè bì fǎng de jǐng diǎn rán ér jìn nián lái bù shǎo lǎo pái yè shì rén cháo ruì jiǎn tān shāng fēn fēn xiē yè jiù qí yuán yīn chú le wài sòng píng tái xīng qǐ nián qīng rén xiāo fèi xí guàn gǎi biàn bù fèn yè shì wèi shēng bù jiā jià gé xū gāo shāng pǐn qiān piān yí lǜ yě ràng rén wàng ér què bù
Night markets were once the most representative popular culture in Taiwan and a must-see for tourists. Yet in recent years crowds at many long-established markets have plummeted and stallholders have shut up shop one after another. Looking into the causes: besides the rise of delivery apps and young people's changing habits, poor hygiene, inflated prices and identical goods at some markets also put people off.
面對困境，一些夜市開始轉型：引進行動支付、設置用餐區、推動減塑，甚至邀請年輕創業者推出結合在地食材的創意小吃。
miàn duì kùn jìng yì xiē yè shì kāi shǐ zhuǎn xíng yǐn jìn xíng dòng zhī fù shè zhì yòng cān qū tuī dòng jiǎn sù shèn zhì yāo qǐng nián qīng chuàng yè zhě tuī chū jié hé zài dì shí cái de chuàng yì xiǎo chī
Facing these difficulties, some markets have begun to transform: introducing mobile payment, setting up dining areas, cutting plastic use, and even inviting young entrepreneurs to create inventive snacks using local ingredients.
傳統若要延續，終究不能只靠懷舊，而必須與時俱進。
chuán tǒng ruò yào yán xù zhōng jiù bù néng zhǐ kào huái jiù ér bì xū yǔ shí jù jìn
If a tradition is to continue, it can't rely on nostalgia alone in the end — it must move with the times.
生詞
庶民 shùmín common people
銳減 ruìjiǎn to drop sharply
歇業 xiēyè to close down
虛高 xūgāo inflated
望而卻步 wàngérquèbù to be put off
困境 kùnjìng predicament
懷舊 huáijiù nostalgia
與時俱進 yǔshíjùjìn to keep up with the times