你有需求，我來卡位~幫人排隊的新商機! The Potential Market of Line Standing
The Potential Market of Line Standing
#心理 #經濟·商業 #娛樂·新奇
7/26 生活英語
作者 Enjoy Editors
閱讀時間 6分鐘
聽講解 聽朗讀
本圖文出處:
https://www.ivy.com.tw/newsLetter/life_cont/2023032413564199618
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你有需求，我來卡位~幫人排隊的新商機! The Potential Market of Line Standing
只要排隊就能輕鬆賺錢。
目錄 / Tips in Use 重點解析 / You Can Do This 英文試金石 / 中文翻譯
專題特寫
People are earing money by simply standing in line.
Have you ever imagined that you could make a living by standing around and doing nothing? Making easy money like this may seem like a dream for most people. Dream no longer! Getting hired to stand in line has become an actual profession for some people around the world.
The growing industry of waiting in lines for other people has emerged over the past 10 years. One man who saw the potential for this type of work is Robert Samuel, founder of Same Ole Line Dudes (SOLD Inc.). He got into the business in 2012 after he lost his job as a sales representative in New York City. In desperate need of cash, he decided to place an advertisement offering to wait in someone else’s place to purchase the soon-to-be-released iPhone 5. After waiting in line for 19 hours, he earned US$325.
In December of that year, Samuel founded his line standing company, SOLD Inc. The company has been able to earn as much as US$1,000 per week. Since then, professional line standers have made money by waiting to get into trendy bars and restaurants, buy tickets to concerts and musicals, or grab the latest shoes, clothes, or electronic devices.
單字片語整理
Words in Use
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place [ples]
n. 地方，場所;家;名
vt. 放置，擺放
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purchase [ˋpɝtʃəs]
vt. & n. 購買
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desperate [ˋdɛspərɪt]
a. 奮不顧身的；極度渴望的；絕望的
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emerge [ɪˋmɝdʒ]
vi. 出現，冒出（常與介詞 from 並用）
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concert [ˋkɑnsɚt]
n. 一致，協調（不可數）；音樂會（可數），演唱會
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in sb´s place
代替某人
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trendy [ˋtrɛndɪ]
a. 流行的
Practical Phrases
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make a living 維生
= earn a living
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stand in line 排隊
Some people were standing in line at the hotdog stand.
有些人在熱狗攤排隊。
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wait in line 排隊
= line up
= queue up
= join the queue
We had to wait in line for over an hour to get tickets.
我們得排隊等一個多小時才能買到票
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a sales representative 業務
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be in desperate need of 急需⋯⋯
The poor man is in desperate need of food.
這名窮困的男子急需食物。
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an electronic device 電子裝置
You should turn off your electronic devices before the plane takes off.
飛機起飛前你應該關掉你的電子裝置。
Tips in Use 重點解析
♦ as much as... 的用法
as much as... 表數量「多達/高達⋯⋯」，多用於搭配表 不可數含義的名詞。
例：Henry earns as much as $1,000 a week.
亨利一週賺高達一千美元。
$1,000(= a thousand dollars)雖為複數，但其 所代表的是不可數抽象名詞 money，修飾 money 時須使用 much，故用 as much as。本文第三段第 二句即屬此用法。
► 補充用法
若要修飾可數名詞的數量，則用 as many as...。
例：As many as 300 people are on the plane.
這班飛機上有多達三百人。
You Can Do This 英文試金石
請將下列字詞組合成一正確通順的句子
❶ Ann _________________________ waited for an hour to buy the dessert.
in / stood / line / and
❷ The sick girl is _________________________ a new heart.
of / desperate / in / need
❸ Ben _________________________ writing news articles.
a / makes / by / living
答案：
1. Ann stood in line and waited for an hour to buy the dessert.
2. The sick girl is in desperate need of a new heart.
3. Ben makes a living by writing news articles.
中文翻譯
只要排隊就能輕鬆賺錢。
你曾幻想過，無所事事地站著就能賺錢謀生嗎?像這樣輕鬆賺錢 對大多數人來說就像夢一樣。你不用再做夢了!受僱排隊已經確確實 實變成世界各地某些人的職業了。
在過去十年內，替他人排隊的新興產業已出現。看到此類工作 潛力的人是羅伯特.山繆，他是 Same Ole Line Dudes(SOLD Inc.)公司的創始人。在紐約市失去業務工作之後，他於 2012 年進 入該行業。由於急需現金，他決定刊登廣告，替他人排隊購買即將販 售的 iPhone 5。在隊伍中等待十九個小時後，他賺了三百二十五美 元。
同年十二月，山繆成立了自己的排隊公司 SOLD Inc.。該公司每 週收入高達一千美元。自此之後，專業的代排員藉由等候進入時髦的 酒吧和餐廳、搶購演唱會和音樂劇的門票，或者購買最新款的鞋子、 衣物或電子裝置來賺錢。
