【推荐2】 Run! Lunch-delivery Men!
【小题1】
He dashes into a downtown high-rise, carrying a plastic container of hot beef noodles. 【小题2】He hops(跳) into the first one that opens, jumps out at the last stop and begins running up the stairs. After a quick handoff to the customer, he races down stairs. One order down, six to go.
【小题3】The arrival of food-delivery(食物运送)apps has changed the country's lunchtime culture.
Meals appear with just a few taps on a smart phone. With the major delivery services offering similar pricing strategies and food choices, the burden(负担)of competition has fallen largely on the speed of the delivery people, popularly known as "Waimai Xiaoge" or "brother Takeaway".
Guo works around Shanghai's central business district. 【小题4】 But he has memorized the layouts(布局)of all the buildings in his area. With a food-warmer box tied to his scooter(小型摩托车), he has made stops at a hospital, a hair salon, a hotel room and several high-rises in less than two hours, 【小题5】 "That's really difficult, and if you arrive late, customers get angry. You just have to apologize," he said.
However, Guo said he thrives(茁壮成长)on deadline(最后期限)pressure. "I'm the kind of person who likes challenging work," he added.A.There is no time to wait for the right elevator.
B.Six orders an hour is the norm(标准)for the lunchtime rush, but Guo said he is sometimes called upon to deliver ten meals.
C.He joinedEle, me only last year.
D.It's lunch time, and Guo Ziyang is on a mission(任务):deliver seven hot meal orders in an hour.
E.Across China's biggest cities, the scene has become as familiar as crowded subways.