你有需求，我来卡位~帮人排队的新商机! The Potential Market of Line Standing
The Potential Market of Line Standing
#心理 #经济·商业 #娱乐·新奇
7/26 生活英语
作者 Enjoy Editors
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你有需求，我来卡位~帮人排队的新商机! The Potential Market of Line Standing
只要排队就能轻松赚钱。
目录 / Tips in Use 重点解析 / You Can Do This 英文试金石 / 中文翻译
专题特写
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.
单字片语整理
Words in Use
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place [ples]
n. 地方，场所;家;名
vt. 放置，摆放
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purchase [ˋpɝtʃəs]
vt. & n. 购买
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desperate [ˋdɛspərɪt]
a. 奋不顾身的；极度渴望的；绝望的
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emerge [ɪˋmɝdʒ]
vi. 出现，冒出（常与介词 from 并用）
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concert [ˋkɑnsɚt]
n. 一致，协调（不可数）；音乐会（可数），演唱会
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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 维生
= earn a living
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stand in line 排队
Some people were standing in line at the hotdog stand.
有些人在热狗摊排队。
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wait in line 排队
= line up
= queue up
= join the queue
We had to wait in line for over an hour to get tickets.
我们得排队等一个多小时才能买到票
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a sales representative 业务
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be in desperate need of 急需⋯⋯
The poor man is in desperate need of food.
这名穷困的男子急需食物。
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an electronic device 电子装置
You should turn off your electronic devices before the plane takes off.
飞机起飞前你应该关掉你的电子装置。
Tips in Use 重点解析
♦ as much as... 的用法
as much as... 表数量「多达/高达⋯⋯」，多用于搭配表 不可数含义的名词。
例：Henry earns as much as $1,000 a week.
亨利一周赚高达一千美元。
$1,000(= a thousand dollars)虽为复数，但其 所代表的是不可数抽象名词 money，修饰 money 时须使用 much，故用 as much as。本文第三段第 二句即属此用法。
► 补充用法
若要修饰可数名词的数量，则用 as many as...。
例：As many as 300 people are on the plane.
这班飞机上有多达三百人。
You Can Do This 英文试金石
请将下列字词组合成一正确通顺的句子
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.
中文翻译
只要排队就能轻松赚钱。
你曾幻想过，无所事事地站着就能赚钱谋生吗?像这样轻松赚钱 对大多数人来说就像梦一样。你不用再做梦了!受雇排队已经确确实 实变成世界各地某些人的职业了。
在过去十年内，替他人排队的新兴产业已出现。看到此类工作 潜力的人是罗伯特.山缪，他是 Same Ole Line Dudes(SOLD Inc.)公司的创始人。在纽约市失去业务工作之后，他于 2012 年进 入该行业。由于急需现金，他决定刊登广告，替他人排队购买即将贩 售的 iPhone 5。在队伍中等待十九个小时后，他赚了三百二十五美 元。
同年十二月，山缪成立了自己的排队公司 SOLD Inc.。该公司每 周收入高达一千美元。自此之后，专业的代排员藉由等候进入时髦的 酒吧和餐厅、抢购演唱会和音乐剧的门票，或者购买最新款的鞋子、 衣物或电子装置来赚钱。
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