Warm-up Question: What kinds of food do you buy at convenience stores?
People in Taiwan buy snacks and drinks at convenience stores every day. However, the convenience of fresh food all the time comes at a cost. Taiwanese convenience stores throw out 500 tons of food each month! Around 80-90% of this is perishable food.
Part of the reason for this problem is Taiwan’s food laws. After fresh food expires, stores must throw it away.Selling or giving it away would be breaking the law. It’s also hard for stores to know whether some products will sell. So, they end up buying too many. To some food companies and stores, wasting products is better than empty shelves.
读之前想想看：你通常会在便利商店买哪些类型的食物？
台湾人每天在便利商店购买零食和饮料。然而，随时都能取得新鲜食品是有代价的。台湾的便利商店每个月会丢弃 500 吨的食物！其中约百分之 80 至 90 是易腐坏的食物。
这个问题的部分原因是台湾的食品法规。新鲜食品过期后，商店必须将其丢弃，出售或赠送这些食品将会违法。商店也很难预测某些商品是否卖得出去，以致他们最终进货过多。对于一些食品公司和商店来说，浪费产品比空荡荡的货架来得好。
1.convenience store (n.)便利商店
convenience (n.)方便；便利
Our house is near lots of convenience stores, but I always go to 7-Eleven.
我们家离很多间便利商店都很近，但我都是去 7-11。
2.fresh (adj.)新鲜的
Sally goes to the market twice a week to buy fresh fruits and vegetables.
Sally 每周去市场两次，购买新鲜的水果和蔬菜。
3.product (n.)产品；制品
Apple has new products every year. They include phones, computers, and watches.
苹果公司每年都会推出新产品。它们包括手机、计算机和手表。
4.shelf (n.)架子
Please don’t leave your books on the floor. Put them back on the shelf.
请不要把你的书放在地上。把它们放回架子上。
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