外卖时代 The Food Delivery Era — HSK 4 Reading

现在xiànzài，点diǎn外卖wàimài已经yǐjīng成为chéngwéi很多hěn duō人rén生活shēnghuó的de一部分yí bùfen。

Nowadays, ordering food delivery has already become part of many people's lives.

只要zhǐyào用yòng手机shǒujī选好xuǎnhǎo菜cài，半bàn个ge小时xiǎoshí以后yǐhòu，热热的rèrè de饭fàn就jiù送到sòngdào了le门口ménkǒu。

As long as you pick your dishes on your phone, half an hour later hot food arrives at your door.

外卖wàimài又yòu快kuài又yòu方便fāngbiàn，让ràng我们wǒmen不用búyòng做饭zuòfàn，也yě不用búyòng出门chūmén。

Delivery is fast and convenient; it lets us skip cooking and skip going out.

但是dànshì，方便fāngbiàn的de后面hòumiàn也yě有yǒu代价dàijià。

But behind the convenience there is also a price.

有人yǒurén发现fāxiàn，自己zìjǐ已经yǐjīng一yì年nián没méi进过jìnguo厨房chúfáng了le。

Some people discover they haven't set foot in the kitchen for a whole year.

外卖wàimài骑手qíshǒu为了wèile快kuài一点儿yìdiǎnr，常常chángcháng骑qí得de很hěn危险wēixiǎn。

To be a little faster, delivery riders often ride dangerously.

我wǒ觉得juéde，外卖wàimài可以kěyǐ点diǎn，但是dànshì周末zhōumò最好zuìhǎo自己zìjǐ做zuò一yí顿dùn饭fàn。

I think it's fine to order delivery, but on weekends it's best to cook a meal yourself.

因为yīnwèi做饭zuòfàn不只bùzhǐ是shì为了wèile吃chī，也yě是shì生活shēnghuó的de味道wèidao。

Because cooking is not only about eating — it is also the flavor of life itself.

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Key words 生词

外卖wàimàifood delivery

骑手qíshǒudelivery rider

代价dàijiàprice; cost

方便fāngbiànconvenient

厨房chúfángkitchen

味道wèidaoflavor; taste

只要……就……

"As long as A, then B." 只要 introduces a sufficient condition, and 就 marks the result: 只要用手机选好菜，饭就送到了门口。

只要多练习，你就会进步。— As long as you practice more, you will improve.

又……又……

Links two qualities that are true at the same time: 外卖又快又方便。

这个房间又大又干净。— This room is both big and clean.

1. According to the text, how long after ordering does the hot food arrive?

2. Why do delivery riders often ride dangerously?

3. What does the author suggest doing on weekends?