二维码生活 QR Code Life

在zài今天jīntiān的de中国Zhōngguó，一个yí gè小小的xiǎoxiǎo de二维码èrwéimǎ几乎jīhū改变gǎibiàn了le生活shēnghuó的de每个měi gè方面fāngmiàn。

In today's China, a tiny QR code has changed almost every aspect of life.

买菜mǎi cài、坐车zuò chē、吃饭chīfàn、看病kànbìng，只要zhǐyào拿出náchū手机shǒujī扫一扫sǎo yi sǎo，马上mǎshàng就jiù能néng完成wánchéng支付zhīfù。

Groceries, buses, restaurants, the doctor — as long as you take out your phone and scan, the payment is done in an instant.

在zài饭馆fànguǎn，服务员fúwùyuán不再bú zài给gěi你nǐ菜单càidān，而是érshì请qǐng你nǐ扫sǎo桌子zhuōzi上shàng的de二维码èrwéimǎ点菜diǎn cài。

In restaurants, the waiter no longer hands you a menu, but instead asks you to scan the QR code on the table to order.

我wǒ奶奶nǎinai第一次dì-yī cì用yòng二维码èrwéimǎ买东西mǎi dōngxi的de时候shíhou，紧张jǐnzhāng得de手shǒu都dōu出汗chūhàn了le。

The first time my grandma used a QR code to buy something, she was so nervous her hands were sweating.

后来hòulái她tā学会xuéhuì了le，现在xiànzài连lián楼下lóuxià卖mài水果shuǐguǒ的de老人lǎorén都dōu用yòng二维码èrwéimǎ收钱shōu qián。

Later she mastered it — nowadays even the old man selling fruit downstairs uses a QR code to collect money.

当然dāngrán，方便fāngbiàn的de后面hòumiàn也yě有yǒu问题wèntí：一些yìxiē老人lǎorén没有méiyǒu智能手机zhìnéng shǒujī，买东西mǎi dōngxi的de时候shíhou就jiù很hěn困难kùnnan。

Of course, behind the convenience there are problems too: some elderly people have no smartphone, and shopping becomes very difficult for them.

所以suǒyǐ现在xiànzài很多hěn duō商店shāngdiàn的de门口ménkǒu写着xiězhe：“欢迎huānyíng使用shǐyòng现金xiànjīn。”

So now many shops have a sign at the entrance: "Cash welcome."

新xīn技术jìshù应该yīnggāi让ràng每个人měi gè rén的de生活shēnghuó都dōu更gèng方便fāngbiàn，而不是ér bú shì只zhǐ方便fāngbiàn一部分yí bùfen人rén。

New technology should make everyone's life more convenient, rather than convenient for only some people.

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Key words 生词

二维码èrwéimǎQR code

扫sǎoto scan

支付zhīfùpayment; to pay

现金xiànjīncash

智能手机zhìnéng shǒujīsmartphone

改变gǎibiànto change

连……都……

'even...' — highlights an extreme or surprising example.

连楼下卖水果的老人都用二维码收钱。

不再……而是……

'no longer A, but instead B' — an old way replaced by a new one.

服务员不再给你菜单,而是请你扫桌子上的二维码点菜。

adj + 得 + complement

得 links an adjective to a phrase describing its degree or result.

紧张得手都出汗了。

1. 在饭馆,服务员请你做什么?

2. 奶奶第一次用二维码的时候怎么样?

3. 现在很多商店的门口写着什么?

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