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你有需求,我來卡位~幫人排隊的新商機! The Potential Market of Line Standing (下)

The Potential Market of Line Standing
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你有需求,我來卡位~幫人排隊的新商機! The Potential Market of Line Standing
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        Professional line standing has become increasingly common in recent years, though it has existed in the US since the early 1990s. The service had been provided in Washington D.C. for people who wanted to attend debates and meetings on Capitol Hill. Professional line standing came to the nation’s attention in 2012. Some professional line standers who were in line outside the Supreme Court for four days attracted media attention.

        Line standing is not unique to the US. In the early 1980s, Poland was still a communist country. The act of standing in line for someone else became common there due to the shortage of consumer goods and long lines to see doctors in hospitals. People in Venezuela, Italy, Russia, and elsewhere have also started businesses related to line standing services.

 

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Words in Use
increasingly 
[ɪnˋkrisɪŋlɪ]
adv. 越來越多地,日益增加地
attend
[əˋtɛnd]
vt. 上、就讀(學等)
vt. & vi. 參加,出席
vi. 照顧
elsewhere
[ˋɛls͵hwɛr]
adv. 在別處
experiment
[ɪkˋspɛrəmənt]
n. & vi. 實驗,試驗,試行
communist
[ˋkɑmjʊnɪst]
adj. 共產(主義)的
n. 共產主義者
shortage
[ˋʃɔrtɪdʒ]
n. 缺乏,不足,匱乏
smash
[smæʃ]
vt. & vi. 打碎
n. 轟動 / 成功的事物;碎裂聲
attract
[əˋtrækt]
vt. 吸引;引起……的注意或興趣
Practical Phrases
attract attention
 引起關注

The child attracted attention by crying loudly.
這小孩以大哭引起關注

come to sb’s attention
 受到某人注意

This issue recently came to the government's attention
這個議題近期受到政府的關注

be unique to + 地方
 為某地方所獨有;是⋯⋯特有的
= be native to + 地方
= be indigenous to + 地方

Kiwi birds are unique to New Zealand. Nowhere else can you find them.
鷸鴕紐西蘭所獨有,其他地方都找不到。

consumer goods
 消費品

This store offers a wide variety of consumer goods.
這間店提供各式各樣的消費品

regardless of
 不論……、無論、儘管

Everyone is required to attend the meeting regardless of the typhoon.
儘管有颱風,每個人還是被要求出席會議。

Capitol Hil
 (美國)國會山莊
the supreme court
 最高法院
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