Do urbanites need street stands?

时间：2007-04-19 06:09:49

（单词翻译:单击）

Chinanews, Beijing, Apr. 18 – In July, Shanghai municipal government will implement1 a street stand guidebook. By then, local government will not say no to all street stands in Shanghai. Instead, some street stands will be placed at some sections of the road if the government knows what local residents really need them. The new decision is welcomed by both street vendors2 and local residents, the CCTV international channel reports.

 

Recently, Tencent website carried out an online survey among some 9,800 people, asking whether they have ever bought anything from street stands. 53% of the respondents say they buy things from street stands “occasionally”, while 44% buy them “from time to time.” Only 3% of the people say they have never bought anything from street stands. The figure indicates that 97% of the people have the experience buying things from street stands, and over 40% have bought things from street stands more than once. This shows that people really need them.

 

The reasons for their popularity are quite simple. Street stands are convenient and things sold there are cheap. However, there are also problems related with them. Many street stands are dirty and placed disorderly. Sometimes they cause traffic chaos3 and the food may not be clean. Because of these problems the government once banned all street stands in cities.

 

However, after street stands were cancelled, the public have often complained that buying things is not as convenient as before. The street may look clean now, but the public have begun to have a rather inconvenient4 life. When they want to buy something, they will have to go a long way to get them. For old people, life will become even more difficult.

 

For a long time, driving away street vendors has always been one of the major tasks for city order administrators5. It is estimated that in Shanghai, about 50,000 street vendors do not have any license6. In the past, city order administrators had a hard time evicting7 illegal street vendors: when city order administrators arrived, they ran away; and when city order administrators were gone, they appeared again. In future, the Shanghai municipal government will take a more humane8 approach in dealing9 with street vendors. While keeping the city order, local government will also make sure that some small shops, such as vegetable sales stores or shoe repairing stands, are available in residential10 areas.

 
分享到：


点击收听单词发音收听单词发音  

1 implement WcdzG     
n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行
参考例句：
  • Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
  • The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。
2 vendors 2bc28e228525b75e14c07dbc14850c34     
n.摊贩( vendor的名词复数 )；小贩；（房屋等的）卖主；卖方
参考例句：
  • The vendors were gazundered at the last minute. 卖主在最后一刻被要求降低房价。
  • At the same time, interface standards also benefIt'software vendors. 同时，界面标准也有利于软件开发商。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
3 chaos 7bZyz     
n.混乱，无秩序
参考例句：
  • After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
  • The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。
4 inconvenient m4hy5     
adj.不方便的，令人感到麻烦的
参考例句：
  • You have come at a very inconvenient time.你来得最不适时。
  • Will it be inconvenient for him to attend that meeting?他参加那次会议会不方便吗？
5 administrators d04952b3df94d47c04fc2dc28396a62d     
n.管理者( administrator的名词复数 )；有管理（或行政）才能的人；（由遗嘱检验法庭指定的）遗产管理人；奉派暂管主教教区的牧师
参考例句：
  • He had administrators under him but took the crucial decisions himself. 他手下有管理人员，但重要的决策仍由他自己来做。 来自辞典例句
  • Administrators have their own methods of social intercourse. 办行政的人有他们的社交方式。 来自汉英文学 - 围城
6 license B9TzU     
n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许
参考例句：
  • The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
  • The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。
7 evicting c5874c4ac0f6d90326864001249fcefe     
v.（依法从房屋里或土地上）驱逐，赶出( evict的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • Money spent on evicting sex offenders cannot be spent on treating them. 花在打击性侵犯者上的钱并不能花在治疗这一社会问题上。 来自互联网
  • Money spent on evicting sex offenders cannot be spent on treating them. Does this matter? 钱被花费在驱逐性犯罪者而不是用做教育他们，这样做真的好么？ 来自互联网
8 humane Uymy0     
adj.人道的，富有同情心的
参考例句：
  • Is it humane to kill animals for food?宰杀牲畜来吃合乎人道吗？
  • Their aim is for a more just and humane society.他们的目标是建立一个更加公正、博爱的社会。
9 dealing NvjzWP     
n.经商方法，待人态度
参考例句：
  • This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
  • His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
10 residential kkrzY3     
adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的
参考例句：
  • The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
  • The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。

©2005-2010英文阅读网