从租赁朋友到上门超人:万象快递服务
爱思英语编者按:如今,随着生活愈加快捷方便,商品的快递服务(home deliveries)已经不是什么新鲜事了。但你听说过“朋友租赁”、“超人宅急送”这些千奇百怪的上门服务吗?还等什么,让我们一起来见识一下吧! As the cold winds of winter creep in, people look to their homes for the comfort of warmth. While everyone knows that food, drink or shopping can be swiftly delivered to your home, the capital is witnessing a growth in special services available direct to your door. Here's a look at some of the most delightful and despairing things available for those who don't want to venture outdoors. Rent-A-Friend Everyone gets a little lonely. Fortunately, in this modern age, the cure for loneliness can be delivered right to your door. Claiming 283,000 friends worldwide, Rent-A-Friend is a relatively new service that allows users to search by area and, for 175 yuan a month, can contact "friends" to watch movies, go to the park, or just hang out with. Bear in mind though that when you do find a friend, you will need to pay to keep them - company comes at a cost, roughly 70 yuan an hour. Who says you can't put a price on a friendship? Bagpiper There something undeniably soulful about the eerie whine of the highland bagpipes. Beijingers now have the opportunity to enjoy the moving melodies of the highland instrument in their own living room thanks to award-winning bagpiper Duncan McKay. For 1,050 yuan an hour, the Australian bagpiper will fill your home with the serene scream of one of Scotland's most treasured instruments. Ice Bar Impress party guests with cocktail-making skills as you blend behind a bar carved from huge blocks of ice. Nothing says cool more than a white Russian served from a frosted counter top in your home. Crafted by experts, the bar comes custom-made costing 2,000 yuan for each one-meter-long block. That said, a 3-m-long, 2.5-m-wide bar will cost around 10,000 yuan before it melts away. Superman It's a bird, it's a plane - no it's Mr Magic. For just 1,000 yuan an hour, one of Beijing's most enthusiastic entertainers will show up to your door dressed up as Superman. It's a childhood dream come true. While he may not have the ability to take to the air, Mr Magic is about as fly as they come. And if superheroes are not your thing, he also claims to do a stellar Elvis. 相关词汇 更多信息请访问:http://www.engbus.cn/ |