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Express delivery after the shopping festival

双shuāng十一shí yī购物gòu wù节jié已经yǐ jīng结束jié shù,但是dàn shì快递kuài dì行业háng yè正在zhèng zài接受jiē shòu挑战tiǎo zhàn,因为yīn wèi消费者xiāo fèi zhě买mǎi的de东西dōng xi正在zhèng zài由yóu快递员kuài dì yuán们men进行jìn xíng配送pèi sòng。

据jù统计tǒng jì,今年jīn nián双shuāng十一shí yī期间qī jiān,快递kuài dì量liàng将jiāng达到dá dào18亿yì件jiàn,平均píng jūn每měi天tiān处理chǔ lǐ3.5亿yì件jiàn,超过chāo guò日常rì cháng两liǎng倍bèi。

但dàn快递kuài dì人员rén yuán也yě表示biǎo shì,忙máng一点yī diǎn没关系méi guān xi,因为yīn wèi赚zhuàn的de钱qián也yě多duō,虽然suī rán没有méi yǒu加班jiā bān费fèi,但是dàn shì很多hěn duō人rén都dōu自愿zì yuàn加班jiā bān,因为yīn wèi工资gōng zī是shì按照àn zhào工作gōng zuò量liàng计算jì suàn的de,也yě就jiù是shì说shuō送sòng件jiàn越多yuè duō,赚zhuàn钱qián越多yuè duō。

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Vocabulary 66 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
双 shuāngtwo / double / both / even (number)
十一 shí yīeleven / 11
购物 gòu wùshopping
节 jiéseasonal festival
已经 yǐ jīngalready
结束 jié shùto finish / to end / to conclude / to close
但是 dàn shìbut; however
快递 kuài dìexpress delivery
行业 háng yètrade; profession; industry; business
正在 zhèng zàito be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
接受 jiē shòuto accept; to acquiesce
挑战 tiǎo zhànto challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge
因为 yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
消费者 xiāo fèi zhěconsumer
买 mǎito buy / to purchase
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
东西 dōng xithing / stuff / person
由 yóufrom / because of; due to / by; via; through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
快递员 kuài dì yuánpackage delivery person; courier
们 menplural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
进行 jìn xíng(of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc)
配送 pèi sòngto put together an order and deliver it / to deliver (goods)
据 jùaccording to
统计 tǒng jìstatistics
今年 jīn niánthis year
期间 qī jiānperiod of time / time / time period / period
量 liàngcapacity / quantity / amount
将 jiāngwill / shall
达到 dá dàoto reach; to achieve; to attain
亿 yì100 million
件 jiànclassifier for events, things, clothes etc
平均 píng jūnaverage; on average
每 měieach / every
天 tiānday
处理 chǔ lǐto handle; to deal with
超过 chāo guòto surpass / to exceed / to outstrip
日常 rì chángday-to-day; daily; everyday
两 liǎngtwo / both / some / a few
倍 bèi(two, three etc) -fold / times (multiplier) / double
但 dànbut; yet; however; still
人员 rén yuánstaff / crew / personnel
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
表示 biǎo shì(of sb) to express; to state; to show / (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show
忙 mángbusy
一点 yī diǎna bit; a little bit / (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit / (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er
没关系 méi guān xiit doesn't matter
赚 zhuànto earn / to make a profit
钱 qiáncoin / money / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
虽然 suī ránalthough; even though
没有 méi yǒuto not have
加班 jiā bānto work overtime
费 fèifee / expenses
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
人 rénperson; people
都 dōuall; both; entirely
自愿 zì yuànvoluntary
工资 gōng zīwages; pay
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
按照 àn zhàoaccording to; in accordance with; on the basis of
工作 gōng zuòjob / work / task
计算 jì suànto calculate; to compute / to consider; to think over / to plot; to scheme
就 jiùmerely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
送 sòngto send; to deliver; to transmit
越多 yuè duōthe more; indicates a proportional increase (the more ..., the more ...)