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Restaurant QR Code Menus Lose Popularity in US

QR Code菜單熱度不再

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Restaurant QR Code Menus Lose Popularity in US
手機點菜成干擾
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the QR code menu was introduced as a hygienic way for restaurant customers to order food without touching handheld menus.
新冠疫情期間,餐廳紛紛推出QR code菜單為衛生把關,讓顧客不碰觸手持菜單便可點餐。
pandemic(n.)流行病introduce(v.)介紹;引入hygienic(adj.)衛生的hygiene(n.)衛生for~to do sth. 好讓~做某事handheld(adj.)手持式的
Some believed that it would be the end of traditional menus in the US.
美國有些人認為傳統菜單會就此告終。
the end of終結traditional(adj.)傳統的
However, customers now prefer not to use these QR menus.
然而,顧客現在反而不願使用這些QR Code菜單。
prefer (not) to do sth.寧願(不)要、傾向(不)~
According to Gizmodo, the reasons for this change may be related to both technology use as well as human interaction.
根據美國科技新聞網站Gizmodo的報導,之所以會如此變化,可能與科技的使用和人與人之間的互動有關。
be related to 跟什麼有關interaction(n.)互動interact(v.)互動human interaction人際互動
Like many other new technologies, QR code ordering was very popular and exciting for customers when it was first used in 2020.
就如許多其他新技術一樣,掃碼點餐在2020年首次使用時,新奇且受顧客歡迎。
Now, though, many Americans would rather not take out their phones at the table.
然而,現今許多美國人坐定位子以後,寧願不拿出手機。
would rather寧願take out the phone拿出手機、使用手機at the table坐下吃飯時
They see having to use their phone in a restaurant as a distraction.
他們認為,在餐廳內必須使用手機一事成了一種干擾。
distraction(n.)令人分心的事物distract(v.)使分心
In fact, a manager at MustHaveMenus, which helps restaurants make QR code menu links, noted that in 2022 around 75% of the company’s QR codes were mostly unused.
事實上,有一家幫助餐廳製作QR Code菜單的公司叫做MustHaveMenus,這家公司的經理說,該公司2022全年約有75%的QR Code幾乎不被使用。
in fact事實上、其實link(n.)連結
For restaurant servers, human interaction with customers is also very important.
對於餐廳服務生來說,與顧客的人際互動也非常重要。
server(n.)服務生waiter(n.)(男)服務生waitress(n.)女服務生serve(v.)服務
By cutting out the use of the QR code menu and phone distractions at the table, some restaurant workers believe that they will be able to better serve customers.
有些餐廳工作人員認為,餐桌如果能除去QR Code菜單和手機的干擾,就能夠更好地服務顧客。
cut out 屏除、拿掉
Therefore, the new way may be the same as the old way as restaurants and customers welcome back traditional menus.
因此,眼看餐廳與客戶一同再度擁抱傳統菜單,新點法可能將與舊點法一模一樣。
welcome back再度擁抱

📚 重點單字片語

QR Code
快速回應碼 (=Quick Response Code)
popularity(n.)
名氣、歡迎度
lose popularity
不再受歡迎 (=become less popular)
pandemic(n.)
流行病
introduce(v.)
介紹;引入
hygienic(adj.)
衛生的
hygiene(n.)
衛生
for~to do sth.
好讓~做某事
handheld(adj.)
手持式的
the end of
終結
traditional(adj.)
傳統的
prefer (not) to do sth.
寧願(不)要、傾向(不)~
be related to
跟什麼有關
interaction(n.)
互動
interact(v.)
互動
human interaction
人際互動
would rather
寧願
take out the phone
拿出手機、使用手機
at the table
坐下吃飯時
distraction(n.)
令人分心的事物
distract(v.)
使分心
in fact
事實上、其實
link(n.)
連結
server(n.)
服務生
waiter(n.)(
男)服務生
waitress(n.)
女服務生
serve(v.)
服務
cut out
屏除、拿掉
welcome back
再度擁抱
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