Unit 8 無休小店，天天方便 文章大意
本課為說明文，旨在說明便利商店為何能在臺灣蓬勃地發展。第一段以臺 灣擁有世界上密度最大的便利商店起始，第二段則帶到便利商店之所以大受歡 迎，是因為提供了最便捷的服務，除了買東西，還能完成生活裡的大小事。第 三段到第五段開始說明便利商店背後運作的行銷策略；第一點，靠著提供各式 各樣的服務，專家相信會吸引人潮進店、進而促使人們買東西；第二點則是運 用廣告，讓人們相信無論他們需要什麼，都能在便利商店裡找到這些物品；第 三點，便利商店時常將一般的服務結合特別的促銷，來吸引人們入店、甚至願 意付出比預期更多的花費。最後一段以這是「雙贏局面」作結，由於便利商店 提供的服務與商品讓人們能節省時間，更多人入店購買，便利商店能因此獲得 更大的利益，無怪乎便利商店在臺灣會更加壯大。
1.Convenience stores are a common sight in Taiwan’s bustling cities, where sometimes . . . can be found on the same block.
→ . . . cities, in which sometimes . . .
a common/familiar/rare sight 常見/熟悉/罕見的景象
◊ Women in cheongsam (旗袍) are rare sights in modern Chinese society.
where在此為關係副詞，引導非限定關係子句以補充說明先行詞，子句之前 應有逗號。
2.It comes as no surprise, then, that Taiwan . . .
→ It is not surprising that Taiwan . . .
it在此為虛主詞，真主詞為that引導的名詞子句。面對較長或較複雜的主詞(
如名詞子句或不定詞片語作主詞)，通常會以it為虛主詞，以避免主詞過長
，造成讀者理解困難。
come as a surprise 表示某件事「無預警地發生」，故come as no surprise表 示「預料中的事」，
3.These convenience stores are not just sitting empty.
sit vi. 坐落 (= stand, lie)
◊ A church sits/stands/lies on the hill.
形容詞empty在此做為主詞補語.
4. The primary reason for the success of convenience stores in Taiwan is the vast variety of services that they provide.
a(n) vast/wide/great/endless variety of sth (針對某事物的)多樣化選擇 5. Without a doubt, convenience stores have considerably . . .
without a doubt譯作「無疑地」，其他意思相近的字詞還有there is no doubt that certainly definitely undoubtedly doubtless等。
6.First . . . the more often people go into their stores, the more likely they are . . The more/-er + S + V . . . , the more/-er + S + V . . . 為「越…，越…」的句型
◊ If you try harder, you’ll accomplish more.
→ The harder you try, the more you’ll accomplish.將形容詞或副詞比較級拉到句 首、加上the做強調。
7.No matter what drives . . . they will end up buying something.
no matter在此為連接詞，與疑問詞what連接，引導讓步的副詞子句，表「
無論什麼」，亦可與其他疑問詞who/where/how/why/when連用，例：
◊ No matter what Harry says, no one will believe him.
◊ No matter where John goes, his brother always follows.
8.For example, a freelance translator might stop by a convenience store . . . at the counter.
stop by (sth) 順便造訪(某處) (= stop off)
此片語表示「到某處做短暫停留」，特別是之後還要去別處的情況
9. Second, people get the impression from commercials that convenience stores can cater to their every need.
→ Moreover/Additionally, advertisements give people the impression that . . .
that在此引導名詞子句，作the impression的同位語。此類名詞子句主要在
說明前方名詞(片語)的具體內容，故that不可省略，例：
cater to迎合，滿足
