壹蘋派生活美語　車站手扶梯兩側站立

　　In the image, a group of people is waiting in line and moving up an escalator. Judging from the number of people, the scene appears to take place at a busy station during rush hour. Unlike the common practice of standing on one side of the escalator to allow others to walk on the other side, the people in the image are standing on both sides. The practice of standing on both sides of the escalator has its advantages and disadvantages.

　　圖片中，一群人正排隊等候上手扶梯。從人數來看，這一幕似乎發生在尖峰時刻的繁忙車站中。與站在手扶梯一側以讓其他人在另一側行走的常見做法不同，圖片中的人站在手扶梯的兩側。站在手扶梯兩側的做法有其優缺點。

生活必備字詞：

wait in line　　排隊等候

judging from...　　從……來看

rush hour　　尖峰時刻

advantage　n. 優點

disadvantage　n. 缺點

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