Taiwan has seen a spike in COVID-19 cases beginning in mid-May. The government later imposed several restrictions under Level 3 alert. People have been asked to stay at home unless it is necessary to go out, which has resulted in an unprecedented amount of online orders for goods. Some perishables have to be kept and shipped at a low temperature, enormously straining the resources of delivery companies.
Therefore, President Transnet Corp, who operates the delivery service Takkyubin, announced on June 1 that low-temperature parcel shipments would be halted in Taipei, New Taipei city, Taoyuan, and Hsinchu until June 3. It will also temporarily stop accepting frozen and chilled parcels from general consumers such as 7-Eleven and OK-Mart until June 14.
The company cannot guarantee to deliver packages on the next day before June 14. Customers are suggested to check the expiration date of products before sending them.
友善讓你懂｜解說：
台灣從五月中開始出現一波COVID-19疫情高峰。政府隨後在傳染病三級警戒的規範下強化了幾項限制措施。人們被要求如非必要，就別外出、待在家裡，導致線上購物出現前所未見的爆量訂單。與此同時，有些易腐壞食品必須在低溫下保存與運送，極度消耗宅配物流公司的資源與運送能量。
因此，經營「黑貓宅急便（Takkyubin）」服務的「統一速達（President Transnet Corp）」在6月1日公告，暫停台北、新北、桃園和新竹等地的低溫包裹配送到6月3日。而到6月14日前，也會暫停接受一般消費者冷凍或冷藏包裹的寄送需求，這也包括7-Eleven和OK Mart等連鎖超商的寄件服務在內。
統一速達在6月14日前，都無法保證包裹可以在寄件的隔天送達。也建議客戶，在寄出包裹前，要先確認好產品的保存期限，避免送達時已過期腐壞。
輕鬆帶著走｜學習：
strain (v.) 指「用力拉、扯」，延伸出「耗盡、過度使用」的意思。可以說strain a muscle（拉傷肌肉）或是strain my neck（拉傷脖子），也能說strain the eye（用眼過度）、或是strain every nerve（竭盡全力）。
例句：She strained every nerve to pursue her dream. 她用盡了全力去追尋自己的夢想。
本篇其他相關單字：
- halt (v.) 停止
- spike (n.) 尖端、高峰
- impose (v.) 推行
- unprecedented (adj.) 空前的
- perishables (n.) 容易壞掉的食品
- expiration (n.) 到期
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