CET-4 Listening Practice: A Cashless Canteen and Smartphone Lessons

Good afternoon, and welcome to the lunchtime news.

午安，歡迎收看午間新聞。

Our first story is about a university canteen that no longer takes cash.

第一則新聞是關於一間不再收現金的大學餐廳。

Since September, students at Hillside University have paid for meals by phone or with their student card.

從9月起，Hillside大學的學生用手機或學生證付餐費。

The canteen says lunchtime queues now move twice as fast as before.

餐廳表示，午餐時段的排隊速度現在比以前快了1倍。

However, some students complained at first, because their phones sometimes ran out of battery.

不過，一開始有些學生抱怨，因為他們的手機有時會沒電。

So the canteen added charging points, and student cards are always accepted.

於是餐廳加設了充電站，而且學生證隨時都能用。

But the bigger change is about food waste.

但更大的改變和食物浪費有關。

Last year, the canteen threw away about three hundred kilograms of food every week.

去年，這間餐廳每週要丟掉大約300公斤的食物。

Now main dishes come in smaller portions, and second helpings are free.

現在主菜的份量變小了，而且續加一份是免費的。

At the salad bar, students pay by weight, so they only take what they need.

在沙拉吧，學生按重量付費，所以只拿自己需要的份量。

Any leftovers are collected each evening and sent to a nearby farm to feed pigs.

剩菜每天傍晚會被收走，送到附近的農場餵豬。

After just two months, food waste has already fallen by almost half!

短短2個月，食物浪費就已經減少了將近一半！

The university plans to try the same ideas in its other two canteens next term.

學校計畫下學期在另外2間餐廳也試行同樣的做法。

Now for our second story, from a community centre across town.

接下來是第2則新聞，來自城市另一頭的一間社區中心。

Thank you. Every Saturday morning, this hall is full of smartphones and laughter.

謝謝。每個星期六上午，這個大廳裡滿是智慧型手機和笑聲。

About thirty university students volunteer here to help older residents with their phones.

大約30名大學生在這裡當志工，幫助年長居民使用手機。

Most learners are over seventy, and many had never used a smartphone before.

大多數學員都已年過70，很多人以前從沒用過智慧型手機。

The first thing everyone wants to learn is how to make a video call.

大家最想先學的就是怎麼打視訊電話。

Last week, one grandmother saw her new baby grandson on a video call for the first time!

上週，一位奶奶第一次透過視訊見到了剛出生的小孫子！

Next, the volunteers show them how to book a doctor's appointment on their phone.

接著，志工教他們怎麼用手機預約看診。

Before, many of them waited in long lines at the hospital early in the morning.

以前，他們很多人一大早就得去醫院排長隊。

However, the most important lesson is how to avoid scams.

不過，最重要的一課是如何防範詐騙。

Last year, local police received over five hundred reports of phone scams against older people.

去年，當地警方接獲500多起針對長者的電話詐騙報案。

So the students teach one simple rule: never share a password with anyone.

所以學生們教了一條簡單的規則：密碼絕不告訴任何人。

The volunteers say they have learned a lot too, especially how to be patient.

志工們說，他們自己也學到很多，尤其是耐心。

The centre now hopes to start a second class on Sunday afternoons.

社區中心現在希望在週日下午再開1個班。

That's all for today's lunchtime news.

今天的午間新聞就到這裡。

Thank you for listening, and have a lovely afternoon.

感謝收聽，祝您午後愉快。