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CRI听力:Make Quick Money by Starting a Queuing Company

2007-06-25来源:和谐英语

Want to make money without investing a single penny? All you need to do is to wait in a queue – of course, for others. But how? Now you can join a new company in the southern metropolis of Guangzhou, the owner of which has been dubbed the first "professional queuer" in the nation, making more than 10,000 Yuan a month.

Reports say the company offers queuing services where the troublesome lines are expected: banks, hospitals, even sports stadiums where popular sports games and concerts are staged.

An article on the Beijing Youth Daily delves into novel profession, saying it mirrors the imbalanced development of our society. It notes that places where the queuing services are badly needed are where public services fall far behind demands, where the power of the market economy is yet to be fully demonstrated. The monopolized or semi-monopolized nature of the sectors which provide the inadequate public services makes the professional queuers rich.

The article says while the queuing company does ease some of our daily burdens, the problem behind its emergence needs the attention of city's administrators.