A: Wow, look at that drone in the sky!
B: Drones have become increasingly common in recent years. Walmart, Amazon and other companies have all begun promoting drone delivery services.
A: Chunghwa Post is also providing this service.
Photo courtesy of Chunghwa Post Co 照片:中華郵政提供
B: Really?
A: Currently, Hsinchu County’s Jianshih Township post office is trialing parcel delivery to remote villages by unmanned aerial vehicles.
B: That’s fantastic. It will make it much more convenient to post things to mountainous areas.
A: 哇你看,天空中有一架無人機!
B: 這幾年無人機好像越來越普遍,沃爾瑪、亞馬遜等公司,都開始推出了無人機送貨服務。
A: 其實中華郵政也有這項服務唷。
B: 真的嗎?
A: 新竹縣尖石鄉的郵局,正在試辦無人機偏鄉物流運送。
B: 太棒了,以後寄東西到山區就方便多啦。
(Translated by Edward Jones, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
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