台灣的機車風景
Tái wān de jī chē fēng jǐng

摩托車通常在東南亞國家出現的頻率較高，但你知道台灣是全亞洲摩托車密度最高的國家嗎?在台灣，它是許多家庭必備的交通工具之一，無論是在大都會地區或是較偏遠的地帶，到處都可以見到，這也是為什麼許多人一提到台灣馬上聯想到摩托車的原因。
Mó tuō chē tōng cháng zài dōng nán yà guó jiā chū xiàn de pín lǜ jiào gāo, dàn nǐ zhī dào tái wān shì quán yà zhōu mó tuō chē mì dù zuì gāo de guó jiā ma? Zài tái wān, tā shì xǔ duō jiā tíng bì bèi de jiāo tōng gōng jù zhī yī, wú lùn shì zài dà dū huì dì qū huò shì jiào piān yuǎn de dì dài, dào chù dōu kě yǐ jiàn dào, zhè yě shì wèi shé me xǔ duō rén yī tí dào tái wān mǎ shàng lián xiǎng dào mó tuō chē de yuán yīn.

根據台灣交通部統計，目前台灣共有1400多萬輛摩托車，而台灣的人口只有2300萬人，也就是大約一半以上的人都擁有一輛摩托車。許多外國人剛到台灣好奇為什麼這麼多摩托車?這或許和台灣的地形與氣候有緊密的相連，由於台灣是一個狹窄型的小島，且四季天氣宜人，冬天不會下雪，夏天較溫暖，騎摩托車特別舒服且是一個方便又便宜的交通工具，也是許多人從小到大特別的回憶之一，因此成了台灣文化的其中一部分。相反的，在英國生活3年很少見到機車，通常只有重型機車或外送人員的摩托車，這是因為在英國常常陰雨連天、下大雪外，取得機車駕照更是不容易，所以大部分的人都選擇開車或搭乘大眾運輸工具。
Gēn jù tái wān jiāo tōng bù tǒng jì, mù qián tái wān gòng yǒu 1400 duō wàn liàng mó tuō chē, ér tái wān de rén kǒu zhǐ yǒu 2300 wàn rén, yě jiù shì dà yuē yī bàn yǐ shàng de rén dōu yǒng yǒu yī liàng mó tuō chē. Xǔ duō wài guó rén gāng dào tái wān hào qí wèi shé me zhè me duō mó tuō chē? Zhè huò xǔ hé tái wān de dì xíng yǔ qì hòu yǒu jǐn mì de xiāng lián, yóu yú tái wān shì yī gè xiá zhǎi xíng de xiǎo dǎo, qiě sì jì tiān qì yí rén, dōng tiān bù huì xià xuě, xià tiān jiào wēn nuǎn, qí mó tuō chē tè bié shū fú qiě shì yī gè fāng biàn yòu pián yí de jiāo tōng gōng jù, yě shì xǔ duō rén cóng xiǎo dào dà tè bié de huí yì zhī yī, yīn cǐ chéng le táiwān wén huà de qí zhōng yī bù fèn. Xiāng fǎn de, zài yīng guó shēng huó 3 nián hěn shǎo jiàn dào jī chē, tōng cháng zhǐ yǒu zhòng xíng jī chē huò wài sòng rén yuán de mó tuō chē, zhè shì yīn wèi zài yīng guó cháng cháng yīn yǔ lián tiān, xià dà xuě wài, qǔ dé jīchē jià zhào gèng shì bù róng yì, suǒ yǐ dà bù fèn de rén dōu xuǎn zé kāi chē huò dā chéng dà zhòng yùn shū gōng jù.

The Scooter Scenery in Taiwan

Scooters are usually more commonly seen in Southeast Asian countries, but do you know that Taiwan is the country with the highest density of scooters in Asia? In Taiwan, it is one of the necessary transportations for many families. Whether it is in the metropolitan area or remote area in Taiwan, scooters can be seen everywhere, which is the reason why Taiwan is the country that comes to mind for many people when scooters are mentioned. 

According to the statistics of the Ministry of Transport of Taiwan, there are currently more than 14 million scooters in the nation while the population is only 23 million. In other words, more than half of the population own a scooter. Many foreigners wonder why there are so many scooters when they arrive in Taiwan. This might be associated with the terrain and the climate of Taiwan, since Taiwan is a narrow island and the weather is pleasant in all seasons. It does not snow in winter and it is warm in summer, so riding a scooter in Taiwan is not only comfortable but also convenient and, for many people, a cheap way of getting around. Additionally, it is one of the special memories for those who grew up in Taiwan. As a result, scooter becomes an important part of Taiwanese culture. 

Conversely, after living in the UK for 3 years, it is rare for me to see a scooter now. Usually, there are only motorcycles or scooters for delivery staff. In the UK, it often rains and snows heavily and it is also difficult to obtain a driving license for locomotive in the UK; therefore, most people decide to drive or take public transportation instead.