Drowsy office workers can be saved! Sharing nap capsules appear in China

2017-08-09 「 1440 words / 3 minute 」
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中国蓬勃发展的“共享经济”为那些睡眠不足、需要打个盹儿的白领带来了一个廉价且移动友好的解决方案:胶囊旅馆。
For sleep-deprived office workers needing a nap, China's booming "sharing economy" has come up with a cheap, mobile-friendly solution: capsule hotels.
通过简单的手机扫码,顾客可以进行预订,在一个时尚的白色“胶囊”内打盹,这种“胶囊”的造型看上去就像是太空舱。在中午高峰时段使用半小时只需10元。
With an easy phone scan, customers can book a nap in a sleek white capsule - designed to look like a space pod - for just 10 yuan for half an hour during the mid-day rush.
在其他时段,费用降至每半小时6元。
The rate drops to 6 yuan at other times.
“享睡空间”的运营经理韩跃称,这真的满足了刚性需求,因为许多职场人士很难找到一个合适的私密场所来打盹。这家位于北京的初创公司5月在北京推出了这项服务,在上海与成都也已提供这种服务。
"It's really meeting a rigid demand as many professionals have a difficult time finding a nice private place to nap," said Han Yue, operations manager at Xiangshui Space, a Beijing-based startup which launched the services in Beijing in May and has opened up in Shanghai and Chengdu.
韩跃表示,她的“胶囊”与日本的胶囊酒店有所不同,因为她瞄准的是一种不同类型的顾客:那些想要小睡一会儿,而不是整晚睡眠的顾客。
Han said her capsules were different to Japan's capsule hotels, because she was targeting a different type of customer, those looking for a quick nap, not a full night's sleep.
她表示,公司计划将该服务推广至青岛、南京和深圳。
The company plans to extend to Qingdao, Nanjing and Shenzhen, she said.
中国“共享经济”的规模今年预计将增长约40%,达到4.83万亿元。到2020年,这一数字将占到国内生产总值10%的份额。
China's "sharing economy" is expected to grow about 40 percent this year to 4.83 trillion yuan. By 2020, it could account for a 10th of gross domestic product.