国际英语资讯:Feature: Sydneys iconic Chinatown eateries adapt to life under COVID-19
<p><span word="SYDNEY">SYDNEY</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 31-- <span word="As">As</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recognizable">recognizable</span> <span word="venues">venues</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Chinatown">Chinatown</span>, <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="Century">Century</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="Cantonese">Cantonese</span> <span word="dishes">dishes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="seafood">seafood</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="over">over</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="storey">storey</span> <span word="establishment">establishment</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="over">over</span> 600 <span word="diners">diners</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="once">once</span>, <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dishes">dishes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="luxurious">luxurious</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="fare">fare</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attracting">attracting</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="walks">walks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span>-<span word="life">life</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Melbourne">Melbourne</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="potentially">potentially</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brink">brink</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="wave">wave</span>, <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bars">bars</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="survive">survive</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="Century">Century</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span> <span word="icon">icon</span>, <span word="Eric">Eric</span> <span word="Wong">Wong</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="in">in</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chinatown">Chinatown</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adapt">adapt</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="advices">advices</span>.</p><p>"<span word="At">At</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>," <span word="Wong">Wong</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="slowed">slowed</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Melbourne">Melbourne</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>."</p><p><span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>, <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="Century">Century</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="nights">nights</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="hubs">hubs</span>. <span word="Families">Families</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="birthdays">birthdays</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="milestones">milestones</span>, <span word="alongside">alongside</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="businessmen">businessmen</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="premium">premium</span> <span word="dishes">dishes</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="crab">crab</span>.</p>
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