Shenzhen is not the only city facing a cabbie glut. Shanghai has restricted permits for ride-hailing in the past. Guangzhou, another megacity near Shenzhen, has issued similar warnings. Beijing is trying to reduce its population and makes it hard for outsiders to up sticks and move there. Migrants’ quests for employment in such an entrepot may be a worrying sign of things to come. One of the main engines of China’s future economic growth will be its service industry. Migrants should fuel the supply of service workers in its biggest, richest cities, whether they wait tables or drive cars.

深圳并非唯一一个面临司机过剩问题的城市。上海此前已对网约车运营牌照实施限制。深圳邻近的另一座特大城市广州，也发布过类似预警。北京正着力控制人口规模，外来人口很难迁居落户于此。外来务工者涌向这类贸易枢纽求职，或许是未来发展趋势中一个令人担忧的信号。服务业将成为中国未来经济增长的核心引擎之一。无论是餐厅侍应还是驾车载客，外来务工者本应是一线发达城市服务业劳动力供给的核心支撑。

glut /ɡlʌt/ n. （市场）供给过剩、饱和积压

固定搭配：a glut of sth 某物供过于求

辨析：与前文 over-supply 同义；glut 更侧重产能 / 劳动力严重冗余、市场消化不了

facing a cabbie glut 现在分词后置定语 = which is facing a cabbie glut

写作积累：not the only + 名词 doing… 不止一个…… 存在某种情况，议论文开篇拓展通用句式

仿写：这个城市并不是唯一一个面临青年失业过剩的地区。

This city is not the only region facing a youth unemployment glut.

permit /ˈpɜːmɪt/ n. 运营许可证、牌照

搭配：business permits 经营证照、ride-hailing permits 网约车营运证

another megacity near Shenzhen 插入同位语，插入结构补充说明广州

issue v. 发布

高频搭配：issue warnings 发布预警；issue policies 出台政策

similar warnings 同类警示，指官方提示网约车运力饱和、行业内卷

outsiders n. 外来人口

up sticks 收拾行囊、举家搬迁、迁居别处

句式：make it hard for sb to do sth

it 形式宾语，真正宾语为后面不定式 to up sticks and move there

quest /kwest/ n. 苦苦追寻、谋求

搭配：quest for employment 求职谋生；quest for wealth 追逐财富

entrepot /ˈɒntrəpəʊ/ n. 贸易枢纽、中转通商口岸，文中代指深圳、广州这类沿海商贸发达城市

a sign of things to come 未来趋势的预兆

engine /ˈendʒɪn/ n. 本义发动机；这里是比喻义：增长动力、核心引擎

搭配：growth engine 增长引擎

service industry 服务业

fuel /ˈfjuːəl/ v. 本义加注燃料；引申义：推动、充足供给、支撑

fuel labour supply 保障劳动力供给；fuel economic growth 拉动经济增长

wait tables 餐馆端盘子、做服务员