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47期 [2007年02月號]

精彩摘要
逛超市學英文
Walking Around in
Wal-Mart
美國超市這麼大!
Crazy for Coupons
食、衣、住、行,
全靠折價券!
Food Samples
吃到飽美語必殺技
Making Refunds
自助結帳?快速結帳?
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Self-checkout 自助結帳更方便
Clerk: Can I show you how to use our new self-checkout system?
Customer: Yes, that’d be nice.
Clerk: First, just 1)scan your items one at a time.
Customer: Like this? [2)Beep]
Clerk: Right. Just keep doing that.
Customer: What about this produce?
Clerk: Put that on the 3)scale, then 4)select the 5)item on the touch screen.
Customer: And it automatically weighs it and calculates price?
Clerk: You betcha!
Customer: It’s so 6)handy.
Clerk: When you’re done, the 7)total is displayed here.
Customer: And I just 8)swipe my card, and I’m done?
Clerk: That’s right. Have a nice day.
Customer: Thanks!
店員:需要我教您怎麼使用我們最新的自助結帳系統嗎?
顧客:好啊,太好了。
店員:首先,一次掃描一件物品。
顧客:像這樣嗎?(嗶)
店員:對,繼續那樣做就對了。
顧客:這個產品怎麼辦?
店員:放在磅秤上,在螢幕上點選品項。
顧客:然後它就會自動秤重、計算價錢了嗎?
店員:答對了!
顧客:好方便啊。
店員:完成以後,總價會顯示在這裡。
顧客:然後我只要過卡就完成了?
店員:沒錯,祝您萬事如意。
顧客:謝謝!
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1) scan (v.) 掃瞄
You scanned that item twice!
2) beep (v.)(機器)發出嗶嗶聲
The machine keeps beeping at me!
3) scale (n.) 磅秤,體重計
I don’t’ dare step on a scale now.
4) select (v.) 挑選
I selected the best quality items for you.
5) item (n.) 品目,項目
These items were all twenty percent off.
6) handy (a.) 方便的,好用的
This will come in handy one day.
7) tota (n.) 總數,合計
I don’t think the total is correct.
8) swipe (v.) 刷(卡)
They swiped my card twice!
(詳細精彩後續內容盡在最新一期EZ BASIC!)
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Self-checkout 自助式收銀台
這年頭什麼都講求自助式,包括結帳!在Self checkout「自助收銀台」裡,你自己就是收銀員,可以自己試試看刷條碼的樂趣(假如你覺得有趣的話),不過這樣的自助式結帳櫃臺,由於不能找零(怕有人多拿),目前只能使用信用卡!而且一旁通常會有超市的工作人員監看並協助。
Express lane 快速結帳
express 是「快速」的意思,lane是「走道」,express lane是美國超級市場都會有的結帳櫃臺,通常會限制你買幾樣以下的物品才能通過。
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