英语1000句 Section 16 Supermarkets 超市

What happens in a supermarket? 在超市里该怎么办呢？

Well, first, you will pick up a basket or a trolley. 首选，得选一个篮子或一辆推车。

What's the difference between a basket and a trolley? 篮子和推车有什么不同？

A basket is used for just a little shopping. 购买的物品较少，可用篮子。

A trolley has wheels and is used when we have a lot to buy. 推车有轮子，用于选购较多的商品。

Then when we have chosen which we want, we go shopping. 选择了所需东西之后，我们就去购物。

Modern supermarkets have food from all around the world. 现代超市汇集了世界各地的食品。

The food is arranged in sections containing similar foods and supplies. 食品按相同种类和需求分类排放。

You walk up and down the sections choosing what you want. 人们在各种分类间走动，选购所需的物品。

In big supermarkets, the choice can be very large. 大超市里的选择余地更大。

You can buy clothes and household items in some supermarkets. 在一些超市里，不能买到服装和家庭用品。

When you have finished, you go to the checkout. 买完之后就可以到收银台去。

Here you take all your shopping out of the basket or trolley. 在这里，你就从篮子或推车里取出所购的全部物品。

The checkout person will then put the items across a machine. 这时，收银员会把所购的商品居收银机里。

The machine tells you how much to pay. 收银机会显示必须付的款额。