英语导读1000句[41]:Shopping

Section 41
Shopping

A western supermarket is so unlike what we see in China.
In fact, China does not have many real supermarkets outside of the major cities.
To enter a huge building and buy anything from food to furniture all on one floor is quite uncommon¹ in China.
When we think of shopping, we usually think of buying food and clothes.
Modern western supermarkets sell boats, and you can also buy furniture, newspapers, household items and electrical and electronic goods
On entering a supermarket, we usually take a small basket or trolley².
This will depend on how much we plan to purchase.
Wheeling a large trolley around a supermarket can be a pleasant experience.
As we walk along aisle³ after aisle, putting in the things we want, we can get most things in one single store.
Then we cue⁴ at the checkout⁵ and wait for the clerk to tell us how much to pay.
We can pay by cash, check or credit card; it doesn’t matter to the supermarket.
Nowadays we can even go shopping without leaving our home.
We can purchase our daily goods over the Internet.
We are shown a supermarket and on the screen we go down the aisles⁶.
We pay by credit card, and the purchases are delivered to our homes the same day.

1 uncommon   

adj.罕见的，非凡的，不平常的

参考例句：

• Such attitudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago.这些看法在30年前很常见。
• Phil has uncommon intelligence.菲尔智力超群。

2 trolley   

n.手推车，台车；无轨电车；有轨电车

参考例句：

• The waiter had brought the sweet trolley.侍者已经推来了甜食推车。
• In a library,books are moved on a trolley.在图书馆，书籍是放在台车上搬动的。

3 aisle   

n.（教堂、教室、戏院等里的）过道，通道

参考例句：

• The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。
• The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去。

4 cue   

n.暗示，信号，提示；vt.提示，暗示

参考例句：

• When she coughs,it's my cue to come onto the stage.她一咳嗽，就是给我暗号出场。
• The actor missed his cue and came onto the stage late.这演员错过了向他发出的提示，上场晚了。

5 checkout   

n.（超市等）收银台，付款处

参考例句：

• Could you pay at the checkout.你能在结帐处付款吗。
• A man was wheeling his shopping trolley to the checkout.一个男人正推着购物车向付款台走去。

6 aisles   

n. (席位间的)通道, 侧廊

参考例句：

• Aisles were added to the original Saxon building in the Norman period. 在诺曼时期，原来的萨克森风格的建筑物都增添了走廊。
• They walked about the Abbey aisles, and presently sat down. 他们走到大教堂的走廊附近，并且很快就坐了下来。