Daily Translation: A Late Takeout Delivery

English Learning
Daily Translation
Author

Ryan Sun

Published

2026-09-15

中文原文

你午休点了外卖,外卖比预计时间晚了很久送到。饭拿到手已经有点凉了,简单吃完之后,你只剩下很短的休息时间,很快就要回去继续工作

My translation

I ordered take-out food during the lunch break, but it took much longer time to be delivered than expected. The meal was a bit cold when I got it, then I had a quick lunch. After the meal, I only had very little time to have a rest, then I had to go back to work.

Revised version

I ordered takeout for my lunch break, but the delivery took a lot longer than I’d expected. My food was already slightly cold by the time I got it, so I ate quickly. After finishing my meal, I barely had any time for a break before I had to get back to work.

Key phrases

  • takeout, 外卖
  • for my lunch break, 比during the lunch break更自然
  • delivery took a lot longer, 比it开头更简洁
  • by the time I got it, 饭拿到手时,表示一个时间点,when有小小时间区间的意思?
  • barely had any time,几乎没有时间,常用的副词短语
  • get back to work, 固定搭配,不要用go back to work
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