Daily Translation: Choosing What to Order for Dinner

English Learning
Daily Translation
Author

Ryan Sun

Published

2026-09-19

中文原文

你下班回家感觉很累。打算点一份外卖当晚饭。浏览外卖软件看了很久,纠结不知道吃什么,花了二十多分钟才最终选好下单

My translation

I was off work and when I got home, I felt worn out. I decided to order a takeout for dinner. I scrolled through the takeout app for quite a bit of time, but still struglling about what to eat. It took me nearly 20 minutes to settle down and order.

Revised version

I got home from work feeling worn out. I decided to order takeout for dinner. I scrolled through the takeout app for quite a while, yet I still struggled to figure out what I wanted to eat. It took me almost 20 minutes to finally make up my mind and place the order.

Key phrases

  • got home from work,简洁明了
  • takeout不可数名词
  • yet/but后面要接句子
  • make up my mind,下定决心
  • place the order,下单
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