中文原文
下班路上看到一家甜品店，想买一块蛋糕当晚餐。选好蛋糕准备结账，却发现手机没电无法付款，只好把蛋糕放回，空手回家。
My translation
I saw a dessert shop on my way home, so I wanted to bug a piece of cake for dinner. I picked out the cake and was about to checkout. Only then did I find that my phone was out of battery, so I couldn’t pay. I had to put the cake back, and headed home with nothing.
Revised version
I saw a dessert shop on my way home and wanted to buy a piece of cake for dinner. I picked out the cake and was about to check out. Only then did I find my phone was out of battery, so I couldn’t pay. I had to put the cake back and headed home empty-handed.
Key phrases
- check out, checkout是名词
- empty-handed，空手