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Daily Translation: An Interrupted Lunch Break

English Learning
Daily Translation
Author

Ryan Sun

Published

2026-10-09

中文原文

午休时打算去楼下便利店买三明治。排队的时候收到同事消息,有紧急工作需要马上处理。只好放弃买午餐,赶回工位。

My translation

I planned to buy a sandwitch at the convinence store downstairs during the lunch break. While waiting in the line, I received some messages from my colleague, saying that some urgent work needed to be processed immediately. So I had to give up buying the lunch and hurried back to the seat.

Revised version

I planned to buy a sandwich at the convenience store downstairs during the lunch break. While waiting in line, I received some messages from my colleague saying that some urgent work needed to be handled right away. So I had to skip buying lunch and hurried back to the desk.

Key phrases

  • wait in line
  • right away
  • skip buying lunch
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