中文原文
傍晚下班路上，你打算顺路去超市买点水果。到超市后，你发现想买的草莓卖完了，于是你换了一盒蓝莓。结账的时候，自助收银机识别不了塑料袋，你只好叫店员过来帮忙。
My translation
On my way back home from work, I decided to pick up some fruits at the supermarket. When I was there, I found strawberry had been sold out, so I got one box of blueberry. During checking out, the automatic machine couldn’t recognize the plastic bag, so I had to call the staff for the help.
Revised version
On my way home from work, I decided to grab some fruit at the supermarket. When I got there, I found strawberries were sold out, so I picked up a box of blueberries. At checkout, the self-checkout machine couldn’t scan the plastic bag, so I had to call a staff memeber for help.
Key phrases
- grab，高频动词
- at checkout，结账的时候
- self-checkout machine，自主收银机
- scan > recognize