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便利店的兴起缘于超市的大型化与郊外化，超市的变化体现在距离、时间、商品、服务等诸多方面：如远离购物者的居住区，需驾车前往；卖场面积巨大，品种繁多的商品消耗了购物者大量的时间和精力；结账时还要忍受“大排长龙”等候之苦，以上种种使得那些想购买少量商品或满足即刻所需的购物者深感不便。相关词汇24-hour store 24小时营业店　　beverage cabinet 冷饮柜　　cash register 收银机　　chain store 连锁店　　change n. 找零　　check-out counter 结账柜台　　chewing gum 口香糖　　convenience store 便利商店　　copy machine 复印机　　instant noodle 方便面　　invoice n. 发票　　magazine shelf 杂志架　　pay a fee 付费　　rack n. 货架　　receipt n. 收据　　scanner n. 条码扫描器　　shelf life 保质期　　snack n. 零食　　wrapper n. 包装纸，包装材料　　yogurt/yoghurt n. 酸奶情景对话:(B is at the check-out counter of a convenience store.).　　A: OK, Miss, you want two packs of instant noodles, one box of chewing gums and two magazines. So, it comes to thirty-five dollars.　　B: Oh... I"m sorry... please wait a minute. I forgot to takethe yogurt. Where are they?　　A: In the beverage cabinet.　　(B comes back with two bottles of yogurt.).　　B: Well, here you are, two bottles of yogurt. Oh, can you tell me the shelf life of the yogurt?　　A: Let me see. The shelf life is ten days.　　B: OK, I see. Thank you.　　A: So, it"s forty-two dollars in total.　　B: Here is fifty dollars.　　A: OK, here is the receipt and your change. Do you prefer paper bags or plastic bags, Miss?　　B: I"d like paper bags.　　A: OK. Here you are. Thank you and have a nice day!　　B: Thank you. You too参考译文:（B 正站在便利店的结账柜台前。）　　A:好的。小姐，您买了两袋方便面、一盒口香糖、两本杂志，一共”美元。　　B:哦，对不起，请等一下。我忘记买酸奶了。酸奶在哪里呢?　　A:在冷饮柜里。　　（B 拿着两瓶酸奶返回。）　　B:好，给你两瓶酸奶。哦，你能告诉我这个酸奶的保质期是多久吗?　　A:我看一下。保质期是10天。　　B:好的.我知道了。谢谢。　　A:总共42美元。　　B:给你50美元。　　A:好的，请您收好收据和找零。小姐，您想用纸袋还是塑料袋来包装呢?　　B:我想用纸袋。　　A:好的，给您。谢谢您，祝您愉快!　　B:谢谢，也祝你愉快!