中学二年级 · 阅读系列
Lesson 48 · The Shop Without a Cashier
文体：未来商店 · 朗读音轨 48
先听一遍
听一听，没有收银员的商店里，谁帮助了那位顾客。
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Near the station, a new shop opened without a cashier. You scan each item yourself and pay with a card or phone.
My father bought a bottle of tea. The machine worked quickly, but an older man next to us looked confused.
"Where do I put the coin?" he asked.
A staff member came from the back room and helped him.
Technology can make shopping faster, but people still need support. A smart shop should not forget human questions.
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Near the station, a new shop opened without a cashier.
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You scan each item yourself and pay with a card or phone.
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My father bought a bottle of tea.
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The machine worked quickly, but an older man next to us looked confused.
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"Where do I put the coin?" he asked.
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A staff member came from the back room and helped him.
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Technology can make shopping faster, but people still need support.
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A smart shop should not forget human questions.
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车站附近开了一家没有收银员的新商店。顾客自己扫描每件商品，用银行卡或手机付款。
爸爸买了一瓶茶。机器操作得很快，但旁边一位年长的顾客有些不知所措。
他问：‘硬币要放哪里？’
一名店员从后面的房间走出来，帮了他。
技术能让购物更快，但人仍需要帮助。聪明的商店也不该忘记顾客会提出各种问题。
本课重点词语
以下是本课重点词语的中文讲解；英文正文中有虚线的单词可悬停查看词义和发音。
- cashier
- 收银员；商店没有固定的人工结账台。
- scan
- 扫描；结账时逐件扫商品。
- item
- 商品；顾客购买的每件东西。
- pay with
- 用……付款；可以用卡或手机。
- machine
- 机器；负责自助结账。
- older man
- 年长的顾客；不熟悉新的付款方式。
- confused
- 困惑的；不知道硬币放在哪里。
- coin
- 硬币；顾客想用现金付款。
- staff member
- 店员；从后屋出来提供帮助。
- human question
- 人的疑问；技术也要回应使用者的问题。
背景知识
自助结账缩短了部分顾客的等待时间，却不一定适合每个人第一次使用时的需要。课文中的商店虽然没有固定收银员，仍有人在顾客遇到问题时提供帮助。