Comic﹕Self-service checkout
【明報專訊】To avoid the queues in supermarket, Pat and Bill choose to pay at the self-checkout machines. They save some time, but spend more money than they expect...
“ Eason: "Surprise" for the bargain hunters... Hee-hee... ”
“ Pat: What a bargain! I shall get as many as I can! ”
“ Bill: Are you sure you can finish them all? ”
“ Bill: You bought too much! We've no money for the bus fare home! ”
“ Pat: Not my fault! You should have topped up your Octopus before that! ”
■English highway﹕bargain
"Bargain" refers to something you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price. "Bargain hunters" are people looking for things at a low price.
e.g. This scarf was half-price. It's a real bargain!
The shoppers began looking for bargains at the mega sales.
■Quiz
Rearrange the words to form correct sentences.
1. do not / watches / good / come at / bargain / prices
2. a sharp eye / my / has / mother / a bargain / for
3. second-hand / is / sofa / a / that / real bargain
(Answers on next text)
■Glossary
queue (n) 長隊
self-checkout (n phr) 自助結帳
balance (n) 餘額
top up (v) 增值
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