超市排队有技巧!原来这样排队结账最快!

 　　It can be one of the most frustrating¹ things in life – waiting in line at the supermarket

　　在超市排队结账真是一件非常让人懊恼崩溃的事。

　　But new research shows that a few simple 'life hacks²' can make the process much quicker and pain-free than you may think.

　　但最新调查研究表明，几个简单的生活小技巧可帮助我们加快结账排队速度，并且没有我们想象中那么复杂麻烦。

　　Choosing to be served by female cashiers, standing³ in queues that feed into several tills and spying on other shoppers' grocery shop are just some of the ways to avoid the dreaded⁴ queues.

　　选女收银员结账，排有若干个收款台的队伍，“偷瞄”其他顾客所买的杂货都能让我们避免那令人抓狂的长队。

　　And opting⁵ for checkouts⁷ on the left or queuing behind shoppers with a trolley⁸ could also help cut down the amount of time waiting in line.

　　此外，选择左手边结账口或排在推着购物车的顾客后面也能减少队伍等待时间。

　　The 'life hacks' have emerged after researchers found that the average Briton spends between one and six months of their life standing in line at the shops.

　　生活小妙招的出现源于研究人员发现英国人一生平均要花费一到六个月时间在商店排队等候。

　　Desmos, a US organisation⁹ that promotes maths, technology and data, has spent months analysing supermarket data and has revealed the best ways to beat the queues.

　　一家专业研究数字、技术和数据的美国机构Desmos花费了数个月时间对超市数据进行了分析，并提出了不用长时间排队等候的最佳方式。

　　超市排队有技巧!原来这样排队结账最快!

　　Dan Meyer, a former maths teacher turned chief academic officer at Desmos, said it takes a baseline of 41 seconds for each customer to pass through a till, with an additional three seconds added on per item they are purchasing.

　　曾是一名数学老师、后成为Desmos首席学术官的达恩·迈尔表示，每名顾客通过收银台平均要用41秒，购买的物品每件再额外增加3秒。

　　'Every person requires a fixed¹⁰ amount of time to say hello, pay, say goodbye and clear out of the lane,' he told the New York Times.

　　他在接受《纽约时报》采访时表示：“每个人说你好、支付多少钱、再见以及结完账腾出空位的时间都是固定不变的。”

　　He said the data showed that standing in line with numerous customers who are buying fewer items – such as basket shoppers at the '10 items or less' checkout⁶ – can be a bad choice.

　　他说道，数据显示，排在很多购物少的顾客后面——比如在“10件或少于10件”结账口使用购物篮的顾客，会是个很糟糕的决定。

　　Instead, he says it actually works out quicker to stand behind one person with a trolley full of items, as the face-to-face interaction time is quicker than having to wait for the cashier to greet numerous shoppers.

　　相反，站在一个购物车满满当当的顾客后面速度会更快，因为和等待收银员一个个问候顾客相比，面对面交流时间减少能够加快排队速度。

　　Meanwhile, Robert Samuel, founder¹¹ of the New York-based Same Ole Line Dudes – a service that stands in line on behalf of customers - said most people are right-handed and therefore tend to queue on the right-hand side.

　　同时，纽约Same Ole Line Dudes公司（一家专门代客排队的服务机构）的创始人罗伯特·塞缪尔表示，由于大多数人是右撇子，所以多倾向于站在右边队伍排队。

　　He advises customers to queue on the left, and said he opts¹² for female cashiers.

　　他建议顾客站在左边，并表示他会选择女性收银员。

　　'This may seem sexist, but I prefer female cashiers. In my experience they seem to be the most expedient¹³ at register transactions and processing,' he told the newspaper.

　　他在接受《纽约时报》采访时表示：“虽然这似乎有点性别歧视，但我确实更倾向于选女收银员。根据我的亲身体验，女收银员在结账交易处理上更快捷利索。”

　　His other advice includes always facing bar codes toward the cashier, removing the hangers¹⁴ of clothes before they are scanned and splitting the items between yourself and a friend to get through the tills quicker.

　　他还提出了一些其它建议，比如将商品条形码正对收银员、在收银员扫码前把衣服上的衣架摘去、将自己和朋友买的东西分开来等等，这些都能加快结账速度。

1 frustrating   

adj.产生挫折的，使人沮丧的，令人泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的现在分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's frustrating to have to wait so long. 要等这么长时间，真令人懊恼。
• It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience. 那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 hacks   

黑客

参考例句：

• But there are hacks who take advantage of people like Teddy. 但有些无赖会占类似泰迪的人的便宜。 来自电影对白
• I want those two hacks back here, right now. 我要那两个雇工回到这儿，现在就回。 来自互联网

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 dreaded   

adj.令人畏惧的；害怕的v.害怕，恐惧，担心( dread的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The dreaded moment had finally arrived. 可怕的时刻终于来到了。
• He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital. 他害怕非得在医院过圣诞节不可。 来自《用法词典》

5 opting   

v.选择，挑选( opt的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• What courses are most students opting for? 多数学生选什么课程？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Wells doesn't rule out opting out and then re-signing with Houston. 威尔斯没有排除跳出合同再与火箭重签的可能。 来自互联网

6 checkout   

n.（超市等）收银台，付款处

参考例句：

• Could you pay at the checkout.你能在结帐处付款吗。
• A man was wheeling his shopping trolley to the checkout.一个男人正推着购物车向付款台走去。

7 checkouts   

n.检验，校验( checkout的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The hypermarket stations had a wide selection of branded foods, clean toilets, friendly service and fast checkouts. 这家超大型连锁加油站有各种名牌食品、洁净的卫生间、友好的服务并且结帐迅速。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Make sure all checkouts paid by credit card have been posted accordingly. 确保所有的信用卡结帐都已及时过账。 来自互联网

8 trolley   

n.手推车，台车；无轨电车；有轨电车

参考例句：

• The waiter had brought the sweet trolley.侍者已经推来了甜食推车。
• In a library,books are moved on a trolley.在图书馆，书籍是放在台车上搬动的。

9 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

10 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

11 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

12 opts   

v.选择，挑选( opt的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• One player hoping to get another chance to shine if Mourinho opts to rest Cole backBridge. 假如穆里尼奥安排阿。科尔轮休，那么同一位置上的将会得到一个上场的机会来证实自己。 来自互联网
• If he opts out this summer, he d sign a five year deal. 如果今夏跳出，他估计会签五年。 来自互联网

13 expedient   

adj.有用的，有利的；n.紧急的办法，权宜之计

参考例句：

• The government found it expedient to relax censorship a little.政府发现略微放宽审查是可取的。
• Every kind of expedient was devised by our friends.我们的朋友想出了各种各样的应急办法。

14 hangers   

n.衣架( hanger的名词复数 )；挂耳

参考例句：

• The singer was surrounded by the usual crowd of lackeys and hangers on. 那个歌手让那帮总是溜须拍马、前呼後拥的人给围住了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I want to put some of my good hangers in Grandpa's closet. 我想在爷爷的衣橱放几个好的衣架。 来自辞典例句