新奇事件簿 亚马逊出售其无人收银技术

The online retail¹ giant Amazon will start selling its cashier-less technology to any store or retail outlet² that wants it. The software is called "Just Walk Out". The software means stores do not need any cashiers. Shoppers simply scan a smartphone app when they arrive at a store and then put their shopping in their bag and... just walk out of the store. The software automatically calculates the cost of the customer's shopping and charges the cost of their shopping to the customer's Amazon account. The new software will allow customers to have their credit card or other payment card deducted³ instead. Amazon has been using the software for the past two years in its own Go Grocery stores.

在线零售巨头亚马逊将开始向所有有需求的商店或零售店出售其无收银员技术。该软件名为“Just Walk Out”。该软件意味着商店不需要任何收银员。到店后，购物者只需扫描一个智能手机应用，然后把他们买的东西放在包里，然后……走出商店就行了。该软件会自动计算顾客的购物花销，并将购物花销记入顾客的亚马逊账户。这款新软件将允许客户使用他们的信用卡或其他支付卡进行支付。过去两年来，亚马逊一直在自己的Go Grocery stores商店中使用该软件。

The Just Walk Out software will reduce the amount of employees a store needs. Instead, the store will need to put hundreds of small cameras on the ceiling. The cameras link to software that detects what customers have put into their bag. The software then bills the customer and issues a receipt online. An industry expert expects Amazon to make a lot of money from selling the software to other stores. Many stores want to remove one of the biggest things customers complain about - slow checkouts⁴. Amazon said the software will allow store staff, "to focus on more valuable activities". However, a retail expert worries that, "there will be fewer jobs as automation comes in".

Just Walk Out软件将减少店内所需员工数量。相反，商店需要在天花板上安装数百个小摄像头。摄像头连接着一款可以监测客户包内商品的软件。然后该软件向客户开出账单，并在线开收据。一名行业专家预计，通过向其他商店出售该软件，亚马逊可以挣到一大笔钱。很多商店希望消除顾客最大的抱怨之一——结账速度慢。亚马逊表示该软件将允许商店员工“专注于更有价值的活动”。但一位零售专家担心，“随着自动化的到来，工作岗位将会减少”。

1 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

2 outlet   

n.出口/路；销路；批发商店；通风口；发泄

参考例句：

• The outlet of a water pipe was blocked.水管的出水口堵住了。
• Running is a good outlet for his energy.跑步是他发泄过剩精力的好方法。

3 deducted   

v.扣除，减去( deduct的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The cost of your uniform will be deducted from your wages. 制服费将从你的工资中扣除。
• The cost of the breakages will be deducted from your pay. 损坏东西的费用将从你的工资中扣除。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 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