Granted, these producers' savings probably translate into lower prices at the grocery store, but how many consumers make that mental connection at the checkout counter?

诚然，这些生产商节省的制造成本可能会使得杂货店里的商品价格更低，但有多少消费者会在收银台前联想到这些呢？

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Grocery stores try to have enough employees at checkout to get all their customers through with minimum delay.

杂货店尽可能让结账台有足够的员工，以便所有顾客结账时耽误的时间最少。

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A trip to the grocery store was often a horror; men would speed into line behind her at the checkout stand and flirt mercilessly.

去一趟杂货店也常常让她害怕，因为男人们会在收银处竞相排在后面没心没肺地搭讪。

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