英語大贏家:277 實習(xí)與兼職 Part-time Job

阿美跑到咖啡廳找了一份兼職工作，當(dāng)起了服務(wù)員，還做得有模有樣的，是為了賺錢嗎?一起來看看就知道了。

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May: Hey, This is your order.

Customer: Are you new here? I come to this coffeehouse often. But I didn't see you here before.

May: Yes. I started this part-time job just three days ago. And my internship will last 1 week. I'm still a student now.

Customer: Do you mind if I ask you why you've taken the part-time job here?

May: Of course not. You know, there are many foreign customers like you here. And I think it's good for me to improve my oral English.

Customer: Oh, are you an English student? Or you just study English for interest's sake?

May: No, I'm not an English student. But I do like English. I'm going to be a volunteer in the 2008 Olympics where I want to be helpful with the language. So I try to improve my English.

Customer: Very nice. Thank you for your time.

(He hands May some tips.)

May: Thank you, sir. But I'm not allowed to accept any tips.)

Customer: OK then. I don't want to put you in trouble.

May: Well, would you like something else? The new-made café parfait is really good. Want some?

Customer: OK. But I'd like some cookies.

May: Sure. If you want more coffee, please go over there. There is self-help coffee maker.

Customer: I surely know that. Don't forget that I am a regular customer here.

May: Oops. Well, wait for a while. We'll get it done quickly.

Customer: It's OK. Thank you.

聽看學(xué)

阿美: 嗨。這就是您點的東西。

顧客: 你是這里新來的嗎?我經(jīng)常到這家咖啡廳來。但是我以前都沒有在這里見過你。

阿美: 是的。我是三天前開始在這里兼職的。我的實習(xí)期會持續(xù)一個禮拜。我現(xiàn)在還是個學(xué)生呢?

顧客: 你介意我問你為什么到這里來兼職嗎?

阿美: 當(dāng)然不介意了。你知道，這里有很多像您這樣的外國客人。而我想這有利于提高我的英語口語。

顧客: 哦，你是學(xué)英語的學(xué)生嗎?還是你學(xué)英語只是出于興趣?

阿美: 不，我不是學(xué)英語的學(xué)生。但是我很喜歡英語。我要成為2008年的奧運志愿者，到時候我可以提供語言幫助。所以我要提高我的英語水平。

顧客: 真不錯。謝謝你。

(他遞給阿美一些小費。)

阿美: 謝謝您，先生。但是公司規(guī)定我們不可以接受任何小費。

顧客: 那好吧。我可不想給你帶來麻煩。

阿美: 對了，您還想要點別的嗎?新做的凍糕很不錯的。要來一點嗎?

顧客: 好的。但我想要點曲奇餅干。

阿美: 好的。如果要更多的咖啡，請過去那邊。那里有自助的咖啡機。

顧客: 這個我當(dāng)然知道啦。別忘了我可是這里的?？桶　?/p>

阿美: 哦。那么，請稍等。您要的馬上就好。

顧客: 沒關(guān)系。謝謝你。

經(jīng)典背誦 Recitation

May：I got a part-time job at a coffeehouse a couple of days ago. My purpose was to improve my oral English, for I was going to be a volunteer in the 2008 Olympics and I wanted to help the foreigners with the language then. The customers here were mostly foreigners so it was great for me. Sometimes, the customers would give me tips, but I would just refuse them politely.

生詞小結(jié)

internship n. 實習(xí)生身份

parfait n. 凍糕

self-help n. 自助

maker n. 制造者

注釋

for one's sake 也可以

for the sake of 意為“為了…….的緣故。”

詞匯擴展 Vocabulary Builder

關(guān)于各類飲料的詞匯

基礎(chǔ)詞匯

black coffee 黑咖啡

coca-cola 可口可樂

ice water 冰水

iced coffee 冰咖啡

orange juice 橙汁

soda water 蘇打水

white coffee 牛奶咖啡

提高詞匯

cocoa 可可

distilled water 蒸餾水

ginger ale 姜汁

ice candy 棒冰

milk shake 奶昔

mineral water 礦泉水

soft drink 汽水

yoghurt 酸奶

家庭總動員 Do it together

兩人一組，一方隨機大聲讀出上面詞匯中的中文和英文，另一方用該詞匯填入下面的句子，大聲朗讀出來并將句子翻譯成中文。

The ( ) is really good.

[例] 家長讀 orange juice 橙汁

孩子讀The orange juice is really good. 橙汁很不錯的。