英語口語大贏家Topic277:實習與兼職 Part time Job
阿美跑到咖啡廳找了一份兼職工作，當起了服務員，還做得有模有樣的，是爲了賺錢嗎？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
阿美: 嗨。這就是您點的東西。
顧客: 你是這裏新來的嗎？我經常到這家咖啡廳來。但是我以前都沒有在這裏見過你。
阿美: 是的。我是三天前開始在這裏兼職的。我的實習期會持續一個禮拜。我現在還是個學生呢？
顧客: 你介意我問你爲什麼到這裏來兼職嗎？
阿美: 當然不介意了。你知道，這裏有很多像您這樣的外國客人。而我想這有利於提高我的英語口語。
顧客: 哦，你是學英語的學生嗎？還是你學英語只是出於興趣？
阿美: 不，我不是學英語的學生。但是我很喜歡英語。我要成爲2008年的奧運志願者，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。但我想要點曲奇餅乾。
阿美: 好的。如果要更多的咖啡，請過去那邊。那裏有自助的咖啡機。
顧客: 這個我當然知道啦。別忘了我可是這裏的常客啊。
阿美: 哦。那麼，請稍等。您要的馬上就好。
顧客: 沒關係。謝謝你。
經典背誦 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
internship n. 實習生身份
parfait n. 凍糕
self-help n. 自助
maker n. 製造者
註釋
for one's sake 也可以
for the sake of 意爲“爲了…….的緣故。”
詞彙擴展 Vocabulary Builder
關於各類飲料的詞彙
基礎詞彙
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
提高詞彙
cocoa 可可
distilled water 蒸餾水
ginger ale 薑汁
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彙中的中文和英文，另一方用該詞彙填入下面的句子，大聲朗讀出來並將句子翻譯成中文。
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。
