媽媽帶著丹尼爾和爸爸來阿美打工的咖啡廳,丹尼爾事先并不知道阿美打工的事,所以他覺得很奇怪,因為爸爸根本就不喜歡喝咖啡,結(jié)果會怎么樣呢?
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Daniel: Mom, why do you bring Daddy and me to this coffeehouse today? Don't you know that Daddy doesn't drink any coffee?
Shirley: Of course I know that. Look over there!
Daniel: Oh, it's sis. What is she doing here? To be a waitress in a coffeehouse? Are we broke?
Shirley: No, it's not like that. She just wants to improve her oral English. Look around. Almost all the customers here are foreigners.
Daniel: Oh, I know. She is preparing for the 2008 Olympics. She wants to be a good volunteer.
Shirley: Yeah.
Daniel: But I'm not sure whether she is up to the job. We have a good mother who keeps us away from housework.
Shirley: Go over there and look at the notice board. You'll find the answer there.
(Daniel comes back to his seat after seeing the notice board.)
Daniel: Mom, it's really a big surprise. Sis is the best waitress of the month.
Shirley: I knew it. That's why our whole family come here today.
Daniel: I'm so proud of sis. Mom, I want to be the best waiter of the next month.
Shirley: Don't you tell me you want to take a part-time job here? You are too young to do that.
Daniel: Well, I just want to do something, just like sis.
Shirley: I'm thinking about sparing you some housework to do. You reminded me just now.
Daniel: Let's just forget about it. I'd like to congratulate sis now.
Shirley: Maybe later. She is busy with her work. So we'd better not interrupt her.
Daniel: No problem. I can wait. Well, let's drink some coffee.
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丹尼爾: 媽媽,你今天為什么帶我和爸爸來咖啡廳啊?難道你不知道爸爸什么咖啡也不喝嗎?
雪莉: 那個我當然知道啊。你看看那邊。
丹尼爾: 哦,是姐姐。她在這里做什么啊?在咖啡廳做服務員?我們家破產(chǎn)了嗎?
雪莉: 不是,不是那樣的。她是想提高她的英語口語??纯粗車?。這里的顧客大多是外國人。
丹尼爾: 哦,我知道了。她是在為2008年的奧運會做準備呢。她要做一個出色的志愿者。
雪莉: 對了。
丹尼爾: 但是,我不敢肯定她能否做好這份工作。我們有個好媽媽,她從不讓我們做家務。
雪莉: 你去那邊,看看那個公告欄。你就能知道答案了。
(丹尼爾看完公告欄后,回到位置上。)
丹尼爾: 媽媽,真是一個很大的驚喜啊。姐姐是這個月的明星職工呢。
雪莉: 我早知道了。這就是為什么今天我們?nèi)叶紒磉@里的原因。
丹尼爾: 我真為姐姐感到自豪。媽媽,我想成為下個月的明星職工。
雪莉: 難道你想告訴我,你也想在這里做兼職嗎?你還太小,不行的。
丹尼爾: 可是,我也想做點什么啊,就像姐姐一樣。
雪莉: 我在考慮分給你一點家務活做做。你剛才提醒我了。
丹尼爾: 我們還是忘了那回事吧。我想現(xiàn)在過去祝賀姐姐。
雪莉: 晚點再去吧。她現(xiàn)在忙著工作呢。我們最好還是別打擾她吧。
丹尼爾: 沒問題。我會等的。不過,我們也喝點咖啡吧。
經(jīng)典背誦 Recitation
Daniel: My sis May took a part-job in a coffeehouse. I thought she couldn't do the job well. But she proved me wrong. She became the best waitress of the month. So my mom took dad and me to the coffeehouse, in order to congratulate May. I asked mom whether I could do the same thing. But she turned me down, saying I was too young to do. Anyway, I was proud of my sis.
生詞小結(jié)
broke adj. 破產(chǎn)的
notice board 公告欄
congratulate vt. 祝賀
Scene practice 情景練習
仔細閱讀下面五個場景,兩人一組,使用表示感謝的句型,用一用,練一練。
1.If you were May, your mom just bought you a new skirt. What would you say to her?
2.If you were a waitress in a western restaurant, a customer gives you some tips. What would you say to the customer?
3.If you were a teacher, you find a student in your class send you a card on Teacher's day. What would you say to her?
4.If you were Daniel, your mom bought a big birthday cake for you. What would you say to her?
5.If some one agreed to lend his or her bike to you for a whole day, what would you say?