留学生在中国 第30期 Close Shop 打烊

 　　Chapter 30 Time to Close Shop第30章商店该打烊了David ： Do department stores like this usually close at 9:30 ？

　　这样的百货商店通常是 9:30 关门吗？

　　You： Yup.

　　是的。

　　David ： But the workers have to stay afterwards?

　　但是员工还得再呆一会儿吧？

　　You：Yes, they have to wait for all the customers to leave the building.

　　是的，他们必须等所有顾客离开后才能离开。

　　David ： Do you mean to leave the store?

　　你是说离开百货商店吗？

　　You ： Yes, to leave the store.

　　对，离开商店。

　　David ： And then when the bell rings, all the workers go running. It is interesting. They stand still waiting for the customers, and then all of a sudden¹, there is a mad dash². It is like they are escaping.

　　然后，当铃响时，所有的员工都开始匆忙地离开了。真是太有趣了——他们先是站着等候顾客离开，然后，突然一下就不见了。像是逃跑了。

　　You：But they have a meeting in the evening.

　　不过，他们晚上有会议啊。

　　David ： Wait a second. What did the store’s loudspeaker³ just announce?

　　等等，刚才广播里通知什么了？

　　You ：All workers have a meeting in the evening on the third floor.

　　全体员工今晚在三楼开会。

　　David ： So they all have to go there after work? I think I’ve seen it before in a grocery⁴ store. They all line up and the boss tells them what to do and what they did badly.

　　这么说，全体员工必须在下班后去三楼吗？我想我曾在一家杂货店门口遇见过这类事情。全体员工排队站在一起，老板吩咐他们要做的事情，并且提出员工们做得不好的地方。

　　You ：Yes. They talk to the boss and he gives them the orders.

　　是的。他们向老板汇报工作。老板吩咐他们做事。

　　David ： What did the loudspeaker announce just now?

　　刚才广播里又通知什么了？

　　You ：They welcomed all the customers to return to the store.

　　说“欢迎您再次光临本店”。

1 sudden   

n.突然，忽然；adj.突然的，意外的，快速的

参考例句：

• All of a sudden he turned about and saw me.他突然转过身来看见了我。
• The horse was badly frightened by the sudden noise.那匹马被突然而来的嘈杂声吓坏了。

2 dash   

v./n.快跑，冲刺，短跑

参考例句：

• The prisoners made a dash for freedom.囚犯逃奔自由。
• Day and night the waves dash against the rocks.波浪日夜冲击着岩石。

3 loudspeaker   

n.扬声器，扩音器

参考例句：

• The loudspeaker's stopped working.扩音器不响了。
• There is a loudspeaker in a radio.收音机里有个喇叭。

4 grocery   

n.食品，杂货；食品杂货店

参考例句：

• There used to be a grocery store on the corner.以前在这个街角有家杂货店。
• Her mother began operation of a small grocery.她母亲开始经营一家小杂货店。