陈豪工作的公司里有一个公用的厨房,里面有冰箱,咖啡壶,微波炉等供工作人员使用。还有美籍华人Mary刚走进厨房,看见陈豪有点不知所措的样子。; I7 F d9 E4 H9 T U
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( q" U5 N- h' b' fM: Hey, Chen Hao, what happened?5 x! Y& a& O) K i/ z
C: Someone ate my lunch! 早上我买了一盒土豆沙拉放在冰箱里。现在没了!
$ H2 `2 k; `( o2 {M:Gone? Did you have your name on it?
; \( K1 ^7 g, }7 W: I, JC:Write your name on the box?是不是自己的饭还不知道呀?% X7 i) I; E q1 I9 {: u$ r
M:外面买的饭,盒子看起来都差不多不少。If you don't have your name on it, 别人拿错是很有可能的呀!
# U* @! B6 n* }0 S MC:那倒是。不过,发生了今天的事, I don't think I'll ever forget to put my name on my lunch.8 m3 d. M, K a
M:不过这冰箱确实是个大问题。 Sometimes people bring their lunch, and later decide to go out to eat and forget about their food in the frig until it starts to smell.
; @, M; H- n$ U5 R6 k' KC:是呀,有两次我看到有东西都发霉了。I just have to throw them out. 得了,别说了,真恶心。
) a/ A ^0 ?" H F+ `I have to find some lunch.
( [. K: p: W7 z' K2 EM:See you later.
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# Z) S; `/ Q0 _+ i0 q! {C:Hi, Mary, ready to go home? Can I walk with you?
. O3 } v: s `# b# t w2 gM:Sure. By the way, did you find out who ate your lunch?
* Y m3 o A% C! }% @C:Oh, yes, I did. It was all a mistake. Brian太忙,让William给他带个沙拉回来放在冰箱里。Brian 去冰箱拿沙拉的时候William还没有回来。他以为我的沙拉就是William替他买的,所以就吃了。8 b' Y- Q7 h" E' T- B
M:原来如此。 But we do need to remind people to observe simple kitchen courtesies.
: q i, m5 m, P0 O) X3 m* @C:Simple kitchen courtesies? 厨房里还有礼貌呀?+ L) G- }& b& n4 y4 E! M$ h
M:当然有呀!For example, if you drink the last cup of coffee, you should fix a new pot for others.
# U, k; D) V: u8 D B9 ~$ g7 zC:我同意。有两次,我想喝咖啡,可是到了厨房看见的是空咖啡壶。I have to make a new pot and wait for a long time to get the coffee ready.7 w0 c% v4 A0 G" e
M: Also, it's just good manners to clean up after yourself such as wiping off the counter and throwing away the trash.0 ]. y6 F9 Z g7 M; s
C:噢,擦桌面和扔垃圾!这我倒是没有想到,因为在家里这些不是我妈,就是我姐姐做的。不过,Next time, I should pay more attention to it.- C* Q1 [+ ^4 g- f/ _, K
M:You also have to remember: keep the refrigerator clean —— put your name on your food and throw away any unwanted food; make a new pot of coffee when you drink the last cup. Throw away the trash, and clean the counter.
' [4 R5 q ^( i! I. I3 r# jC:Thank you, Mary. |