2011年商务英语辅导：商务礼仪美语（19）

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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。
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# i: u8 ]7 i$ kM： Hey, Chen Hao, what happened?
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！
M：Gone? Did you have your name on it?
C：Write your name on the box？是不是自己的饭还不知道呀？
+ e$ M7 V6 T1 ~" IM：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！
C：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.
1 r, H- i. c( \) s- ]  m0 O3 oM：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.
! q* j+ [5 y- j1 T' ~1 k4 QC：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。
I have to find some lunch.
" q( F5 ?* K  `M：See you later.
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; G; V1 Y4 h% o+ LC：Hi, Mary, ready to go home? Can I walk with you?
M：Sure. By the way, did you find out who ate your lunch?
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。
M：原来如此。 But we do need to remind people to observe simple kitchen courtesies.
5 B8 r' B) G1 F9 {* AC：Simple kitchen courtesies? 厨房里还有礼貌呀？
. |, p2 z0 g1 Y4 c0 k: E7 m, iM：当然有呀！For example, if you drink the last cup of coffee, you should fix a new pot for others.
C：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.
# s/ B: e& j  r6 I. kM： Also, it's just good manners to clean up after yourself such as wiping off the counter and throwing away the trash.
( R( R) G1 m+ C; DC：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.
, S( ^# C1 K$ m# tM：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.
C：Thank you, Mary.