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1 .Listen to a conversation between a student and a food service manager.

听一段学生和经理之间的对话

1 .Excuse me, Mrs. Hanson. My name is John, John Grant.

不好意思，打搅了，汉森夫人。我叫约翰，约翰•格兰特。

2 .I work as a waiter in the campus dining hall, in the faculty dining room.

我在学校餐厅教职工窗口上班，当服务员。

1 .What can I do for you, John?

我能帮你做些什么呢？约翰。

1 .Well, I work week nights, except for Friday.

嗯，我在除周五外每周的晚上上班。

2 .I was wondering if I could switch from working the dinner service to working at lunch.

我一直在考虑我是否能够把班次从晚餐调整到午餐。

1 .That's going to be a problem.

这恐怕有问题。

2 .I am afraid we don't have any openings at lunch time.

我们午餐时间没有人员空缺了。

3 .A lot of students want to work then, so it is really rare for us to have an open spot at that time of day.

很多学生都想在那个时间上班，所以我们很难在那个时间段找到一个空缺。

1 .Oh, you see, I have joined this group, the University Jazz Band, and the band's practice time is right around dinner time.

哦，您想吧！我参加了学校爵士乐队，乐队的排演时间恰好在晚餐饭点附近

2 .You know, it is so hard to get into this group, I must have auditioned like ten times since I have been at the school, so I am...

您也知道，要加入这个乐队是很困难的，从入校开始我必须参加差不多十次试音，所以我想……

3 .Anyway, so I was really hoping to have the dinner hour free so I can go to practice.

不管怎样，我真的希望我晚餐时能够有空参加排练。

1 .Well, we do have other open times, like breakfast.

嗯，我们确实有些时间有空位，比如早餐。

1 .Uh, that won't work, I am sorry.

嗯，那个时间也不行，真抱歉！

2 .I mean that, I can't work that early. I have this very important music class I got to take, and it is like, first thing in the morning.

我的意思是，我不能那么早来上班。我现在有非常重要的音乐课，这好像是我早上排第一位的事。

1 .Well, if you don't mind working in the kitchen, we've got some pretty flexible hours for students doing food-prep work, anything from early morning to late afternoon.

嗯，如果你不介意在厨房里干活的话，我们的备餐员工作时间倒是很灵活，从早到傍晚都没有问题。

1 .What's prep work?

备餐员主要干些什么？

1 .You prepare food for the cooks. You know, like cutting up vegetables for soup, or cleaning greens for salads.

主要为厨师备办菜料。比如为汤食切蔬菜，或者洗净将要做成萨拉的绿叶菜。

1 .Oh, that doesn't sound, I mean... Being a waiter, I get to see a lot of the professors, like in a different light, we joke around a little you know.

嗯，这听起来不……我的意思是，当一个服务员的话，我可以用不用一样的方式和很多教授碰面，比如开开玩笑啊啥的。

2 .In the classroom, they always have to be pretty formal, but...

教室里他们只能表现得很正式的样子。不过……

1 .Well, the money is no different since we pay students the same amount for any of the jobs here in food service, so it's up to you.

嗯，薪水没有区别；无论学生干的是餐点生产的那个工序，我们都付给一样多的工资，所以这就看你的了。

1 .Oh, man, I always thought that sacrificing for my art, well, that'd mean working long hours as a musician for, like, no money.

哦，上帝啊！我总是认为牺牲我的艺术事业就意味着音乐家长时间工作，却没有工资一样。

2 .I didn't think it'd mean, peeling carrots.

我没有想到，它也会意味着我要去，去削胡萝卜！

1 .Let me see, I am offering you something that has the hours you want, it is right here on campus, and you make as much money as you did being a waiter, quite a sacrifice.

让我想想，我要给你一份满足你时间要求的，在学校的，挣钱和当服务员一样的，端得起架子的工作！

1 .I am sorry, I know you are just trying to help, I guess I should look into the food-prep job.

对不起，我知道您尽力帮我了。我想我还是去当备料工吧！

1 .Ok, then, I'll tell the kitchen manager that you will stop by tomorrow to talk about the job and schedule your hours.

好吧，那稍后我就告诉后厨经理你明天会过来谈新的工作安排和时间。

2 .And I will let the dining hall manager know that he needs to find a new waiter for the evening.

我还会告诉大堂经理他需要再招一位晚餐服务员。

1 .Oh, ok, I guess that's it. Thanks, Mrs. Hanson.

哦，好的，我想就这样吧！谢谢了，汉森夫人！