口語俠每日早讀:第1期:買冰激凌的小男孩

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In the days when an ice cream sundae cost muchless, a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shopand sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water infront of him.

故事發(fā)生在當(dāng)一份圣代冰激凌比今天便宜得多的日子里，一個(gè)10歲的小男孩走進(jìn)了一家咖啡館并找了個(gè)桌坐下了。服務(wù)員為他端上了一杯水。

"How much is an ice cream sundae?"

"一份圣代冰激凌多少錢?"小男孩問。

"Fifty cents," replied the waitress.

"50美分。"服務(wù)員回答道。

The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied a number of coins in it. "How muchis a dish of plain ice cream?" he required.

小男孩把手從兜里拿了出來，認(rèn)證地?cái)?shù)著手里的許多枚硬幣。"那一份普通冰激凌多少錢?"小男孩詢問道。

Some people were now waiting for a table and the waitress was a bit impatient."Thirty-fivecents," she said rudely. The little boy again counted the coins. "I'll have the plain ice cream,"he said.

服務(wù)員變得有些不耐煩了。"35美分"她答道。小男孩再次數(shù)了數(shù)手中的硬幣。"給我來份普通冰激凌吧。" 小男孩說。

The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away. The boy finishedthe ice cream, paid the bill and departed.

服務(wù)員端上了冰激凌，將賬單放在桌子上后就走開了。小男孩吃完了冰激凌，把錢付給了收銀員后，離開了。

When the waitress came back, she began wiping down the table and then swallowed hard atwhat she saw.

當(dāng)服務(wù)員回來開始擦那個(gè)桌子的時(shí)候，為她眼前所看到的感到難以置信。

There, placed nearly beside the empty dish, were two five-cent coins and five one-cent coins---her tip.

就在那盤子旁邊，整齊的擺放著15美分，那是小男孩留給她的小費(fèi)!

實(shí)用詞匯及短語：

1. sundae 圣代冰淇淋

2. plain ice cream 普通冰淇淋

3. pull out 抽出，取出

4. depart 離開，出發(fā)

例句：When does the next train depart?

下一次列車什么時(shí)候開?

5. wipe down 把……擦干凈

6. swallow hard at sth. 對……難以置信