留學生在中國 第30期 Close Shop 打烊

Chapter 30 Time to Close Shop

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第30章商店該打烊了

David ： Do department stores like this usually close at 9:30 ？

這樣的百貨商店通常是 9:30 關門嗎？

You： Yup.

是的。

David ： But the workers have to stay afterwards?

但是員工還得再呆一會兒吧？

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

是的，他們必須等所有顧客離開後才能離開。

David ： Do you mean to leave the store?

你是說離開百貨商店嗎？

You ： Yes, to leave the store.

對，離開商店。

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 sudden, there is a mad dash. It is like they are escaping.

然後，當鈴響時，所有的員工都開始匆忙地離開了。真是太有趣了——他們先是站着等候顧客離開，然後，突然一下就不見了。像是逃跑了。

You：But they have a meeting in the evening.

不過，他們晚上有會議啊。

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

等等，剛纔廣播裏通知什麼了？

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

全體員工今晚在三樓開會。

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

這麼說，全體員工必須在下班後去三樓嗎？我想我曾在一家雜貨店門口遇見過這類事情。全體員工排隊站在一起，老闆吩咐他們要做的事情，並且提出員工們做得不好的地方。

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

是的。他們向老闆彙報工作。老闆吩咐他們做事。

David ： What did the loudspeaker announce just now?

剛纔廣播裏又通知什麼了？

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

說“歡迎您再次光臨本店”。