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Narrator:Listen to a conversation between a student and a food service manager.
独白:听一段学生和餐饮服务经理之间的对话
Student:Excuse me, Mrs. Hanson. My name is John, John Grant. I work as a waiter in the campus dining hall, in the faculty dining room.
学生:不好意思，打搅了，汉森夫人。我叫约翰，约翰?格兰特。我在学校餐厅教职工窗口上班，当服务员。
Manager:What can I do for you, John?
经理:我能帮你做些什么呢？约翰。
Student:Well, I work week nights, except for Friday. I was wondering if I could switch from working the dinner service to working at lunch.
学生:嗯，我在除周五外每周的晚上上班。我一直在考虑我是否能够把班次从晚餐调整到午餐。
Manager:That's going to be a problem. I am afraid we don't have any openings at lunch time.
经理:这恐怕有问题。我们午餐时间没有人员空缺了。
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。
Student:Oh, you see, I have joined this group, the University Jazz Band, and the band's practice time is right around dinner time.
学生: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，
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...Anyway, so I was really hoping to have the dinner hour free so I can go to practice.
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…不管怎样，我真的希望我晚餐时能够有空参加排练。
Manager:Well, we do have other open times, like breakfast.
经理:嗯，我们确实有些时间有空位，比如早餐。
Student:Eh, that won't work, I am sorry. I mean that, I can't work that early.
学生:嗯，那个时间也不行，真抱歉！我的意思是，我不能那么早来上班。
I have this very important music class I got to take, and it is like, first thing in the morning.
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。
Manager: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.
经理: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。
Student:What's prep work?
学生:备餐员主要干些什么？
Manager:You prepare food for the cooks. You know, like cutting up vegetables for soup, or cleaning greens for salads.
经理: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。
Student: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. In the classroom, they always have to be pretty formal, but ...
学生: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。教室里他们只能表现得很正式的样子。不过…
Manager: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.
经理: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。
Student:Oh, man. I always thought that sacrificing for my art, that'd mean working long hours as a musician for, like, no money.
学生: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。
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！
Manager: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.
经理: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！
Student:I am sorry; I know you are just trying to help. I guess I should look into the food-prep job.
学生:对不起，我知道您尽力帮我了。我想我还是去当备料工吧！
Manager:Ok, then, I'll tell the kitchen manager that you will stop by tomorrow to talk about the job and schedule your hours. And I will let the dining hall manager know that he needs to find a new waiter for the evening.
经理: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。我还会告诉大堂经理他需要再招一位晚餐服务员。
Student:Oh, ok, I guess that's it. Thanks, Mrs. Hanson.
学生:哦，好的，我想就这样吧！谢谢了，汉森夫人！
