咖啡館中的兼職體驗(yàn)

李艷麗

高中時(shí)，作者在兼職工作中的一個(gè)小小的善舉讓顧客感動(dòng)，而顧客給作者的感謝便條又讓作者擁有了面對困難的勇氣。

1 My high school life was a very ful filling （有意義的） one. Apart from stud ying in class， I got a part time job at a local coffee shop. I hoped it would be easy and， for the most part， stress free. I imagined myself pouring coffee and be coming close friends with my customers.

2 But what I hadn t expected was the people with so many orders that I almost couldn t have a rest. And there were mo ments when I was very angry simply be cause I couldn t seem to please anyone. There was always too much sugar， too little ice， or not enough skim milk. However， I kept at it.

3 One day， one of my customers came in， depressed （沮喪的）. Before he left， I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee. He looked at me questioningly because he hadn t ordered anything but the coffee. He opened the bag and saw his favorite doughnut （甜甜圈） I had given him. He smiled and thanked me before heading out into the rain.

4 The next evening， he came. Instead of ordering something， he handed me a single pink rose and a note. “Thanks for being so sweet and thoughtful yesterday. It is so nice to meet someone who is warm and unselfish. Please don t change your ways because I truly believe that you will do better. Have a great day！”

5 As time went on， I did come across some customers really particular. But any time I felt depressed， I thought of that man and his kindness. Then I would smile， hold my head up high， clear my throat and ask politely， “How can I help you？”

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1. What can we know about the author s part time job？

A. It was stress free.

B. It was challenging.

C. It was pleasing.

D. It was meaningless.

2. Why did the customer give the author a rose and a note？

A. To show his thanks to the author.

B. To offer advice to the author.

C. To encourage the author to work harder.

D. To give an explanation for his living condition.

3. What does the author want to express through the text？

A. Smiles are the best medicine.

B. Kind words are worth much but cost little.

C. It is possible to satisfy everyone in our life.

D. A small act of kindness can make a big difference.

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Difficult sentences

1. And there were moments when I was very angry simply because I couldn t seem to please anyone. 有些時(shí)候，我非常生氣，只因?yàn)槲宜坪醪荒苋側(cè)魏稳恕?/p>

【點(diǎn)石成金】該句中，when引導(dǎo)一個(gè)定語從句，先行詞為moments，when引導(dǎo)定語從句時(shí)，常見的先行詞還有time/night/day等表示時(shí)間的名詞。because引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句，please在這里作動(dòng)詞，意為“取悅”。

【句式仿寫】咱們在操場散步的那個(gè)晚上好冷。

The night? ? ? ? ? ? ?we took a walk on the playground was so cold.

2. As time went on， I did come across some customers really particular. 隨著時(shí)間的推移，我確實(shí)遇到了一些非常挑剔的客戶。

【點(diǎn)石成金】該句中，did 強(qiáng)調(diào)謂語come across，意為“確實(shí);真的”，其中do的形式因時(shí)態(tài)、人稱的變化而變化。as time

went on意為“隨著時(shí)間的推移”，類似的表達(dá)還有with time going on。

【句式仿寫】我是真的很愛我的祖國。

I? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? love my motherland.