口語俠每日早讀:第1期:買冰激凌的小男孩

本期內容：
In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him.
故事發生在當一份聖代冰激凌比今天便宜得多的日子裏，一個10歲的小男孩走進了一家咖啡館並找了個桌坐下了。服務員爲他端上了一杯水。
"How much is an ice cream sundae?"
"一份聖代冰激凌多少錢？"小男孩問。
"Fifty cents," replied the waitress.
"50美分。"服務員回答道。
The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied a number of coins in it. "How much is a dish of plain ice cream?" he required.
小男孩把手從兜裏拿了出來，認證地數着手裏的許多枚硬幣。"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-five cents," she said rudely. The little boy again counted the coins. "I'll have the plain ice cream," he said.
服務員變得有些不耐煩了。"35美分"她答道。小男孩再次數了數手中的硬幣。"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 finished the ice cream, paid the bill and departed.
服務員端上了冰激凌，將賬單放在桌子上後就走開了。小男孩吃完了冰激凌，把錢付給了收銀員後，離開了。
When the waitress came back, she began wiping down the table and then swallowed hard at what she saw.
當服務員回來開始擦那個桌子的時候，爲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，整齊的擺放着15美分，那是小男孩留給她的小費！

實用詞匯及短語：
1. sundae 聖代冰淇淋
2. plain ice cream 普通冰淇淋
3. pull out 抽出，取出
4. depart 離開，出發
例句：When does the next train depart?
下一次列車什麼時候開?
5. wipe down 把……擦乾淨
6. swallow hard at sth. 對……難以置信

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