今天的这段对话，在讨论商店，
 
商店是怎么打烊的？下班后为什么还要开会
 
来听今天的讲解:
 
A：Do department stores like this usually close at 9:30 ？
 
这样的百货商店通常是 9:30 关门吗？
 
B：Yup.
 
是的。
 
A：But the workers have to stay afterwards?
 
但是员工还得再呆一会儿吧？
 
B：Yes, they have to wait for all the customers to leave the building.
 
是的，他们必须等所有顾客离开后才能离开。
 
A：Do you mean to leave the store?
 
你是说离开百货商店吗？
 
B：Yes, to leave the store.
 
对，离开商店。
 
A：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.
 
然后，当铃响时，所有的员工都开始匆忙地离开了。真是太有趣了——他们先是站着等候顾客离开，然后，突然一下就不见了。像是逃跑了。
 
B：But they have a meeting in the evening.
 
不过，他们晚上有会议啊。
 
A：Wait a second. What did the store’s loudspeaker just announce?
 
等等，刚才广播里通知什么了？
 
B：All workers have a meeting in the evening on the third floor.
 
全体员工今晚在三楼开会。
 
A：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.
 
这么说，全体员工必须在下班后去三楼吗？我想我曾在一家杂货店门口遇见过这类事情。全体员工排队站在一起，老板吩咐他们要做的事情，并且提出员工们做得不好的地方。
 
B：Yes. They talk to the boss and he gives them the orders.
 
是的。他们向老板汇报工作。老板吩咐他们做事。
 
A：What did the loudspeaker announce just now?
 
刚才广播里又通知什么了？
 
B：They welcomed all the customers to return to the store.
 
说“欢迎您再次光临本店”。