The Waiter
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="Alvin">Alvin</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waiter">waiter</span> <span word="walkedhe">walkedhe</span> <span word="projected">projected</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arrogance">arrogance</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="waiter">waiter</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="glasses">glasses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="menus">menus</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="insides">insides</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="glasses">glasses</span>. <span word="Alvin">Alvin</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="disgusted">disgusted</span>. <span word="Hank">Hank</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nathan">Nathan</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="germ">germ</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="doesnt">doesnt</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span>, <span word="Hank">Hank</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="Alvin">Alvin</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Hank">Hank</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="barfing">barfing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span>.</p><p> <span word="Alvin">Alvin</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waiters">waiters</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>, <span word="Hank">Hank</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Nathan">Nathan</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="salad">salad</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="cheeseburger">cheeseburger</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="chips">chips</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="beers">beers</span>. <span word="Alvin">Alvin</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waiter">waiter</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="long">long</span>. <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waiter">waiter</span> <span word="replied">replied</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beers">beers</span>, <span word="Nathan">Nathan</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waiter">waiter</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="waiter">waiter</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reply">reply</span>.</p><p> <span word="Did">Did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span>? <span word="Alvin">Alvin</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="bother">bother</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span>. <span word="Hank">Hank</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finer">finer</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="etiquette">etiquette</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="finer">finer</span> <span word="points">points</span>?! <span word="Alvin">Alvin</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="finer">finer</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plate">plate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forks">forks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spoons">spoons</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="Knowing">Knowing</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="sir">sir</span>, <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="elementary">elementary</span> <span word="etiquette">etiquette</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="waiter">waiter</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plates">plates</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span>. <span word="Nathan">Nathan</span> <span word="hadnt">hadnt</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="finished">finished</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waiter">waiter</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="Alvin">Alvin</span> <span word="motioned">motioned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p>
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