Time to Close Shop
是商店关门的时候了

David ： 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？

You ：是的。 Yup.

David ： But the workers have to stay afterwards? 但是员工还得再呆一会儿吧？


You ：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。

David ： Do you mean to leave the store? 你是说离开百货商店吗？

You ：对，离开商店。 Yes, to leave the store.

David ： 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。

You ：不过，他们晚上有会议啊。

David ： Wait a second. What did the store’s loudspeaker just announce? 刚才广播里通知什么了？

You ：All workers have a meeting in the evening on the third floor. 全体员工今晚在三楼开会。

David ： 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。

You ：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。

David ： What did the loudspeaker announce just now? 刚才广播里又通知什么了？

You ：They welcomed all the customers to return to the store. 说“欢迎您再次光临本店”。