是商店關門的時候了

David ： Do department stores like this usually close at 9 ： 30 ? 這樣的百貨商店通常是 9 ： 30 關門嗎?

You ：是的。 Yup.

David ： But the workers have to stay afterwards? 但是員工還得再呆一會兒吧?

You ：Yes, they have to wait for all the customers to leave the building. 是的，他們必須等所有顧客離開后才能離開。

David ： Do you mean to leave the store? 你是說離開百貨商店嗎?

You ：對，離開商店。 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，當鈴響時，

所有的員工都開始匆忙地離開了。真是太有趣了——他們先是站著等候顧客離開，然后，突然一下就不見了。像是逃跑了。

You ：不過，他們晚上有會議啊。

David ： Wait a second. What did the store’s loudspeaker just announce? 剛才廣播里通知什么了?

You ：All workers have a meeting in the evening on the third floor. 全體員工今晚在三樓開會。

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. 這么說，全體員工必須在下班后去三樓嗎?我想我曾在

一家雜貨店門口遇見過這類事情。全體員工排隊站在一起，老板吩咐他們要做的事情，并且提出員工們做得不好的地方。

You ：Yes. They talk to the boss and he gives them the orders. 是的。他們向老板匯報工作。老板吩咐他們做事。

David ： What did the loudspeaker announce just now? 剛才廣播里又通知什么了?

You ：They welcomed all the customers to return to the store. 說“歡迎您再次光臨本店”。