咖啡馆中的兼职体验

高中时，作者在兼职工作中的一个小小的善举让顾客感动，而顾客给作者的感谢便条又让作者拥有了面对困难的勇气。

1 My high school life was a very ful filling （有意义的） one. Apart from stud ying in class， I got a part time job at a local coffee shop. I hoped it would be easy and， for the most part， stress free. I imagined myself pouring coffee and be coming close friends with my customers.

2 But what I hadn t expected was the people with so many orders that I almost couldn t have a rest. And there were mo ments when I was very angry simply be cause I couldn t seem to please anyone. There was always too much sugar， too little ice， or not enough skim milk. However， I kept at it.

3 One day， one of my customers came in， depressed （沮丧的）. Before he left， I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee. He looked at me questioningly because he hadn t ordered anything but the coffee. He opened the bag and saw his favorite doughnut （甜甜圈） I had given him. He smiled and thanked me before heading out into the rain.

4 The next evening， he came. Instead of ordering something， he handed me a single pink rose and a note. “Thanks for being so sweet and thoughtful yesterday. It is so nice to meet someone who is warm and unselfish. Please don t change your ways because I truly believe that you will do better. Have a great day！”

5 As time went on， I did come across some customers really particular. But any time I felt depressed， I thought of that man and his kindness. Then I would smile， hold my head up high， clear my throat and ask politely， “How can I help you？”

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1. What can we know about the author s part time job？

A. It was stress free.

B. It was challenging.

C. It was pleasing.

D. It was meaningless.

2. Why did the customer give the author a rose and a note？

A. To show his thanks to the author.

B. To offer advice to the author.

C. To encourage the author to work harder.

D. To give an explanation for his living condition.

3. What does the author want to express through the text？

A. Smiles are the best medicine.

B. Kind words are worth much but cost little.

C. It is possible to satisfy everyone in our life.

D. A small act of kindness can make a big difference.

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Difficult sentences

1. And there were moments when I was very angry simply because I couldn t seem to please anyone. 有些时候，我非常生气，只因为我似乎不能取悦任何人。

【点石成金】该句中，when引导一个定语从句，先行词为moments，when引导定语从句时，常见的先行词还有time/night/day等表示时间的名词。because引导原因状语从句，please在这里作动词，意为“取悦”。

【句式仿写】咱们在操场散步的那个晚上好冷。

The night             we took a walk on the playground was so cold.

2. As time went on， I did come across some customers really particular. 随着时间的推移，我确实遇到了一些非常挑剔的客户。

【点石成金】该句中，did 强调谓语come across，意为“确实;真的”，其中do的形式因时态、人称的变化而变化。as time

went on意为“随着时间的推移”，类似的表达还有with time going on。

【句式仿写】我是真的很爱我的祖国。

I                love my motherland.