综合教程3课文翻译

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1、WORD完美格式Unit1SomethingforstevieItrynottobebiased,butIhadmydoubtsabouthiringStevie.Hisplacementcounselorassuredmethathewouldbeagood,reliablebusboy.ButIhadneverhadamentallyhandicappedemployeeandwasn’tsureIwantedone.Iwasn’tsurehowmycustomerswouldreact.Steviewasshort,alittledumpy,withthesmoothfacial

2、featuresandthick-tonguedspeechofDown’ssyndrome.Iwasn’tworriedaboutmostofmytruckercustomers.Truckersdon’tgenerallycarewhobusestablesaslongasthefoodisgoodandthepiesarehomemade.Theoneswhoconcernedmewerethemouthycollegekidstravelingtoschool;theyuppiesnobswhosecretlypolishtheirsilverwarewiththeirnapk

3、insforfearofcatchingsomedreaded“truck-stopgerm;”andthepairsofwhite-shirtedbusinessmenonexpenseaccountswhothinkeverytruck-stopwaitresswantstobeflirtedwith.IknewthosepeoplewouldbeuncomfortablearoundStevie,soIcloselywatchedhimforthefirstfewweeks.Ishouldn’thaveworried.Afterthefirstweek,Steviehadmyst

4、affwrappedaroundhislittlefinger.Withinamonthmytruckerregularshadadoptedhimastheirofficialtruck-stopmascot.AfterthatIreallydidn’tcarewhattherestofthecustomersthought.Hewasa21-year-oldinbluejeansandNikes,eagertolaughandeagertoplease,butfierceinhisattentiontohisduties.Everysaltandpeppershakerwasexa

5、ctlyinitsplace,notabreadcrumborcoffeespillwasvisiblewhenSteviegotdonewiththetable.Ouronlyproblemwasconvincinghimtowaittocleanatableuntilafterthecustomerswerefinished.Hewouldhoverinthebackground,shiftinghisweightfromonefoottotheother,scanningthediningroomuntilatablewasempty.Thenhewouldhurrytothee

6、mptytableandcarefullybusthedishesandglassesontothecartandmeticulouslywipethetablewithapracticedflourishofhisrag.Ifhethoughtacustomerwaswatching,hisbrowswouldpuckerwithaddedconcentration.Hetookprideindoinghisjobexactlyright,andyouhadtolovehowhardhetriedtopleaseeachandeverypersonhemet.Overtime,wel

7、earnedthathelivedwithhismother,awidowwhowasdisabledafterrepeatedsurgeriesforcancer.TheylivedontheirSocialSecuritybenefitsinpublichousingtwomilesfromthetruck-stop.Theirsocialworker,whostoppedtocheckonhimeverysooften,admittedt