陳豪工作的公司里有一個(gè)公用的廚房，里面有冰箱，咖啡壺，微波爐等供工作人員使用。還有美籍華人Mary剛走進(jìn)廚房，看見(jiàn)陳豪有點(diǎn)不知所措的樣子。
    (Office ambience)
    M： Hey, Chen Hao, what happened?
    C： Someone ate my lunch! 早上我買了一盒土豆沙拉放在冰箱里。現(xiàn)在沒(méi)了！
    M：Gone? Did you have your name on it?
    C：Write your name on the box？是不是自己的飯還不知道呀？
    M：外面買的飯，盒子看起來(lái)都差不多不少。If you don't have your name on it, 別人拿錯(cuò)是很有可能的呀！
    C：那倒是。不過(guò)，發(fā)生了今天的事, I don't think I'll ever forget to put my name on my lunch.
    M：不過(guò)這冰箱確實(shí)是個(gè)大問(wèn)題。 Sometimes people bring their lunch, and later decide to go out to eat and forget about their food in the frig until it starts to smell.
    C：是呀，有兩次我看到有東西都發(fā)霉了。I just have to throw them out. 得了，別說(shuō)了，真惡心。I have to find some lunch.
    M：See you later.
    C：Hi, Mary, ready to go home? Can I walk with you?
    M：Sure. By the way, did you find out who ate your lunch?
    C：Oh, yes, I did. It was all a mistake. Brian太忙，讓W(xué)illiam給他帶個(gè)沙拉回來(lái)放在冰箱里。Brian 去冰箱拿沙拉的時(shí)候William還沒(méi)有回來(lái)。他以為我的沙拉就是William替他買的，所以就吃了。
    M：原來(lái)如此。 But we do need to remind people to observe simple kitchen courtesies.
    C：Simple kitchen courtesies? 廚房里還有禮貌呀？
    M：當(dāng)然有呀！For example, if you drink the last cup of coffee, you should fix a new pot for others.
    C：我同意。有兩次，我想喝咖啡，可是到了廚房看見(jiàn)的是空咖啡壺。I have to make a new pot and wait for a long time to get the coffee ready。
    M： Also, it's just good manners to clean up after yourself such as wiping off the counter and throwing away the trash.
    C：噢，擦桌面和扔垃圾！這我倒是沒(méi)有想到，因?yàn)樵诩依镞@些不是我媽，就是我姐姐做的。不過(guò)，Next time, I should pay more attention to it.
    M：You also have to remember: keep the refrigerator clean -- put your name on your food and throw away any unwanted food; make a new pot of coffee when you drink the last cup. Throw away the trash, and clean the counter.
    C：Thank you, Mary.