托福TPO17 Conversation2

TPO 17 Conversation 2 Narrator Listen to a conversation between a student and a food service manager. Student Excuse me, Mrs. Hanson. My name is John, John Grant. I work as a waiter in the campus dining hall, in the faculty dining room. Manager What can I do for you, John? Student Well, I work week nights, except for Friday. I was wondering if I could switch from working the dinner service to working at lunch. Manager That’s going to be a problem. I am afraid we don’t have any openings at lunch time. A lot of students want to work then, so it is really rare for us to have an open spot at that time of day. Student Oh, you see, I have joined this group, the University Jazz Band, and the band’s practice time is right around dinner time. You know, it is so hard to get into this group, I must have auditioned like ten times since I have been at the school, so I am ... Anyway, so I was really hoping to have the dinner hour free so I can go to practice. Manager Well, we do have other open times, like breakfast. Student Eh, that won’t work, I am sorry. I mean that, I can’t work that early. I have this very important music class I got to take, and it is like, first thing in the morning. Manager Well, if you don’t mind working in the kitchen, we’ve got some pretty flexible hours for students doing food-prep work, anything from early morning to late afternoon. Student What’s prep work? Manager You prepare food for the cooks. You know, like cutting up vegetables for soup, or cleaning greens for salads. Student Oh, that doesn’t sound, I mean... Being a waiter, I get to see a lot of the professors, like in a different light, we joke around a little you know. In the classroom, they always have to be pretty formal, but ... Manager Well, the money is no different since we pay students the same amount for any of the jobs here in food service, so it’s up to you. Student Oh, man. I always thought that sacrificing for my art, that’d mean working long hours as a musician for, like, no money. I didn’t think it’d mean, peeling carrots. Manager Let me see, I am offering you something that has the hours you want, it is right here on campus, and you make as much money as you did being a waiter, quite a sacrifice. Student I am sorry, I know you are just trying to help. I guess I should look into the food-prep job. Manager Ok, then, I’ll tell the kitchen manager that you will stop by tomorrow to talk about the job and schedule your hours. And I will let the dining hall manager know that he needs to find a new waiter for the evening. Student Oh, ok, I guess that’ s it. Thanks, Mrs. Hanson.