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21. The New Waiter 新服务员

Mark Smith needed to get a job. There was one problem. Mark was a bit lazy. He wanted to do something easy. "I know!" he said. "I can be a waiter!" "I don't think that's the best job for you," said his mom.

史密斯马克需要找个工作，但有个问题，他有点懒。他想找点轻松的活干。“我知道了”他说，“我可以当个服务员”他妈妈说，“我觉得这工作并不适合你”

"Why not?" Mark replied. He thought the job looked very simple. "All I have to do is clean tables," said Mark. "Plus, I would get big tips!"

为什么呢？马克回答道,他觉得这工作看起来很简单。“我只要擦桌子就可以了”马克说，“而且，我会拿到很多小费的”

Mark got hired as a waiter in a small cafe. He soon realized his mom was right. Everyone who ate left a big mess on the table. Mark hated cleaning up. He was very slow at it, too. He kept dropping plates on the floor. To top it off, he wasn't very nice to customers. They left him small tips. Mark was fired after three days.

马克被一个小咖啡馆雇去当服务员了。他很快就意识到他妈妈说的是对的。吃饭的人都留下了满桌狼藉，马克讨厌打扫桌子，而且他做的非常慢。他还经常摔盘子。最后，他还对顾客不友好，他们都给他很少的小费。马克三天后就被开除了。