Unit 22 Good Eats
第22单元 美味佳肴
"Well," said Mel. "Our loan has been approved." "That's great news." said her best friends Sarah. "Now, we can open our own restaurant. Lets call it Good Eats!"
“跟你说哦，”梅儿说“我们的贷款已经核准了。”“真是好消息。”她最好的朋友莎拉说道：“我们现在可以开一家自己的餐厅了，就叫它‘美味佳肴’吧！”
Now that Mel and Sarah had the money for their new place, they had a lot of work to do. First, they had to find a building to rent. Once they did that they started on the renovations. It took over four weeks and a lot of help from friends to get the restaurant ready. Then Sarah dealt with all the paperwork and licenses.
既然梅儿和莎拉开一家新店的钱已经有了，接下来要做的工作可多了。他们必须先祖店面，等租到以后还要开始进行店面的修缮工作。他们忙了四个多礼拜，加上很多朋友的帮忙，才总算把餐厅搞定。接着莎拉处理了所有书面作业程序和执照事宜。
After six month of hard work and preparing it was ready for the grand opening. That night their friends came to the opening. Mel and Sarah served their best dishes.
经过六个月的努力和准备，新店终于要隆重开幕了。那天晚上，朋友们都来参加他们的开幕典礼，梅儿和莎拉则准备了最好的菜来招待大家。
At the end of the night, Mel and Sarah sat down admist the pile of dirty plates and empty glasses. "I'm proud of us, Sarah. Starting a new business is a big risk. Who knows if we will be successful in the long run or not? But I am glad we are taking the chance and doing something that we love." "Me too."
那晚活动结束后，梅儿和莎拉坐在一堆脏盘子和空杯子中间。“我真替我们感到骄傲，莎拉。开家新店要冒很大的险，谁晓得我们最后做不做得起来？不过我很高兴我们肯冒险去做我们喜欢的事情。”“我也是。”

【美】 Meredith Walker 著 陈怡芬 译

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