小故事

The Boss
老板
A man goes to a pet shop to buy a parrot. The assistant takes the man to the parrot section and asks the man to choose one. The man asks, "How much is the yellow one?"
一个人走进宠物店要买一只鹦鹉。店员带他来到鹦鹉部让他选一只。那个人问道：“那只黄色的多少钱？”
The assistant says, "$ 800." The man is shocked and asks the assistant why it's so expensive. The assistant explains, "This parrot is a very special one. He knows typewriting and can type really fast."
店员答道：“800元。”那个人吓了一跳，问为什么这么贵。店员解释道：“这只鹦鹉非常特别，它会打字，而且打得很快。”
"What about the green one?" the man asks.
“那只绿色的多少钱？”那人又问。
The assistant says, "He costs $ 2000 because he knows tyewriting and can answer incoming telephone calls and takes notes."
店员答道：“它要2000元，因为它不仅会打字，还能接电话并记录。”
"What about the red one?" the man asks.
“那么那只红色的呢？”
The assistant says, "That one's $ 5000."
“它要5000元。”
The man says, "What does HE do?"
“它会做什么？”
The assistant says, "I don't know, but the other two call him boss."
“我也不清楚，但是刚才的那两只都管它叫老板。”

重点讲解

重点讲解：
1. take sb. to
运送；带领；通向；
e.g She took me to a Mexican restaurant.
她带我去了一家墨西哥餐厅。
eg. The school bus takes them to school and brings them back.
校车接送他们上下学。
2. ask sb. to do sth.
要求…（做…）；请求…（做…）；
eg. I must ask the dentist to fit me with some new teeth.
我必须请牙医给我镶几颗新牙。
eg. We must ask someone to carry a dispatch from Rome to London.
我们得派人把急件由罗马送往伦敦。
3. what about
…怎么样；
eg. What about that five dollars you borrowed from me last month?
你上月向我借的五元钱什么时候还？
eg. What about management accounting? What does that consist of?
管理会计呢？包括哪些业务？