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故事梗概：单身母亲玛丽莎是纽约曼哈顿一家酒店的普通女佣。一次偶然的机会，正在试穿酒店一名顾客的名牌衣服的玛丽莎遇见了同住该饭店的参议员马歇尔。马歇尔因此误会玛丽莎是一位出身上流社会的社会名媛，并对她一见钟情。但是双方身份的悬殊使玛丽莎始终无法将自己的女佣身份告知对方。纸包不住火，玛丽莎偷穿顾客衣服的事情被揭发，她也因此被解雇，但是玛丽莎的上司莱昂内尔告诉她，服务他人并不等于低人一等……
Guard: I need your name tag, pass key and your ID card.
Keef: Sorry, Marisa, but I have to.
Marisa: I understand.
[Lionel came in.]
Marisa: Oh God, ①don’t tell me that they fired you over this, too.
Lionel: No. Actually I’ve made the decision a moment ago. ②It was long overdue.
Marisa: You quit?
Lionel: Sometimes we’re forced in directions till we ought to have found ourselves. [to Keef] Thank you.
Marisa: [to Keef] Thanks, Keef, bye.
Lionel: To serve people takes dignity and intelligence. But remember, they’re only people with money. Now that we serve them, we’re not their servants. What we do, Ms. Ventura, does not define who we are. ③What defines us is how well we rise after falling. I think you’ll make a wonderful manager someday. And it’s been my great honor to have worked with you.
保卫：我需要你的姓名标签、钥匙和你的员工卡。
基夫：对不起, 玛莉莎, 我只能这样做。
玛丽莎：我理解。
（莱昂内尔走了进来）
玛丽莎：哦，上帝，不要告诉我他们为了这事也把你解雇了。
莱昂内尔：没有。实际上我刚刚才做这个决定。我早该这样做了。
玛丽莎：你辞职了？
莱昂内尔：有时候我们被迫选择一条路，直到有一天才发现应该去寻找自我。（对基夫说）谢谢。
玛丽莎：（对基夫说）谢谢，基夫，再见。
莱昂内尔：为他人服务，需要有尊严和智慧。但是记住，他们（指酒店顾客）只不过是多了几个钱。我们为他们服务并不代表我们是他们的仆人。我们所做的事，凡楚拉小姐，并不能说明我们是怎样的人。能说明我们的是我们在跌倒后如何爬起来。我相信有一天你会成为一个出色的经理。能和你共事是我莫大的荣幸。
Smart Sentences
① Don’t tell me that they fired you over this. 不要告诉我他们为了这事也把你解雇了。
don’t tell me that…: expressing disbelief about sth.（表达不相信某事的真实性或可能性）
e.g. Mary, don’t tell me John actually won the race. 玛丽，你不会告诉我约翰赢了比赛吧。
Similar Expression: You are not going to tell me that…
Suitable Occasion: oral, informal
② It was long overdue. 我早该这样做了。
long overdue: sth. should have happened very long time ago（某事在很久以前就应该发生了）
e.g. This debate is long overdue. 这场辩论早就该进行了。
Suitable Occasion: oral, formal & informal
③ What defines us is how well we rise after falling. 能说明我们的是我们在跌倒后如何爬起来。
what defines sth./sb.: used to indicate sth./sb.’s most important quality（用以表明某事或某人最重要的特性）
e.g. Remember, what defines e-reading is its convenience. 记住，电子书的特点就是它的便利。
Suitable Occasion: oral, formal & informal
Guard: I need your name tag, pass key and your ID card.
Keef: Sorry, Marisa, but I have to.
Marisa: I understand.
[Lionel came in.]
Marisa: Oh God, ①don’t tell me that they fired you over this, too.
Lionel: No. Actually I’ve made the decision a moment ago. ②It was long overdue.
Marisa: You quit?
Lionel: Sometimes we’re forced in directions till we ought to have found ourselves. [to Keef] Thank you.
Marisa: [to Keef] Thanks, Keef, bye.
Lionel: To serve people takes dignity and intelligence. But remember, they’re only people with money. Now that we serve them, we’re not their servants. What we do, Ms. Ventura, does not define who we are. ③What defines us is how well we rise after falling. I think you’ll make a wonderful manager someday. And it’s been my great honor to have worked with you.
保卫：我需要你的姓名标签、钥匙和你的员工卡。
基夫：对不起, 玛莉莎, 我只能这样做。
玛丽莎：我理解。
（莱昂内尔走了进来）
玛丽莎：哦，上帝，不要告诉我他们为了这事也把你解雇了。
莱昂内尔：没有。实际上我刚刚才做这个决定。我早该这样做了。
玛丽莎：你辞职了？
莱昂内尔：有时候我们被迫选择一条路，直到有一天才发现应该去寻找自我。（对基夫说）谢谢。
玛丽莎：（对基夫说）谢谢，基夫，再见。
莱昂内尔：为他人服务，需要有尊严和智慧。但是记住，他们（指酒店顾客）只不过是多了几个钱。我们为他们服务并不代表我们是他们的仆人。我们所做的事，凡楚拉小姐，并不能说明我们是怎样的人。能说明我们的是我们在跌倒后如何爬起来。我相信有一天你会成为一个出色的经理。能和你共事是我莫大的荣幸。
Smart Sentences
① Don’t tell me that they fired you over this. 不要告诉我他们为了这事也把你解雇了。
don’t tell me that…: expressing disbelief about sth.（表达不相信某事的真实性或可能性）
e.g. Mary, don’t tell me John actually won the race. 玛丽，你不会告诉我约翰赢了比赛吧。
Similar Expression: You are not going to tell me that…
Suitable Occasion: oral, informal
② It was long overdue. 我早该这样做了。
long overdue: sth. should have happened very long time ago（某事在很久以前就应该发生了）
e.g. This debate is long overdue. 这场辩论早就该进行了。
Suitable Occasion: oral, formal & informal
③ What defines us is how well we rise after falling. 能说明我们的是我们在跌倒后如何爬起来。
what defines sth./sb.: used to indicate sth./sb.’s most important quality（用以表明某事或某人最重要的特性）
e.g. Remember, what defines e-reading is its convenience. 记住，电子书的特点就是它的便利。
Suitable Occasion: oral, formal & informal