VOA慢速英语2016--奥巴马小女儿暑假餐厅打工

AS IT IS 2016-08-06 Sasha Obama Has a Summer Job 奥巴马小女儿暑假餐厅打工

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No summer beach vacation in the northeast U.S. state of Massachusetts is complete without an order of fried¹ clams³ at a seaside restaurant.

People enjoy eating the shellfish, which are dipped in a mixture made from flour, water and spices and then cooked in hot oil.

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U.S. President Barack Obama and his family like to visit Martha’s Vineyard in the summer. The Obama family often eats at Nancy’s during their vacations.

It seems that one Obama has even started working at Nancy’s this summer. The Boston Herald⁴ newspaper first reported that Sasha Obama, the president’s younger daughter, has a job there. She is 15 years old.

The story says Sasha Obama is helping⁵ the restaurant get ready for its lunch service each day. She is also bringing customers their food orders at a take-out window.

She works⁶ for about four hours. Her last day is Saturday, when the rest of the Obama family arrives for vacation.

One of the other workers at the restaurant said Sasha started working earlier in the week. She has been using her full name, Natasha, while on the job.

Many people followed the story on social media. “Sasha Obama” became a trending Twitter topic.

One person wrote on Twitter: “Keeping it real.”

Another added “#RESPECT.”

But, a third person tweeted that someone else who really needs the money should have the job. He said Sasha Obama was only working because people would like the story.

The president’s daughter does have a security⁷ team looking out for her. But they have been waiting in a large car nearby while she works.

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beach – n. an area covered with sand or small rocks that is next to an ocean or lake

restaurant – n. a place where you can buy and eat a meal

clam² – n. a type of shellfish that lives in sand or mud, has a light-colored shell with two parts, and is eaten both cooked and raw

1 fried   

adj.油煎的；油炒的

参考例句：

• I ate everything fried.所有油炸的我都吃。
• I prefer fried peanuts.我选择炸花生。

2 clam   

n.蛤，蛤肉

参考例句：

• Yup!I also like clam soup and sea cucumbers.对呀！我还喜欢蛤仔汤和海参。
• The barnacle and the clam are two examples of filter feeders.藤壶和蛤类是滤过觅食者的两种例子。

3 clams   

n.蛤；蚌，蛤( clam的名词复数 )v.（在沙滩上）挖蛤( clam的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The restaurant's specialities are fried clams. 这个餐厅的特色菜是炸蚌。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We dug clams in the flats et low tide. 退潮时我们在浅滩挖蛤蜊。 来自辞典例句

4 herald   

vt.预示...的来临，预告，宣布，欢迎

参考例句：

• In England, the cuckoo is the herald of spring.在英国杜鹃鸟是报春的使者。
• Dawn is the herald of day.曙光是白昼的先驱。

5 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

6 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

7 security   

n.安全，安全感；防护措施；保证(金)，抵押(品)；债券，证券

参考例句：

• A security guard brought him down with a flying tackle.一名保安人员飞身把他抱倒。
• There was tight security at the airport when the President's plane landed.总统的专机降落时，机场的保安措施很严密。