抓住員工的胃
Senior manager Adam is chatting with Daphne, the owner of a catering company.
高階經理亞當正在和外燴公司老闆達芬妮聊天。
catering (n.)外燴、餐飲服務
Adam: Great menu today: Hunan-style gingered pork spare ribs and Cantonese-style crispy duck. The options are so much better since the new catering company took over.
亞當：今天的菜單不錯：湖南薑汁豬肋排和廣東脆皮烤鴨。自從新的外燴公司接手後菜色真是好多了。
since(conj.)自從take over接管;接手
Daphne: Well, thank you. That’s a great compliment to us and I’m glad you’re enjoying the meals.
達芬妮：嗯，謝謝你，這麼肯定我們，很高興你喜歡這些餐點。
compliment(n.)讚美
Adam: Oh, do you work for the catering company?
亞當：噢，你是這家外燴公司的員工嗎？
Daphne: I certainly do. I actually run the business. We understand that companies view meals as a way to attract and retain employees.
達芬妮：沒錯，事實上我是外燴工司的老闆，我們了解到公司認為員工餐是吸引、留住員工的方法之一。
view….as…把…視作…=see…as…=regard…asretain(v.)保留、保有、保持
Adam: Well I can see that’s certainly the case for many workers here. Our CEO believes that a good meal not only promotes the staff’s health and wellbeing, but also ensures high motivation levels....
亞當：沒錯，對我們這的員工來說的確是這樣。我們執行長認為好的一餐不僅可以促進員工的健康和幸福，也能夠激勵員工⋯⋯
the case 是那樣;是那麼回事well-being幸福;安康
Daphne: That’s right. More and more employers nowadays are committed to providing their employees a balanced, nutritious diet. In the past, food service was low, and almost no healthy food was available. I heard that one company used three-day-old vegetables and gutter oil.
達芬妮：沒錯，現在有越來越多老闆致力提供員工均衡、營養的飲食。以前餐飲服務水準低，而且幾乎沒有健康的食物，我還聽說有家公司還會用放了三天的蔬菜和地溝油。
be committed to Ving 致力於…;承諾…nutritious(adj.)營養的gutter oil地溝油
Adam: Shocking. I suppose that this is a very lucrative market for you? There are thousands of workers in this industrial park alone. How did you get into this?
亞當：真是太驚人了。我猜外燴公司的市場應該很大吧？光是這個工業區裡就有幾千名員工了。你是怎麼起家的？
lucrative (adj.)賺錢的、獲利豐厚的industrial park工業區
Daphne: Well, since you ask: I was in restaurants before. Then I started catering for local schools and businesses. One day a business asked me to take over their canteen.
達芬妮：嗯，既然你問了我就說吧：我以前在餐廳工作。然後我開始替當地的學校和企業做外燴。有天其中一家公司就要我接手他們的員工餐廳。
since you ask既然你問了我就說吧canteen(n.)食堂;餐廳cafeteria(n.)學生餐廳或員工餐廳
Adam: I see. Well thanks to you, I’m now enjoying good meals every day!
亞當：原來如此，還好有你，我現在每天都有好的餐點吃！
thanks to 因為;幸好有…