All Are Welcome at the Soul Kitchen　来者不拒的心灵厨房

All Are Welcome at the Soul Kitchen来者不拒的心灵厨房 by Marcus Maurice Jon Bon Jovi runs a pay-what-you-can restaurant in New Jersey. 琼．邦乔飞於纽泽西州经营一家『随你付』餐厅。 Jon Bon Jovi spent a Friday a few months ago at the White House in Washington, DC. He was giving his input to the Council for Community Solutions, which he is part of. Afterwards, he jumped on the train and headed to his restaurant, Soul Kitchen, in Red Bank, New Jersey. There, he headed to the back and spent the rest of the night washing dishes. Now, this might seem like a job beneath a multi-millionaire and one of the world's biggest rock stars, but his restaurant is so unique that he has poured his blood, sweat, and tears into it. At the Soul Kitchen, there are no prices for the gourmet-quality food. Instead, customers pay what they can afford. If they don't have enough money for food, they can volunteer at the restaurant for a few hours and get a certificate for a meal. The idea for this unique community restaurant came to Bon Jovi during the recent economic downturn. He said that most people don't want handouts and feel embarrassed if they have to go to a soup kitchen. He decided to give people proper food in a nice restaurant that they could feel good about going to. The catch was they either had to pay or spend time cleaning, cooking, or serving food. The Soul Kitchen has become a success because a unique community has been built up around it. Bon Jovi feels that food is a great equalizer when everyone is eating the same things. The Soul Kitchen is his way of saying that everyone is welcome at his table. 1. Why was Bon Jovi at the White House? (A) To meet with President Obama. (B) To get investors for the Soul Kitchen. (C) To perform in a concert. (D) To give his thoughts on a community group. 2. According to the article, why doesn't the Soul Kitchen have prices for its meals? (A) People can volunteer to work for a meal. (B) All the food is free because the owner is a billionaire. (C) It's a soup kitchen established by a local charity. (D) The prices are too expensive to put on the menu. 3. What does the word catch mean in the second paragraph? (A) Eating for free. (B) An unsuspected condition. (C) Capturing the food themselves. (D) To lie about their finances. 4. What does Bon Jovi say about food in the final paragraph? (A) It can only be eaten by a select few. (B) Good meals make everyone feel equal. (C) Quality meals taste much better at his restaurant. (D) The Soul Kitchen only sells organic vegetables.

pay-what-you-can随意付帐 council n. 理事会 afterwards adv. 随後 gourmet n. 美食家（本文中以名词作形容词用；此单字源自法文，故 t 不发音） afford vt. 负担得起（与 can 或 can't 并用） certificate n. 凭证 a gift certificate礼券 economic a. 经济上的 handout n. 施舍物 embarrassed a. 感到羞愧的 a soup kitchen（救济贫民的）流动厨房 equalizer n. 使平等的因素 investor n. 投资者 establish vt. 建立 finance n. 财务，经济 equal a. 平等的 organic a. 有机的

wash dishes洗碗盘 pour...into...投注……於……

Instead, customers pay what they can afford. 注意 what 是复合关系代名词，即等於 the thing(s) which，译成『所……的东西』，使用时前面不可有先行词（名词），且 what 所引导的名词子句在主要子句中可作主词、动词的受词或 be 动词後的主词补语。 a. 作主词∶ What Tom said may be true. 汤姆所说的可能是真的。 b. 作动词的受词∶ I believe what Tom said. 我相信汤姆所说的话。 c. 在 be 动词後作主词补语∶ This is what happened yesterday. 这就是昨天所发生的事。

input n. 投入（努力、意见、建议等） We'd like your input on this matter. 我们想听听你对这件事的高见。 head to + 地方朝某地前进 = head for + 地方 Is this bus heading to the Shilin Night Market? 这班公车是开往士林夜市吗？ unique a. 独特的 Alex has a unique job designing menus for restaurants. 亚历克斯的工作很独特，他为餐厅设计菜单。 blood, sweat, and tears血汗和泪水 It took a lot of blood, sweat, and tears to get to where we are today. 我们今天的成就是用许多血汗和泪水换来的。 volunteer vi. 做义工 & n. 义工 After school, Maria volunteers at an animal shelter. 玛丽亚放学後在动物收容所当义工。 Volunteers do their best to help the poor without asking for anything in return. 义工们尽心尽力帮助穷苦人家而不求回报。 come to sb某人想出了（某主意） The idea came to me in the bath. 我洗澡时想出了这个主意。 downturn n. （经济）衰退 Thousands of workers are losing their jobs due to a downturn in the industry. 数千人因为这个行业的衰退而失业了。 proper a. 适当的 I am waiting for the proper time to tell David the truth. 我在等待适当时机告诉大卫这个真相。 catch n. 圈套，隐藏的困难之处（本文中表示意料之外的条件） All that money for one hour's work, what's the catch? 做 1 小时的工就给那麽多的钱，这里面有什麽鬼？ build up...建立…… What can we do to help build up Jenny's belief in herself? 我们该怎麽做才能帮助珍妮建立自信呢？ thought n. 想法；思想 Thoughts are usually expressed by means of words. 思想通常是经由言语来表达。 unsuspected a. 意料外的 Rex was hospitalized with an unsuspected illness a few days before Christmas. 雷克斯在圣诞节前夕因为一场意料之外的疾病进了医院。 condition n. 情况 on one condition在某种条件下 Atmospheric conditions often prevent the observation of the stars. 大气的状况常会阻碍观星。 I'll let you borrow my car on one condition. 我会把车借给你，不过有一个条件。 capture vt. 捕获 The FBI seeks to capture its 10 most wanted criminals. 美国联邦调查局试图逮捕其 10 大要犯。 a select few少部分特殊人士 select a. 精挑细选的；上等的 Only a select few could afford to own that kind of car. 只有少数特殊人士才负担得起那款车。 Peggy only stays at select hotels. 佩姬只住一流饭店。

来者不拒的心灵厨房 琼．邦乔飞於纽泽西州经营一家『随你付』餐厅。 琼．邦乔飞在几个月前的某个星期五待在位於华盛顿特区的白宫。他向『社区发展方案理事会』提供了他的一些想法，而他同时也是理事会的成员之一。随後，他便跳上火车前往他位於纽泽西州红堤镇的『心灵厨房』餐厅。到了那里，他就往後头走，整个晚上其馀的时间他都在洗碗盘。当下，这份工作看似有失邦乔飞千万富豪及世界上最伟大摇滚巨星之一的身分，但他的餐厅相当独特，让他不惜投注许多血汗和泪水。 在心灵厨房里，高品质的美食都没有标价。相反地，顾客是依自己所能负担的能力来付钱。假使他们没有足够的钱来享用食物，也可以在餐厅里担任数小时的义工，便可以取得一份用餐券。最近经济衰退的这段期间，让邦乔飞有了这家独特社区餐馆的想法。他说大多数人都不想要受人施舍，而如果必须到专门救济穷人的地方用餐，他们又会感到羞愧。因此邦乔飞决定在一间他们能开心前往的好餐厅提供人们适当的食物。背後的条件就是，他们不是得付钱就是得花时间来打扫、做菜或是上菜。 心灵厨房已大获成功，因为它的周围已建立了一座独特的社区。邦乔飞认为让每个人吃相同的东西也是一种齐头平等。心灵厨房便是他用来表达欢迎每个人都来用餐的方式。 1. 为什麽邦乔飞会在白宫? (A) 为了和欧巴马总统会面。 (B) 为了招募『心灵厨房』的投资者。 (C) 为了演唱会表演。 (D) 为了向某社区团体发表己见。 题解∶根据本文第 1 段，琼．邦乔飞在几个月前的某个星期五待在位於华盛顿特区的白宫。他向『社区发展方案理事会』提供了他的一些想法，故 (D) 项应为正选。 2. 根据本文，为什麽『心灵厨房』的餐点都没有价格? (A) 人们可以担任志工来换取餐点。 (B) 所有的食物都是免费的，因为老板是亿万富翁。 (C) 它是由当地慈善机构所建立的救济食品发送站。 (D) 价格太贵以至於没办法列在菜单上。 题解∶根据本文第 2 段，顾客是依自己所能负担的能力来付钱。假使他们没有足够的钱来享用食物，也可以在餐厅里担任数小时的义工，便可以取得一份用餐卷，故 (A) 项应为正选。 3. 第 2 段的 catch 一字是什麽意思? (A) 免费用餐。 (B) 意料之外的条件。 (C) 自行捕捉食物。 (D) 虚报财务状况。 题解∶根据第 2 段最後 1 行，他们不是得付钱就是得花时间来打扫、做菜或是上菜。仅有 (B) 项符合语意，故为正选。 4. 邦乔飞在最後 1 段对於食物做了什麽样的描述? (A) 只有少部分上流人士能够享用。 (B) 美好的餐点让每个人都有平等的感觉。 (C) 高品质的餐点在他的餐厅更显美味。 (D) 『心灵厨房』只卖有机蔬菜。 题解∶根据本文最後 1 段，邦乔飞认为每个人在吃相同的东西时，他们都是平等的。故 (B) 项应为正选。 答案∶1. D2. A3. B4. B