摘要
Every year,millions of tourists from around the world converge on Beijing's Silk Market,which has more than 1,000 stalls on five floors.Stroll along the aisles on any given day and you will hear the salespeople switch,effortlessly,from English to Spanish to Russian,in a matter of minutes,to woo tourists or expatriates to their shops.Here are some of their stories,from their points of view,about foreigners and working at the market.
每年,有上百万从世界各地来的游客汇聚于北京的秀水街。如今的秀水街是一座五层楼的大厦,每层可容纳上千个摊位。不论什么时候来到秀水街,只要在林立的摊位间逛一逛,你就会发现这里的销售人员能毫不费力地用英语、西班牙语、俄语等语言招呼各国的游客。下面,就让我们听一听几位精明能干的女销售人员是如何谈论外国顾客和她们这份工作的。
