英文短篇故事（纽约）267 Food Festival Closes at 9

 　　The annual food festival near Madison Square Park occurs each May. About 30 vendors¹ participate. Huge, colorful umbrellas stand over 40 small, round tables. Jack² and Betty decided³ to visit the festival. It was 8:30 p.m. "It should be fun and delicious. I just hope it's still open," Betty said. They walked to the festival. They visited each booth. They read each menu. They walked around the tables. They looked at what people were eating. Betty saw something she liked. She said to the diner, "Excuse me. That looks delicious. Can you tell me what it is? What booth did you get it from?" The diner told her. Betty went over to that booth. She asked for that dish. The cook said, "I'm sorry, but we're out of that dish. In fact, we're getting ready to close down. We'll have plenty tomorrow, though. Just try to be here before 8:30."

1 vendors   

n.摊贩( vendor的名词复数 )；小贩；（房屋等的）卖主；卖方

参考例句：

• The vendors were gazundered at the last minute. 卖主在最后一刻被要求降低房价。
• At the same time, interface standards also benefIt'software vendors. 同时，界面标准也有利于软件开发商。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

2 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。