4.A Family Bakery
It's 3:00 a. m. . Angela is ready to start the day at the family bakery (面包). She has three children, and they all help at the bakery. Vincent and his wife, Angela, are the owners (主人)of the family bakery.
Everyone in the family works in the bakery. The oldest daughter, Claire, is good at making many of the special (特别的) cakes. Maria is the middle child. She works at the counter (柜台), and sometimes she makes cookies. Paul, the youngest, is 14, and he makes bread. Vincent says, "Paul has good hands for bread." The whole family works in the bakery, but the children only work there before or after school.
The bakery is open from 6:30 a. m. to 3:00 p. m. every day except (除…之外) Monday. The bakery sells (卖) cookies, cakes, and bread. For special festivals, such as Easter and Christmas, Vincent keeps the bakery open until 6:00 p. m. , and Angela always makes fresh coffee for their customers (顾客).
Mr. Martin is a regular customer. He goes to the bakery every morning. He always takes the round loaf of bread with no butter. He says that it's good. Mrs. Salemo is also an old customer. Every Friday, she buys two loaves of Italian bread and a large box of cookies. Her six-year-old daughter, Laura, always gets one free cookies. Mrs. Salemo says that Vincent's bakery is the best in the city.