若|a|=3，|b|=2且ab＞0，求a+b的值．

   The first Starbucks coffee shop opened in 1971 in downtown Seattle, Washington, in the United States. It was a small coffee shop that roasted its own coffee beans. The coffee shop’s business did well, and by 1981 there were three more Starbucks stores in Seattle.
   Things really began to change for the company in 1981. That year, Howard Schultz met the three men who ran(经营) Starbucks. Schultz worked in New York for a company that made kitchen equipment. He noticed that Starbucks ordered a large number of special coffee makers, and he was curious about the company. Schultz went to Seattle to see what Starbucks did, and he liked what he saw. He wanted to become part of the company. In 1982, the original(原先的) Starbucks owners hired Schultz as the company’s head of marketing.
   In 1983, Schultz travelled to Italy. The unique atmosphere of the coffee bars there caught his eye. To Schultz it seemed that Italians spent their daily lives in three places: home, work and coffee bars. His experience in Italy gave Schultz a new idea for Starbucks back in Seattle.
Schultz created an atmosphere for Starbucks coffee shops that was comfortable, and customers everywhere seemed to like it. Between 1987 and 1992, Starbucks opened 150 new stores—and that was only the beginning. In fact, by the year 2000, three new Starbucks stores opened somewhere around the world every day!
   Today, Starbucks has thousands of stores, including stores in twenty-six countries. One thing that helps make Starbucks succeed in cities outside the United States is the way Starbucks works with local stores and restaurants. By working together with a store already in the city, Starbucks gets an understanding of customers in the city. This understanding helps Starbucks open stores in the right locations for their customers.

顶碗少年（节选）

    ①这是二十多年前的事情了。有一次，我在上海大世界的露天剧场里看杂技表演，节目很精彩，场内座无虚席。坐在前几排的，全是来自异国的旅游者。优美的东方杂技，使他们入迷了。他们和中国观众一起，为每一个节目喝彩鼓掌。

    ②一位英俊的少年出场了。在轻松优雅的乐曲声里，只见他头上顶着高高的一叠金边红花白瓷碗，柔软而自然地舒展着肢体，做出各种各样令人惊羡的动作，忽而卧倒，忽而跃起……碗，在他的头顶摇摇晃晃，却总是掉不下来。最后，是一组难度较大的动作——他骑在另一位演员身上，两个人一会儿站起，一会儿躺下，一会儿用各种姿态转动着身躯。站在别人晃动着的身体上，很难再保持平衡，他头顶上的碗，摇晃得厉害起来。在一个大幅度转身的刹那间，那一大摞碗突然从他头上掉了下来！这意想不到的失误，让所有的观众都惊呆了。

    ③台上并没有慌乱。顶碗的少年歉疚地微笑着，不失风度地向观众鞠了一躬。一位姑娘走出来，扫起了地上的碎瓷片，又捧出一大摞碗，还是金边红花白瓷碗，整整十只一只不少。于是，音乐又响起来，碗又高高地顶在了少年头上。少年沉着地重复着刚才的动作，依然是那么轻松优美，紧张不安的观众终于又陶醉在他的表演之中。到最后关头了，又是两个人叠在一起，又是一个接一个艰难的转身，碗，又在他头顶厉害地摇晃起来。观众们屏住气，目不转睛地盯着他头上的碗……眼看身体已经转过来了，几个性急的外国观众忍不住拍响了巴掌。那一摞碗却仿佛故意捣蛋，突然跳起摇摆舞来。少年急忙晃动脑袋保持平衡，可是来不及了。碗，又掉了下来。

    ④场子里一片喧哗。台上，顶碗少年呆呆地站着，脸上全是汗珠，他有些不知所措了。还是那一位姑娘，走出来扫去了地上的碎瓷片。观众中有人在大声地喊：“行了，不要再来了，演下一个节目吧！”好多人附和着喊起来。一位矮小结实的白发老人从后台走到灯光下，他的手里，依然是一叠金边红花白瓷碗！他走到少年面前，脸上微笑着，并无责怪的神色。他把手中的碗交给少年，然后_____着少年的肩，轻轻摇了摇，嘴里低声说了一句什么。少年镇静下来，手捧着新碗，又深深地向观众们鞠了一躬。

    ⑤音乐第三次奏响了！场子里静得没有一丝声息。一些女观众，索性捂住了眼睛……这真是一场惊心动魄的拼搏！当那叠碗又剧烈地晃动起来时，少年轻轻抖了一下脑袋，终于把碗稳住了。全场响起了暴风雨般的响声。