情景对话：

A: I heard eating out was expensive in the U.S. Is that true? 我听说在美国出去吃饭很贵，是真的吗?
B: Yeah, kind of because of the taxes and the tips. 对啊，这是因为要加税还有小费。

A: How does tipping work? We don't do it in China. 小费是怎么回事?我们中国没有这个。
B: People usually leave 15%, but now it might even be 20% of the bill. 大家通常会留你这顿饭消费的15%作为小费，不过现在可能会留20%。

A: Wow, that's a lot. Do you have to leave that much? 哇这好多啊。你一定要留这么多的吗?
B: I think it's minimum otherwise, they'll think you're cheap. But one time I didn't leave a tip. 我觉得这是最起码的，不然别人会觉得你很小气。不过又一次我没给小费。

 

今日知识点：
Cheap 小气
Why are you so cheap? The large is only 50 cents more. 你怎么这么小气?大的也只是多加5毛。

Dirt cheap 非常便宜
Because of the sale, a smart TV is dirt cheap. 因为在打折，一部智能电视非常便宜。

Something is a steal 非常便宜，跟抢来的一样
I bought the house at an auction. It was a steal. 我拍卖买来的房子，简直跟抢来一样，太便宜了。

Cost next to nothing 跟不要钱一样
The table costs next to nothing. 这桌子跟不要钱似的。

Good deal 还不错，很便宜
It was a good deal. 还不错，挺便宜的。

 

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