2022年09月號 樂活職人
酒足飯飽?別忘了給小費
EIE美語 / 提供
「聚餐」是朋友間聯繫感情、商務人士洽談生意的重要媒介,但是中西文化大不同,尤其在美國餐廳有獨特的小費禮儀。本期「英文小教室」為您示範如何請服務生結帳?小費怎麼計算?只要牢記以下重點,您一定能得體應對。
Vocabulary (詞彙)
1. healthy eater – a person who eats nutritious foods(健康飲食者—重視養生、堅持飲食營養的人)
2. check, please – an informal way to ask for the bill at a restaurant(麻煩結帳—在餐廳結帳時,一種非正式的詢問方式)
Sample Dialogue(情境範例)
David:That was a great meal. I didn’t know that vegetarian restaurants in the USA are as good as this.(餐點真好吃,我之前不知道美國當地的素食餐廳這麼棒。)
William:Many Americans are actually healthy eaters. I think we should pay the bill now, so we won’t be late for the movie.(其實許多美國人都很重視養生。我們該結帳了,以免趕不上看電影。)
David:Alright.(calls the waiter)Check please!(好的。(呼叫服務生) 麻煩結帳!)
Waiter gives the bill…(服務生交付帳單)
William:Thank you. Ok, our bill is $37.(謝謝你。嗯,我們今天消費USD37。)
David:Ok. What is 15% of $37? (Taps cellphone calculator)Ah. $5.55.(好的。USD37的15%是多少?(按手機計算機)喔!是USD5.55的小費。)
William:Let’s just leave the waiter $6 in cash. He was very nice to us and gave us excellent service.(我們留USD6的現金給那位服務生吧,他不僅態度好,服務也很周到。)
David: Ok, sure. You know I always need to remind myself to always tip in restaurants.(當然沒問題。你知道嗎?我每次都會提醒自己,在餐廳用餐要給小費。)
以上英文教學由EIE美語提供,英文課程諮詢請洽:EIE Institute Belle Yin(Tel: (02) 8773-6828 Ext. 368;Email: belle@eie.com.tw)
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