英语PK台 第163期:英语新闻:APP开启"AA制"付账时代
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No coins, no red faces: Apps change Chinese attitudes to splitting bills
Splitting the bill is a relatively 1 new idea to most Chinese. It's being embraced by cash-strapped young people. This is how young Chinese "go Dutch" these days -- scan a QR code and pay their share via smart phones in one easy click or swipe. "It has made going Dutch less hassle and so much more fun," said Zhou Ye, a Beijing-based journalist. "Young people think splitting bills this way is fun, and older ones may find it fashionable to do so. Most importantly, it saves people the embarrassment 2 of figuring out who owes what.
Massages 4, haircuts, manicures, pedicures, house cleaning, laundry services and personal trainers can be ordered in your own home with a swipe. Zhao Mengsha, 28, an editor with a bilingual arts magazine enjoys a manicure once every month, and pays half of the price charged in salons 5. She's also ordered a massage 3 when she had to work overnight and the masseur came right to her office.
Vocabulary:
Cash-strapped
1 relatively
adv.比较...地，相对地
- The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
- The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
2 embarrassment
n.尴尬；使人为难的人(事物)；障碍；窘迫
- She could have died away with embarrassment.她窘迫得要死。
- Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment.在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。
3 massage
n.按摩，揉；vt.按摩，揉，美化，奉承，篡改数据
- He is really quite skilled in doing massage.他的按摩技术确实不错。
- Massage helps relieve the tension in one's muscles.按摩可使僵硬的肌肉松弛。
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