时间:2018-12-28 作者:英语课 分类:每天三分钟学英语


英语课

 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 1 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 2. 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。

1 minimum
adj.最低的,最小的;n.最小量,最低限度
  • What is the minimum price?最低价是多少?
  • Today's minimum temperature is 10℃.今天的最低气温是10℃。
2 auction
n.拍卖;拍卖会;vt.拍卖
  • They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
  • They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。
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