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标题: 美国人何时请客?何时AA? [打印本页]
作者: 冰糖葫芦 时间: 2016-12-18 18:50
标题: 美国人何时请客?何时AA?
年底各种聚会、饭局扎堆。吃完喝完,谁买单?请客还是AA?
: [3 g9 @3 j; D7 O6 h9 @5 l今天,我们说说美国的买单文化!4 S3 N# |) j, J5 ^5 T1 u1 J0 \
BTW, 久违的Spencer回来啦!
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* y& w t8 e) E, A8 I) bhttp://res.wx.qq.com/voice/getvoice?mediaid=MjM5OTMwMjYyM18yNjUxNzkyNTkw.mp3
3 L. a" f# p- x$ }4 F5 m' V节目音乐:Celebrate me home by Lady Antebellum5 D9 f% W; Z) N
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6 W" p9 p( K9 V6 H9 fSpencer is back: Spencer回来啦!
e! Y, u* [1 F+ a* [Went back to take care of my mom: 回美国照顾妈妈+ H3 J5 W( l3 s E+ s" L( \4 G
. }( I: S/ _. U& C6 }She's a lot better, but not fully recovered: 妈妈好了很多,但还没完全康复
4 Z+ W) W u/ u1 qWell-wishes: 问候、祝福1 E- ?3 N: ~$ I) L* `' ]
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A lot going on: 年底活动多
# `4 m4 b+ d: M3 \- Y, lActivities: 活动,不过更多用在:- Kids activities: 小朋友的活动
- Outdoor activities: 户外活动. J& z9 Q/ w3 t! J1 N) r
年底各种聚餐、社交活动,更贴切的表达:( I9 v4 e; [9 @
There's a lot of things going on: 很多活动
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- Galas/banquets: 宴会
- Wining and dining: 吃吃喝喝
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和朋友聚:3 S) t% L6 v7 `! B! f) S9 T
- Going out with friends
- Getting together with friends
- Catching up with friends
- Entertaining (hosting parties/dinners): 招待朋友
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4 {( P3 {( w \8 s9 ^0 [Restaurants are very full this time of the year: 这段时间饭店特别满
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# K0 N5 F( X, ]7 G, GSo are our stomachs: 大家的肚子也是0 J2 [+ k |# Y; I/ F: y) [
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, j9 Y z$ j4 eTime to pay: “买单”各种英语说法
买单:
- Picking up the bill
- Getting the bill
- Paying for the bill2 c$ J8 o" }0 G8 \ x O9 R
请客:
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I got this: 我请客、我买单
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" f% U- Y! l$ q* o3 K& [+ ?4 s- It's on me.
- This one is on me.
- Let me get it.
- I'm buying lunch/dinner/drinks.
- I got this.
- I got it.
- It's my treat.
- I'll get dinner. You get drinks.
- Dinner is on me. You cover the drinks.
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* \ K% a& l( S* V M F. }Bar-hopping: 泡吧
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美国人聚会,特别喜欢去bar-hopping:
1 ^5 h/ _' r8 \: O: lBar-hopping: 一个晚上去几个不同的酒吧
/ ?. D5 K/ x: `$ ?( YHop: 跳来跳去,不在一个固定地方
! T: y7 R& k4 F2 |8 h& E9 ~One person get drinks at one bar: 一个人请一个地方/ {) Y# _* q1 v [
Open a tab: 开账单(通常几个人去酒吧会点好几轮酒,就开一个属于你们的账单,都结算在这个单子上)
% \) i9 o) V* R$ h5 t1 [Give your credit card to the bartender: 很多美国人会把信用卡直接先给酒吧侍应生# X1 R- w8 G# F# s
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If you get drunk and forget to pay, they have your card: 但是如果喝醉了,忘付钱,酒保有你的信用卡
1 i9 x4 b7 q1 i; WBuy rounds: 买好几轮酒! r9 ]( o2 i8 g% U' B, s; ?
I'm getting this round: 这轮我来买
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0 t+ D& u" x6 ^% `; f请客还是AA?
*最重要的是:不要说AA!*
?8 A. k' i/ s' F$ l这不是一个标准的英语说法。
3 q( b/ L3 s5 k+ j) e# |" b大多数native speakers都听不懂这个说法;懂的人也是从中国学来的。6 E9 Z& H- X* T9 C E$ B4 F
那Go Dutch呢?
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% l6 \+ ~& j/ Q5 @2 z; T7 a“分摊”最常用、最自然的说法:0 d3 Z& x3 s/ w- O- C
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U0 b e6 f5 ySplit the bill:分摊
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- Let's split the bill
- Let's split dinner/drinks.
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- ?7 A5 t7 o3 O* L1 P5 C0 \& a除了分摊,还能分开结账:
8 h3 ^* N% M u' ~, p2 mSeparate checks: 单独分开的账单+ `3 E; i; ~6 ^& A$ _. B) ?) A& S
在美国,服务生看到一群人聚餐,会问你是否要"separate checks"; 但这也给饭店造成额外的工作,所以有些饭店会手续surcharge(额外费用);
# i8 F( i$ Y7 L+ Q8 Q- M有些会直接写出"No separate checks"* y D" M, f- l
Who picks up the bill?
美国买单:请客还是分摊?
0 O6 ~+ c9 y3 c; n* ^ 如果你召集,你要买单吗?
# k- {% w6 q7 q, pIf you invite people or initiate the gathering:如果你邀请、召集聚会4 l2 @9 t0 }6 B2 w% u
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看你怎么说:5 g1 }: E( u. B* D
- "I'd like to invite you/take you out to dinner": 如果这样说,意思基本是你付钱
- "Let's get together": 如果你说“我们聚一聚”,基本大家会分摊
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: c) W+ f" e' f3 Q2 D! Y d/ P. a- `It also depends on how big the group is: 也看一共多少人
- q( G( T3 B- |) x+ ^0 [) J! J% m0 _Big groups usually split the bill::一般人多都是分摊的
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7 S+ n5 W6 l0 {男生要请女生吗?Do men always pay?
, i. I$ n$ M/ W$ j, [0 U% w5 mIf it's romantic, maybe the first few dates: 如果是浪漫约会,前几次男生会付7 W: S, n" C" {4 Y
If it's not romantic, people just split the bill: 如果不是浪漫关系,那就分摊
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Overall, splitting the bill is much more common than one person paying: 总体来说,分摊比请客常见得多
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) {* q0 v( N3 e* ]" tHospitable & reciprocal: 热情好客、礼尚往来
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Many like to treat foreign friends: 很多经常请外国朋友吃饭" E: P n) k5 M% ]: A7 J2 d4 Y
*其实也没必要一直很客气;外国人很习惯分摊。*, D4 a* P% I2 Y# r# j* p. D' F: t
Reciprocity: 礼尚往来
4 C7 z7 p- @1 j. N7 K' N4 j5 r) Z* oReturn the favor:同上
- B0 o9 ]$ s- i. zGoes back and forth: 你一次我一次
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Generous vs. cheap: 大方、小气
“小气”的说法更多:
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- Miserly
- Stingy
- Cheapskate:铁公鸡(名词)
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大方:
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- Giving
- Always treating people
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) a2 U" d3 {$ sPicking up the bill: How do you do it?1 A; e. u }; M! {' l! N8 K* x
- 你和外国朋友、中国朋友出去,如何处理买单?
- 如果你约人,你会买单吗?
- 你觉得性别和买单有联系吗?) j6 C$ j0 K2 J7 o
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