年底各种聚会、饭局扎堆。吃完喝完,谁买单?请客还是AA?- }: C+ }: i2 h
今天,我们说说美国的买单文化!( C: J* r4 I' q/ U" m% L9 U0 Z6 \
BTW, 久违的Spencer回来啦!5 g5 `' }# n% I& A$ f1 d. w. u- f
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2 D5 I) h8 c5 ?+ d: x' r' `6 fSpencer is back: Spencer回来啦!2 t6 \# p) r3 y3 w+ e8 V2 z5 _
Went back to take care of my mom: 回美国照顾妈妈% v6 d1 h- ?) ?, K
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She's a lot better, but not fully recovered: 妈妈好了很多,但还没完全康复 " I# c* m0 ~) N+ s8 e- g+ ^8 DWell-wishes: 问候、祝福8 N1 M1 o v. e8 l4 `
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A lot going on: 年底活动多
: q2 F( o( O. T* J3 X" }Activities: 活动,不过更多用在:
Kids activities: 小朋友的活动
Outdoor activities: 户外活动 : J. @8 ^& B8 C
年底各种聚餐、社交活动,更贴切的表达:, L7 Z" U i1 g6 _, @$ ]6 h
There's a lot of things going on: 很多活动 0 w# ]+ f. D) P/ ?
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Restaurants are very full this time of the year: 这段时间饭店特别满/ S0 ?! x# g) G4 K* U& J/ P: E
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Time to pay: “买单”各种英语说法
买单:
Picking up the bill
Getting the bill
Paying for the bill 3 p/ x( o+ X3 X/ I8 V
请客: ) I& M! C: O/ O4 q
Treating people9 [4 Q" k( D/ [
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I got this: 我请客、我买单
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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.0 T6 }* u' b. N4 Y6 ?/ Q
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Bar-hopping: 泡吧
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7 ~3 M2 T2 X! s b$ h" S% V' j美国人聚会,特别喜欢去bar-hopping: . ^6 T3 G( C5 q }& o$ JBar-hopping: 一个晚上去几个不同的酒吧2 f E \2 l4 r& ~; T4 g' a0 t* O
Hop: 跳来跳去,不在一个固定地方. l; q2 G+ |+ Z0 h
One person get drinks at one bar: 一个人请一个地方' O. h* w' h7 F' K6 [6 ?/ r6 a 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)& G S, [! B& p- c9 P# D9 O
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2 f- J! L; L% F* x
It sounds so dangerous: 听起来不太安全 0 `5 Y( `* ]9 T- ^7 nIf 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 / N5 o% R S/ E; LBuy rounds: 买好几轮酒 t1 Y9 d9 ^) {; I5 U: T/ y0 zI'm getting this round: 这轮我来买 . ?5 a3 k8 y# Q" |; S1 i# `6 z2 j* E% F/ r/ |. S, p" k
+ ?. q" X+ l" ~9 y9 y9 ^- K“分摊”最常用、最自然的说法: . b5 c/ x! d7 E+ S9 V5 c+ f- U3 x. x
( c2 Q1 `' N0 G$ A2 h Split the bill:分摊7 V1 Y5 @2 ?, U# m7 W 怎么用?( j7 F* k' K S6 p9 X1 B' H
Let's split the bill
Let's split dinner/drinks.& ^2 U2 i a" j8 a7 `2 J) I
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除了分摊,还能分开结账:- W. H) X7 G7 x2 r Separate checks: 单独分开的账单 ( b( ?; k* D4 G# F' O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); 1 U- ?6 {4 o! L有些会直接写出"No separate checks" 7 a! l6 Z9 e& G. }$ V, c9 x
Who picks up the bill?
美国买单:请客还是分摊?
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如果你召集,你要买单吗? 0 G0 @& p9 X. e F1 {. EIf you invite people or initiate the gathering:如果你邀请、召集聚会 4 ?) k7 K# O2 k# B4 u 9 I* v r8 }; J! H8 J) F看你怎么说: / F9 b* [! q3 b) K! g+ g
"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0 t$ K( K) J' o( R+ g% z2 g$ T
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It also depends on how big the group is: 也看一共多少人 ) @0 L; _1 m- `4 P7 X" uBig groups usually split the bill::一般人多都是分摊的$ n9 D% a2 o* X: n0 I. F * V! u" `, l+ l1 z9 u 6 f' U5 z4 G0 G5 I 男生要请女生吗?Do men always pay? 7 L. m6 D5 `+ n( XIf it's romantic, maybe the first few dates: 如果是浪漫约会,前几次男生会付 * P! e- d4 X2 L6 L* l2 A+ ]; \If it's not romantic, people just split the bill: 如果不是浪漫关系,那就分摊 4 p" |: c! n0 g4 L, @3 X7 X7 H ' q" i d/ C" J- V8 [* u, \. x/ h& ?+ d0 k* g7 f- U: }7 S 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 % r0 z5 z0 i: t% P2 {5 b - G* M( ]6 @ I9 |9 f7 h0 O- w
Hospitable & reciprocal: 热情好客、礼尚往来
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Chinese are very hospitable: 中国人很热情 / a: r* J+ i7 ]( {. s+ r; F7 w
Many like to treat foreign friends: 很多经常请外国朋友吃饭; G" J' h0 {$ E' O8 n& h2 i8 h *其实也没必要一直很客气;外国人很习惯分摊。* / s; X8 b0 H7 d4 x& M: L6 o# _0 LReciprocity: 礼尚往来- T; e" h. Q+ r3 X* ^- `8 j
Return the favor:同上 # I7 }' H" N7 u7 Z* mGoes back and forth: 你一次我一次 & F7 i9 V' ?% J# l3 z1 \8 a9 O" S) z
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Generous vs. cheap: 大方、小气
“小气”的说法更多: * J- V9 w! N& }% |* E
Cheap
Miserly
Stingy
Cheapskate:铁公鸡(名词)' j9 W" _4 T8 X5 o) t: C5 J
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Generous
Giving
Always treating people( G, X2 g+ C6 z2 z7 {; s
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Picking up the bill: How do you do it? : u8 r( p& `+ A0 ]