年底各种聚会、饭局扎堆。吃完喝完,谁买单?请客还是AA? 5 j1 m& j9 B( z9 l今天,我们说说美国的买单文化! 1 B! ~$ J" Z6 D5 \BTW, 久违的Spencer回来啦! : t( }6 r. Z% X. f9 z' h. }5 W w I1 B1 }, p 3 w# q' t; \" X6 M; t3 t" J : R% T% }* t0 _- Q节目音乐:Celebrate me home by Lady Antebellum " x& b$ Q; y* d" H ( O* {+ P T: y0 c3 s5 x2 a* y% L; v( }! [" t( r q2 A
Spencer is back: Spencer回来啦!) M6 Q4 I4 T# r v: M# |0 j
Went back to take care of my mom: 回美国照顾妈妈' v2 r1 h8 Y; b7 A7 O/ x' I
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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9 K( q- F- x( U# G. h( p# |* i
Well-wishes: 问候、祝福2 X; G4 N3 A& h/ D
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0 |! @. z$ w* f! {/ Q ^( i9 XRestaurants are very full this time of the year: 这段时间饭店特别满 4 G; c9 } D( A# H; s2 ~8 m( t; T5 L" Y2 d
So are our stomachs: 大家的肚子也是9 z0 N2 @2 W( Q7 C* J7 i; y
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Time to pay: “买单”各种英语说法
买单:
Picking up the bill
Getting the bill
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请客:5 w n4 G4 |& P1 M
Treating people7 v# W: M* P- u' k5 V
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I got this: 我请客、我买单
# Y, z# x- l% z7 @& q; Q1 B “我请客”、“我买单”,英语怎么说?' w. |" g0 t4 q
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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.
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Bar-hopping: 泡吧
& {1 P1 ^. v$ _5 O! d, D3 u : C9 X) K: A# \ w2 q$ z美国人聚会,特别喜欢去bar-hopping:" C! a4 u3 }+ e. F Bar-hopping: 一个晚上去几个不同的酒吧 8 T, v. {/ i! l S/ SHop: 跳来跳去,不在一个固定地方 ; d5 s2 _0 r% p9 N0 |3 s3 k4 X/ C* cOne person get drinks at one bar: 一个人请一个地方# Y. w0 A! E1 ~) Z& q1 L0 H 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)+ r& L6 ^! k* d% V& J2 p
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 $ w* K6 Z2 B8 u8 r( zIt sounds so dangerous: 听起来不太安全/ ]+ W6 q# D$ K7 u8 E5 [
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 x* s: Z( D# I$ `& kBuy rounds: 买好几轮酒% P% j/ y3 @8 t/ V: Q: [
I'm getting this round: 这轮我来买0 h3 u2 h; k X% P7 n3 }! U
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请客还是AA?
*最重要的是:不要说AA!* 5 v& ^) F6 D3 q" q0 Z) x) v这不是一个标准的英语说法。, c, k6 a# W) f n7 I 大多数native speakers都听不懂这个说法;懂的人也是从中国学来的。3 P- T& p2 |& e% \ 那Go Dutch呢? 1 J0 ~6 y2 U' Z& k6 X这个说法是标准的,但是比较过时。 * s8 g" E) d E1 }: C W; K1 I$ z. p0 |. `
! \( v! k- j, h3 |, E& q “分摊”最常用、最自然的说法:( d& F2 ^, j. x$ H* B * e& i' ], w# s. H7 ]- m2 i M / @* d X! z" [Split the bill:分摊 4 F; {! M: R7 ?( {, ]5 o怎么用? ; v" ]* N: F/ @
Let's split the bill
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除了分摊,还能分开结账: P! M- j0 U/ _" ySeparate checks: 单独分开的账单 + A2 t4 W* F q8 }( y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);) L! W5 \/ M6 D% ?5 ^
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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? - k+ @. c; _/ S, X* |2 RIf you invite people or initiate the gathering:如果你邀请、召集聚会$ C0 y# J/ \& l% U* j( B; Q
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"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 8 d* q) |% r4 W$ \- D0 R
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Big groups usually split the bill::一般人多都是分摊的 5 {2 X( r/ j( o4 e- {9 m8 k# i, u) R4 [" D ; {0 x, Q" E- a9 N9 X! P9 n; p 男生要请女生吗?Do men always pay?+ m$ ], M9 k" O& G2 A
If it's romantic, maybe the first few dates: 如果是浪漫约会,前几次男生会付0 V' u2 y6 _8 I$ N& `, @: z) O# l5 }
If it's not romantic, people just split the bill: 如果不是浪漫关系,那就分摊2 {; f- t/ H* J8 j5 V0 ^, Q1 y1 g- d3 q
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+ U( Y' d; R4 q+ O0 _5 o2 B% l! l5 jOverall, splitting the bill is much more common than one person paying: 总体来说,分摊比请客常见得多 7 b9 i8 r5 a U, q; Z$ V" i ' X- s& S: a8 H, ^0 ` |7 ]' T9 V
Hospitable & reciprocal: 热情好客、礼尚往来
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Chinese are very hospitable: 中国人很热情 0 o2 A6 x7 n3 i0 L5 X
Many like to treat foreign friends: 很多经常请外国朋友吃饭 0 E" k6 p7 G( a+ \*其实也没必要一直很客气;外国人很习惯分摊。*2 @: U+ e' Z! {, D8 w+ v; [' L
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Return the favor:同上+ }! F9 z7 |: {( Y% o1 J
Goes back and forth: 你一次我一次 ' @: c ], I$ ?7 T7 K6 P3 B/ U. {