Day 56 · Particular About the Tip | 较真的小费
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① Today I went out for dinner with a friend.
今天我和朋友出去吃了顿饭.
② The food was great, and so was the service.
食物很棒, 服务也很好.
③ When the bill came, I was about to leave a 20% tip.
结账的时候, 我正打算给 20% 的小费.
④ But then I noticed something was off.
但我注意到有点不对劲.
⑤ Normally, you only pay tax on the food itself.
一般来说, 你只需要为食物本身付税.
⑥ And the tip just gets added on top. It shouldn't be taxed.
小费只是另外加上去的, 本来就不该被收税.
⑦ But this restaurant added the tip before the tax.
但这家餐厅把小费加在了税之前.
⑧ So my tip got taxed too, and that's definitely not right.
所以我的小费也被收了税, 这肯定不对.
⑨ You know I'm good with numbers, especially when it comes to money.
你知道的, 我算账特别厉害, 尤其在钱这方面.
⑩ My friend told me to just tip 15% and let it go.
朋友让我就给 15%, 别计较了.
⑪ But I didn't want to. So I asked the manager if there was a mistake.
但我不想. 于是我问经理是不是算错了.
⑫ In the end, they fixed the bill, and I still left an 18% tip.
最后他们改了账单, 我还是给了 18% 的小费.
⑬ I guess I can be really particular about these things.
我这人对这种事, 有时候就是特别较真.
📌 关键词：
· tip /tɪp/ 小费; 给小费 (名词/动词)。例：a tip / leave a tip / tip 20%
· something was off /ˈsʌmθɪŋ wəz ɔːf/ 有点不对劲 (说法)。例：something was off / something feels off / something's off
· on top /ɒn tɒp/ 额外加上, 在...之上 (说法)。例：on top / added on top / on top of that
· got taxed /ɡɒt tækst/ 被收了税 (说法)。例：got taxed / it got taxed / get taxed on it
· when it comes to money /wen ɪt kʌmz tə ˈmʌni/ 说到钱; 在钱这方面 (说法)。when it comes to 某事 = 说到某事. 例：when it comes to money / when it comes to food / when it comes to work
· let it go /let ɪt ɡoʊ/ 算了, 别计较 (说法)。例：let it go / just let it go / let it go this time
· particular /pərˈtɪkjələr/ 较真的, 讲究的, 挑剔 (形容词)。例：particular / really particular / particular about it
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