英语小短文mp3音频带翻译Leaving a Tip

 　　Leaving a Tip给小费

　　Sharon and Ken just finished a wonderful meal at a fancy restaurant. The service and food were five-star quality. Ken asked for the check. "How much is the tip?" Sharon asked. Since she and Ken were just friends, she didn't want him to pay for the whole meal, but since Ken did invite her, she assumed he was paying. Sharon thought that offering to put in the tip was a nice gesture. The tip was not going to be cheap. The meal, complete with a bottle of wine, must have been at least $200. $30 would be 15 percent of a $200 bill, and $40 would be 20 percent of a $200 check. Since the service was good, Sharon had no problem giving a 20 percent tip.

　　莎伦和肯刚在一家高级餐厅吃完一顿丰盛的晚餐，服务和食品都是五星级质量。肯检查了一下。”小费是多少？”莎仑。自从她和肯成为朋友以来，她不想让他请客，但自从肯邀请她开始，她就接受了。莎伦认为，给小费是一个很好仪态。小费一直都不便宜。这顿饭，包括一瓶葡萄酒，一定至少200美元。30美元是200美元百分之15，40美元将一张200美元的支票百分之20。由于服务的很周到，莎伦没有一件，给了百分之20的小费。

　　Ken told Sharon that there was no need to leave a tip. Sharon was shocked. Maybe Ken didn't think the food was good or maybe he wasn't happy with the service. This surprised Sharon because Ken seemed to enjoy the entire experience and didn't complain. "Was something wrong?" Sharon asked Ken. "No," Ken answered. He explained that he felt tipping was just an American way of showing off extra wealth. "I think it's vulgar and disrespectful," he continued.

　　肯跟莎伦说，没有必要给小费。莎伦感到很震惊，也许肯觉得东西不好吃，也许他不满意的服务。让莎伦感到惊讶的是，肯似乎享受到整个过程，并没有抱怨。”有什么问题吗？”莎伦问肯。“没有。”肯回答。他解释说，他认为“小费”只是一种显示额外财富的美国方式。”我认为这是粗俗和无礼的。”他继续说道。

　　Sharon knew that Ken wasn't born in the United States and wondered if that had something to do with how Ken felt. "Well, in the United States, tipping is kind of expected. Servers generally aren't paid that well and rely on tips to feed their families. The exception of course is if the service was really bad, but I had a lovely time. Didn't you?" Sharon asked. "Service was great," Ken agreed, "but why don't they just pay the servers better so we don't have to pay more?" Sharon agreed with Ken, but she still left a 20 percent tip.

　　莎伦知道，肯没有出生在美国，并想知道，肯这么做会是什么感觉。”当然，在美国，小费是一种期待。服务员一般都会很周到的服务，然后依靠小费来养活他们的家庭。当然，如果服务真的很糟糕，但我度过了一段美妙的时光。你呢？”莎伦问。“服务是伟大的。“肯同意，”但为什么他没义务服务号我们呢？所以我们没必要付小费。”莎伦同意肯，但她还是付那百分之20的小费。