禮節(jié)美語:253 Tipping 1

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Lily: Good afternoon, guys. Am I interrupting something?

Kyle: Jerry and I were just debating the American custom of tipping.

Jerry: Yeah, he's in favor and I'm opposed.

L: It's not just the custom in America....I'm from Canada and tipping is also common there. I'm not too fond of tipping, either. So Jerry, tell me why you're opposed.

J: I just don't like the inconvenience. I like to look at the menu and if the price of a meal is $10.45, I know that that's what I have to pay....$10.45. Back in China, I never have to think about whether someone deserves a tip or not.

Kyle和Jerry正在討論美國給小費的習慣。tipping is spelled t-i-p-p-i-n-g, tipping 是給小費的意思。美國和加拿大都講究給小費，Kyle is in favor of it. Kyle 贊成這種做法，但是Jerry is opposed to it. Jerry覺得這種習俗不好。他說，中國不用給小費，看菜單消費價格一目了然，根本不用考慮服務員的服務如何，是否 deserve a tip 應該給小費。

K: I can understand how tipping might not be convenient, especially for visitors to America. The one thing that I dislike about tipping in the U.S. is how sometimes the restaurant staff forget that tips are supposed to be a reward for quality service.

L: Yeah, that's a problem in Canada as well. Tipping has become such a part of the culture that everyone just expects one....even if they don't offer good service.

J: But quality service is supposed to be a part of the job! A restaurant hires staff to be a waiter or waitress and that means service is part of the job! The restaurant is paying you....your salary is your tip!

Kyle和Lily都覺得，給小費本應該是 a reward for quality service, 是對優(yōu)質服務的獎勵，可如今，餐館服務員好象覺得拿小費是理所當然的，不管服務質量的好與壞。Jerry反駁說，餐館雇服務員就是為了服務顧客，工資就是他們的報酬，為什么還要給小費呢?Kyle解釋說：

K: But in the United States, restaurant staff depend on tips because American law allows many restaurant owners to pay workers less than minimum wage.

J: Why is that?

K: Because they're expected to get tips. Tips might make up as much as 30% or 40% of an employee's income.

L: That's true....many servers in restaurants depend on tips for a big part of their income.

J: I would rather they paid the workers more. I'd even be OK with adding a 10% service charge to the price of the meal. I just refer things to be upfront.

Kyle說，正是因為有小費，所以美國法律允許餐館老板給服務員的報酬低于最低工資水平 the minimum wage. 服務員收取的小費占了他們收入了很大一部分，有30%到40%之多。Jerry說，他寧可餐館多付點錢給服務員，哪怕在飯菜價錢上增加10%的服務費 service charge 也在所不惜，他就是希望價錢能一目了然，upfront is spelled u-p-f-r-o-n-t, upfront, upfront在這里是直截了當?shù)囊馑肌?/p>