聽懂老外聊生活英語對話 社交 41：給小費大學問

　　Topic41 給小費大學問

　　情境導讀

　　Bryan和Cherry來到一家餐館吃飯，席間他們討論起給小費的問題，吃完飯結(jié)賬時Bryan主動給了服務員小費。

　　英語情景會話

　　(以下B代表Bryan,C代表Cherry,W代表Waitress)

　　B: I like dining in this area. It is not necessary for you to give tips.

　　C: Yeah, but if you go to a fancy restaurant. they do expect tips.

　　B: Yes. Sometimes the tip is a lot of money.

　　C: That reminds me.I was in one of those theme restaurants. When I got the check.I found that the tip had already been added. I felt cheated.

　　B: In those restaurants which charge tips automatically, the waiters must share their tips with the owner. And their salary isn't very high, so the tips are an important part of their income.

　　C: Oh, you made me feel bad for them.

　　B: Don't be too bad. Just leave a tip. Waitress, can I have the bill?

　　W: Here it is, sir. Your bill totals 88 yuan.

　　B: Please add 15% to the total account. That's my tip for you.

　　W: Thank you very much, sir.

　　英語筆記

　　1.濁化現(xiàn)象，but 的/t/濁化為/d/，連讀為/b?d?f/。

　　2.fancy restaurant 指“高級餐館”。

　　3.省音現(xiàn)象。added 詞尾的/d/在口語中幾乎聽不到。

　　4.加音現(xiàn)象。here it is 連讀為/h??r?t?z/加了輔助音/r/。

　　英語語音語調(diào)

　　英語的語調(diào)——降升調(diào)

　　對話中Bryan說 "Can ↗I↘ have the bill↗?" 表示用委婉的語氣征求對方同意。在反意疑問句中，如果提問者對問題沒有把握，希望對方回答時也用降升調(diào)，如：

　　It's going to↑ rain↘, isn't it↗?

　　要下雨了，不是嗎?

　　陳述句在表示有言外之意時要用降升調(diào)，如：

　　A：Do you like the apartment?

　　你喜歡這套公寓嗎?

　　B: It's↗ new↗.

　　挺新的。(就是小了點兒。)