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The Missing Tip
失蹤的小費
Chen is in America. His American friend, Daisy, suggested having lunch with him at a restaurant.
(C=Chen; D=Daisy)
C:Why's that waiter so angry?
小陳在美國。他的美國朋友黛西提議和他到餐廳吃午飯。
小陳：那個服務生為什麼那麼生氣？
D:Those people who just left didn't seem to give him any tip, which made him angry.
黛西：那些剛走的人似乎沒給他小費，這令他不悅。
C:Is that absolutely necessary here?
小陳：在這兒給小費有絕對的必要嗎？
D:Kind of. It's the custom. You can't really avoid leaving at least a small tip.
黛西：多多少少。給小費是個習慣，你免不了至少要留 一點小費。
C:But suppose the service is bad?
小陳：但是假如服務不好呢？
D:In that case, of course, we don't leave one.
黛西：那樣子的話，我們就當然不留。
C:And does the waiter know that's why you didn't give him a tip?
小陳：而服務生知道那就是為什麼你們沒給他小費的原因嗎？
D:Exactly. It's just like telling him off.
黛西：正是，那就像是在責備他。
C:No wonder he's so angry.
小陳：難怪他那麼生氣。
D:Well, in fact, the people did leave him a tip, but that kid over there took it.
黛西：嗯，其實那些人確實有留小費給他，但是那邊那個小鬼把它拿走了。
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