第四十七章

听写Tipping

Tipping is handled very differently in the UK and America. 花费24分钟。

In the UK, the reason to tipping is to show that you really like the service. In the UK, people have a high minimum wage, and no one can be paid below this amount for any work, so when you tip it is mainly showing politeness to the service person and to acknowledge that they did an excellent job. The average tip is around 10%-20%. If you didn’t like the service you can always refuse to pay or if you are a student or travel on a budget, it is OK not to spend the extra money. In the US, you can always hear tip as service charge. It is essential to tip in the US, because the waitresses and bar staff are paid a low wage which they can not live on, therefore your tip is much needed by them. The business and service all expect the tip will be given. It is considered to be part of their salary. In some restaurants, the tips will be added to the bills, so it is not optional. The expected amount of tip is usually 15 percent. Of course the servant really did a good job, you can always give them more.

今天听写花了24分钟，感觉自己离成功的听力者已经越来越近了，但是革命尚未成功，同志还需努力。今天之所以这么晚才打卡，是因为我昨天累死了，昨天一个外研社的任务让我做，我做得好累啊，但是依然还是满怀激情。因为你难过也是一天，开心也是一天，何必跟自己过不去，自己才是自己命运的最好的主人，每天在听力，每天在学习，这种人生是最好的，因为吃喝不愁，学习来凑，只有把学习提高上去了，那样朝闻道，夕死可矣了。听力也会有一个进步的，加油吧，听力还说9天时间了，感觉自己很优秀啊，每次都那么早早地打卡，因为心中的英语梦想不灭。反正姚天成觉得只要自己学不死，就往死里学，慢慢地就会进入到新的境界了。