Modern manners: paying the bill
<p>你和朋友们一起聚餐的时候，会怎样处理买单的问题呢？你会在用餐快结束时，悄悄地离席，装作去卫生间，然后毫无张扬地把账结了？还是大家<span word="AA">AA</span>制？抑或是别人还没来得及提出分摊时，你就先拿出你应付的钱？你是怎么想的呢？聚餐时大家如何付账才合理而且礼貌呢？</p><p><span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="behave">behave</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="thatawkward">thatawkward</span>（笨拙的，尴尬的）<span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="arrives">arrives</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="meal">meal</span>?</p><p><span word="Together">Together</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="rifled">rifled</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="thecutlery">thecutlery</span>（刀具，餐具） <span word="drawer">drawer</span>（抽屉，出票人）,<span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="respectful">respectful</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waiter">waiter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="flash">flash</span> <span word="photography">photography</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="temple">temple</span> <span word="ofgastronomy">ofgastronomy</span>（美食法）,<span word="but">but</span>&<span word="ndash">ndash</span>;<span word="in">in</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span>&<span word="ndash">ndash</span>;<span word="this">this</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="has">has</span>, <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="skirted">skirted</span> <span word="awkwardly">awkwardly</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delicate">delicate</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pretend">pretend</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="relax">relax</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="cushioned">cushioned</span> <span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wine">wine</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="unavoidable">unavoidable</span>: <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="businesstransaction">businesstransaction</span>（商务交易）<span word="like">like</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="eaten">eaten</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drunk">drunk</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="throughcommodities">throughcommodities</span>（商品，日用品）<span word="that">that</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="free">free</span>, <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="endured">endured</span>) <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="employees">employees</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scenes">scenes</span>&<span word="ndash">ndash</span>;<span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="allexcruciating">allexcruciating</span>（极痛苦的，折磨人的）.</p><p><span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="ourselvesembroiled">ourselvesembroiled</span>（使卷入，牵连） <span word="ina">ina</span> <span word="heated">heated</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="determinedly">determinedly</span> "<span word="jovial">jovial</span>" <span word="argument">argument</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>&<span word="ndash">ndash</span>;"<span word="No">No</span>, <span word="no">no</span>, <span word="NO">NO</span> &<span word="ndash">ndash</span>; <span word="let">let</span> <span word="ME">ME</span>!" <span word="we">we</span> <span word="screech">screech</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="grins">grins</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="claw">claw</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="offending">offending</span> <span word="scrap">scrap</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="what">what</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mostgracious">mostgracious</span>（亲切的，高尚的）<span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Mrs">Mrs</span> <span word="Doyle">Doyle</span>-<span word="style">style</span> <span word="punch">punch</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> 75<span word="p">p</span> <span word="cuppa">cuppa</span>?</p>
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