美国习惯用语-第232讲:Pick Up the Tab/Go
<p>今天我们要讲的是，要是你和朋友一起出去吃饭，到最后由谁来付账的问题。在美国，要是一个朋友约你一起出去吃午饭，那当然由他付钱。然而，要是你和三四个朋友一起去饭馆吃饭，事先也没有说好谁请客，那末，当服务员把帐单放在桌上的时候应该怎么办呢？如果你们当中有一个人很慷慨的话，那么他可能会主动表示他愿意请客。在这种情况下，他可以说：<span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tab">tab</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span>就是把什么东西拿起来的意思。<span word="Tab">Tab</span>在口语里就是指帐单。因此，<span word="let">let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tab">tab</span>, 就是我来付账的意思。我们来举一个例子，这是一个人跟两个朋友在饭馆吃饭，到付账的时候，他对他的两个朋友说：</p><p>例句1: <span word="Listen">Listen</span>, <span word="please">please</span> <span word="don">don</span>\'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tab">tab</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="I">I</span>\'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="turn">turn</span>.</p><p>这个人说：得了，请你们别跟我争。这次让我来付账吧。以前我在找工作的时候，你们两请我吃过好多次饭。现在，我的收入很好，所以这次应该轮到我了。</p><p>******</p><p>但是，<span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tab">tab</span>只是一种说法，还有其他表达方式。比如，你也可以说：<span word="say">say</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span>. 这是说：嗨，这次我来付吧。大家可能知道<span word="foot">foot</span>就是：一只脚。但是，<span word="to">to</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>跟脚没有任何关系，而且这儿的<span word="foot">foot</span>是用做动词。<span word="To">To</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>就是付账。要是你愿意请你的朋友吃饭，你还可以说：:<span word="It">It</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="treat">treat</span>. 这是说：我请客。<span word="To">To</span> <span word="treat">treat</span>就含有招待，款待的意思。我们上面讲的都是很慷慨大方，愿意请客的朋友。但是，每个人可能都碰到过一些非常小气的人。下面是一个人在跟他的哥哥讲话。</p>
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