为什么结账不宜问“How much”？里面很多学问！
<p>"<span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span>?”</p><p>我想这是为数不多的被大家熟练掌握的英语句子之一，因为买东西问价格是生活刚需。但要分情况：</p><p>你去市场买东西，用“<span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span>”问价格是完全没问题的，因为市场的东西都是明码标价，对所有人都一样。</p><p>但是在餐厅最后结账问“<span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span>”就有问题了。</p><p>因为吃一顿饭等于享受了一次服务，在国外，菜钱、酒水、税费、小费都要算在一起的，每位客人的最终价格都不一样，这就涉及到隐私了。</p><p> <span word="Jay">Jay</span> <span word="Wennington">Wennington</span>/<span word="unsplash">unsplash</span></p><p>一般的顺序是这样的：</p><p>吃完饭，顾客让服务员把账单这种流程是双方出于对“隐私”所以一上来就问“<span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span>”显得太直接，不符合“<span word="social">social</span> <span word="etiquette">etiquette</span>”所以，餐厅用完餐对服务员这样说：</p><p>"<span word="May">May</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>/<span word="check">check</span>, <span word="please">please</span>?"</p><p>"<span word="Could">Could</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>/<span word="check">check</span>, <span word="please">please</span>?"</p><p>"<span word="Could">Could</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>/<span word="check">check</span>, <span word="please">please</span>?</p><p>上述句子的逻辑就是“要账单来核对”，顺便说一下，<span word="bill">bill</span>和<span word="check">check</span>都是“账单”的意思，不过<span word="check">check</span>主要在美国使用，<span word="bill">bill</span>是世界通用。</p><p><span word="bill">bill</span>不光指餐厅账单，还可以指各种生活账单：</p><p>1.<span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>：电费单</p><p>2.<span word="water">water</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>：水费单</p><p>3.<span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>：煤气账单</p><p>4.<span word="telephone">telephone</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>：电话账单</p>
页:
[1]