Rick, I’m going to the States next week. How much should I tip?
Well, it depends. At most restaurants you tip 15%, but at fast food chains you don’t tip.
I see. What if I get food to go or delivered?
Usually we tip for those as well, but you can tip less.
So like 5% to 10%? I heard it’s the same with taxis.
Yup. That’s true. Also, some coffee shops have a tip jar you can put change in.
OK. But what if the service is bad? Is it rude to tip nothing?
Nope. In that case, it’s up to you how much you top.
Alright. And if the service is amazing, I can leave extra, right?
Yup. You can basically tip any amount?
extra
It costs extra to get the food delivered.外送食物要額外收費(fèi)。
I got a part-time job to earn some extra money. 我找了份兼職來賺外快蜓陌。
My boss gave me extra work this week.這周我老板給我布置了額外的任務(wù)虫碉。
tip
How much did you tip?你給了多少消費(fèi)？
I tipped the waiter five dollars.我給了服務(wù)員五美元消費(fèi)。
The taxi driver was so rude, so I didn’t tip him.出租車司機(jī)太沒禮貌了霜瘪，所以我沒給他小費(fèi)喧半。
change
She gave me 5 dollars in change.她找給我五美元零錢。
Do you have any change for the bus?你有零錢能用來坐公交嗎材义？
I always carry small change in my wallet.我錢包里總帶著零錢均抽。
What if
In today’s lesson, Wendy asked “But what if the service is bad?” 但如果服務(wù)很差該怎么辦？
We can use “what if” at the beginning of a question to ask about something in the future, especially something bad.
For example, “What if I get sick and have to go to hospital?”
We can also use “what if” at the start of a question to make a suggestion.
For example, “What if we change the meeting time from 9pm to 7pm?”
1.Whate if no one likes my idea?
2.I know it’s sunny out, but what if it rains later?
3.What if we meet at 7:00 instead of 8:00?
