【英文导学】结账

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 Foot the Bill 结账

Waitress：Are you through with your meal？

Jim：Yes，we are.Could we have the check，please？

Waitress：Here is your check,86 dollars in all.I can take care of it here when you're ready.

Jim:Do you accept checks？

Waitress：No，I'm sorry we don't.We accept credit¹ card and cash.

Jim:Well,I don't have any cash with me .So I'll have to put it on credit.

Waitress:I will be right back.

Jim: OK.Please wait for a minute.Can I have my food packaged?

Waitress:I see.I will bring some to-go boxes for you.

Jim：Thank you.

 

1.词组“be through with”是“完成，结束”的意思，用在这里表示服务生询问顾客“是否用餐完毕”。

例：你们吃完了吗？Are you through with your meal？

2.请结账。Bill，please.=Check,please!

3.我来付。

It's on me.=Let me get it.

轮到我来付钱了。This is my round.

4.请打包。

Could we have a doggie bag？

我想带走这些饭菜，请打包。I want to take this food with me.Could you wrap² this?

1 credit   

n.信用，荣誉，贷款，学分；v.归功于，赞颂，信任

参考例句：

• I credit him with a certain amount of sense.我认为他有一定的见识。
• He got the credit,and we did the dirty work.他得荣誉，我们做不讨好的工作。

2 wrap   

n.外套，围巾，包裹，限制，约束，秘密；vt.包装，卷，缠绕，包，裹，覆盖，遮蔽，隐藏

参考例句：

• You'd better wrap it with a piece of clean cloth.你最好用一块干净的布把它包起来。
• You can wrap the skirt around your waist.你可以把裙子围在腰间。