新奇事件簿 四名日本游客在威尼斯被宰后报警

Four Japanese tourists are very angry after a restaurant in Venice, Italy charged them 1,100 Euro ($1,350) for a dinner of steak, fish and water. In fact, the four tourists say they were ripped¹ off (overcharged) for their meal. The four diners are students and study in the city of Bologna. They were on a day trip to Venice and decided² to have dinner at a restaurant near the world-famous St Mark's Square on Friday. As well as the police looking into this incident, the mayor³ of Venice has promised he would also take action. The mayor said: "If this disgraceful episode⁴ is confirmed, we'll do all we can to punish those responsible. We are for justice - always."

一顿仅包含牛排、鱼和水的晚餐，意大利威尼斯一家餐厅竟向四名日本游客收费1100欧元（1350美元），四名日本游客对此感到愤怒。事实上，该四名游客表示他们是被该餐厅的晚餐给宰了（索价过高）。该四名游客均是在博洛尼亚上学的学生。周五，他们来到威尼斯一日游并决定在著名的圣马克广场附近的一家餐厅晚餐。警察已介入调查该事件并且威尼斯市长也承诺会采取行动。威尼斯市长表示：“如果确认该不光彩事件属实，我们将全力处罚那些负责人。我们一直站在正义这一边。”

It is common for tourists to be overcharged anywhere in the world. Tourism groups in Venice are worried about the Japanese tourists saying they were ripped off. This is because there have been many similar cases recently of rip-off prices in Venice. One tourism group tweeted: "Whoever puts the good name of Venice at risk, harms all Venetians." The restaurant has a very low 1.5 (out of 5) rating⁵ on the website TripAdvisor.com. A huge 83 per cent of visitors gave it a "Terrible" rating. One TripAdvisor user⁶ complained that: "The food was very average....They added almost 50 Euro in taxes and a tip - these are the hidden fees that they don't tell you about. And the service wasn't that good. I feel scammed."

世界范围内，对游客索要高价的事件非常普遍。威尼斯的旅游团对那些被宰的日本游客表示担忧。因为近期威尼斯类似事件常有发生。一旅游团在推特发文说道：“任何将威尼斯的好名声置于风口浪尖的人，都是在伤害所有威尼斯人。”涉事餐厅在TripAdvisor.com网站的评级非常低仅有1.5（满5）。83%的游客都给出了“糟糕”的评级。一位TripAdvisor的用户抱怨：“餐厅食物非常普通...他们会加收近50欧元的税款和小费—这些都是隐藏费用，他们根本不会告诉你。而且这里的服务并不好。我感觉自己受到了欺骗。”

1 ripped   

adj. <美俚>喝醉的，受毒品麻醉的 动词rip的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He had ripped up the carpet, leaving only the bare boards. 他用力扯去了地毯，只剩下裸露的地板。
• I ripped my jeans on the fence. 我的牛仔裤在栅栏上划破了。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 mayor   

n.市长

参考例句：

• The new mayor said he would clean the city up.新市长说，他要整顿本市。
• The mayor hurried into his office,brushing off the reporters.市长赶快走进办公室，拒不接见记者。

4 episode   

n.（作品的一段）情节，插曲，系列事件中之一

参考例句：

• The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
• This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。

5 rating   

n.级别，等级，额定值，责骂，收视率

参考例句：

• It is a ship with a rating of 500,000 tons.这是一艘五十万吨级的船。
• The opinion polls gave the president a high rating.民意测验显示人民对总统的支持率很高。

6 user   

n.用户，使用者

参考例句：

• The company is the biggest user of oil.该公司是最大的石油用户。
• The umbrella keeps the rains off the user.雨伞使撑伞人免受雨淋。