听力课：美国小费文化

Listening

Tip culture in the US

To tip, or give extra money, is part of American culture. It helps to know when and how to tip in the US.

When you get to the US, start to tip at the airport.

tips at the airport

When someone helps you with your bags, tip him or her $1 to $2 for each bag.

tips the taxi driver

Next, your taxi driver would like to get a 10% to 20% tip.

tips at the hotel

When you check in at your hotel, tip the person who carries your bags $2 to $3 per bag.

Tip for the cleaning service

Tip for the cleaning service at the hotel, too. Leave $2 to $5 per day.

tip at the restaurant

In a sit-down restaurant (提供座位的餐厅), leave a 20% tip. You can leave more when you're really happy with your waiter.

Sometimes, you're not happy with the waiter.

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For example, you'd like to have some fruit, but the waiter brings you the wrong thing, like some fries. When this happens, you still need to leave a 10% tip.

2

But you can talk to the manager. And you might get an ice cream on the house (由商家免费提供的).

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Vocabulary

1. When you tip a waiter, you give him some extra money to thank him.

2. Leave a tip for the waiter.

3. an airport

4. A good hotel has great cleaning service.