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[J-141] The Tipping System 给小费的制度
After a week, at a hotel, of tipping doormen, bell boys, waiters, hatcheck girls, ad infinitum, a traveler was completely fed up with the whole system. Then came a knock on his door. “Who is it?” he called.
“The bell boy, sir. Telegram for you.”
A crafty gleam came into the eyes of the tip-tortured guest. “Just slip it under the door,” he directed.
Barely a moment's hesitation, then, “I can't, sir!”
“And why not?” snarled the unhappy guest.
“Because, sir,” answered the determined bell boy, “it's on a tray.”
[译注] 在旅馆经过一周的给小费给开门员、杂役员、服务生、衣帽间女侍等无穷无尽的人等之后，某旅客全然消受不了那整套制度。然后他的门上又来了一个敲击。「谁啊？」他喊。 「杂役员，先生。有电报给你。」 一线狡诈的微光跑到那被小费折磨的客人眼中来。「就从门下把它滑进来吧，」他指挥说。 只有一剎那的犹豫，然后：「我不能耶，先生。」 「为什么不能？」那不悦的客人吠叫说。 「先生，因为，」那下定决心的杂役员回说，「它放在盘子上呢。」 注： hatcheck girl
(在衣帽间服务之女孩)， ad infinitum (等等无穷无尽)， be fed up with (腻于…，消受不了…)， crafty (狡诈的，骗人的)， gleam (一丝微光)， tip-tortured (被小费折磨的)， snarl (吠叫，咆哮)， tray (端东西的盘子)。 [复习填充] After a week, at a hotel, of t_____ doormen, bell boys, waiters, hatcheck girls, ad in______, a traveler was completely fed ___ with the whole system. Then came a knock on his door. “Who is it?” he called. “The bell boy, sir. Tele____ for you.” A crafty gl____ came into the eyes of the tip-t______ guest. “Just slip it under the door,” he directed. Barely a moment's he______, then, “I can't, sir!” “And why not?” sn_____ the unhappy guest. “Because, sir,” answered the de______ bell boy, “it's on a t____.”
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