from BBC Learning English.

來自BBC學習英語。

I'm Sam.

我是山姆。

And I'm Neil.

而我是尼爾。

In this programme, we're talking

在這個節目中，我們正在談論

all about restaurants –

關於餐館的一切---

specifically about tipping.

特別是關於小費的問題。

That's giving money to waiting

這就是把錢給了等待

staff for the service

服務的工作人員

you received.

你收到的。

Yes, while tipping is

是的，雖然小費是

discretionary – which means

自由裁量 - 這意味著

that someone can decide whether

有人可以決定是否

they want to give money or

他們想給錢或

not – in most places in the UK

不是--在英國的大多數地方

it's an expected practice.

這是一種預期的做法。

But have you ever thought where

但你有沒有想過，在哪裡

that money goes or who actually

這些錢的去向，或者誰是真正的

receives it? Do they have to

收到嗎？他們是否必須

pay tax on it – or is it

繳稅 - 或者是

just a gift?

只是一個禮物？

Some people think that the

有些人認為

person who brought our food

送飯的人

is the one who gets the money,

是拿到錢的人。

however that isn't always the case.

然而，情況並不總是如此。

Well, before we find out more

好吧，在我們發現更多之前

about where our tips go, I have

關於我們的小費去向，我有

a question about restaurants.

一個關於餐館的問題。

The highest restaurant in

陝西省海拔最高的餐廳

the world, At.mosphere, is

世界上，大氣層，是

in Dubai, in the building known

在迪拜，在被稱為

as the Burj Khalifa – but how

但如何能像哈利法塔那樣，將其作為一個 "大國 "呢？

high up is that restaurant?

那家餐廳的位置很高嗎？

Is it: a) 442 metres,

是不是：a) 442米。

b) 532 metres, c) 622 metres?

b) 532米, c) 622米?

Well, that all sounds really

嗯，這一切聽起來真的

high up, but I'm going to

高了，但我要

say c) 622 metres.

說c）622米。

OK, I'll reveal the answer

好的，我將揭曉答案

towards the end of the show.

在節目即將結束時。

But now let's talk more about

但現在讓我們更多地談一談

what happens to your tips

你的小費會怎麼樣

once you have given

一旦你給了

them to someone.

他們對某人。

It seems that different

看來，不同的

restaurants and businesses have

餐館和企業有

different systems in place

不同的系統

across the country.

在全國範圍內。

And sadly, that isn't always

而可悲的是，這並不總是

to the benefit of all waiting

為所有等待的人帶來好處

staff – that's according to

工作人員--這是根據

James James, a waiter, who was

侍者James James，他是

speaking with Peter White on

與彼得-懷特就

the BBC programme You and Yours.

BBC節目《你和你的》。

There's nothing consistent

沒有什麼是一致的

about the tipping system

關於小費制度

throughout all the different

在所有不同的

companies – they all have their

公司 - 他們都有自己的

own, and they're all unfair in

自己的，而且他們都是不公平的，在

their own equal way. A tip is

他們自己的平等方式。一個提示是

not mandatory - I have to

不是強制性的 - 我必須

earn it as a reward for the

賺取它作為獎勵的

service I provide. People

我提供的服務。人民

don't tip for good food,

不要為好的食物支付小費。

they already paid for it on

他們已經為它支付了

the bill. Recently, when I've

的賬單。最近，當我

been given cash, I've been

被給予現金，我已經被

imposed in more than one

施加在一個以上的

company to put it in a jar

公司把它放在一個罐子裡

and split it – the split

並對其進行分割--分割後的

hasn't exactly been fair

並非完全公平

to me. My first week at one

對我來說。我在一個的第一個星期

job I did £50 in the jar

我做了50英鎊的工作，在罐子裡

for week – that was just

周 - 這只是

myself and there's

我自己和有

four other servers.

其他四個服務器。

And at the end of the week, I

而在一週結束時，我

was presented with a bag

被贈送了一個袋子

with £2.45 in it.

裡面有2.45英鎊。

So, James James used the word

是以，詹天佑用了這個詞

consistent – which means

一致--這意味著

acting the same way over

一樣的行為

time – however he used it

時間--無論他如何使用它

negatively when talking

談話時的負面情緒

about the tipping systems

關於傾銷系統

in most companies.

在大多數公司。

He also used mandatory –

他還使用了強制性的--

which is something someone

這就是有人

must do and is the opposite

必須做，而且是相反的

of the word discretionary.

的自由裁量權。

And he also said imposed,

他還說強加於人。

which means forced

這意味著被迫

upon someone.

在某人身上。

So, it seems that James James

是以，似乎詹姆斯-詹姆斯

is not impressed by some

對某些人的做法不以為然

businesses' tipping systems.

企業的傾銷系統。

However, for many restaurants

然而，對於許多餐館來說

there is a special arrangement

有一個特別的安排

with the UK tax body, the HMRC.

與英國稅務機構--英國皇家稅務局。

Yes – it's called a tronc

是的--它被稱為Tronc

system – which sees all of the

系統--它看到所有的

tips collected in one separate

在一個單獨的

independent bank account and

獨立的銀行賬戶和

stops the payments being

停止支付

charged at the wrong

錯了

rate of tax.

稅率。

Kate Nicholls, a representative

凱特-尼克爾斯，一名代表

for UK Hospitality, speaking

為英國酒店業服務，發言

with Peter White on the

與彼得-懷特在

BBC programme You and Yours,

BBC節目《你和你的》。

explains more about the

解釋了更多關於

intention of a tronc system.

Tronc系統的意圖。

Well increasingly, as we're

嗯，越來越多，因為我們

moving towards a cashless

邁向無現金時代

society – increased use of

社會--增加使用

credit card, particularly

信用卡，特別是

over the Covid pandemic, more

在Covid大流行病中，更多的

and more of those tips,

和更多的這些提示。

gratuities, service charges are

小費、服務費是

coming through on a credit card

順利拿到信用卡

payment, and a tronc is a

支付，而Tronc則是一個

special arrangement organised

組織的特別安排

with HMRC that lets businesses

與HMRC合作，讓企業

pool tips and service charges

泳池小費和服務費

and then fairly

然後相當

distribute them.

分發它們。

Kate Nicholls mentioned that

凱特-尼克爾斯提到

society is becoming cashless –

社會正在變得沒有現金 -

which means fewer people

這意味著更少的人

are using paper notes or

正在使用紙質筆記或

coins to pay for

幣來支付

things, preferring to use

事，更願意用

credit cards.

信用卡。

She also used the verb

她還使用了動詞

pool – a word which means

池子--這個詞的意思是

collect together or group.

集合在一起，或者說是分組。

It's very interesting to

這非常有趣，因為

note that payments which

注意到以下付款方式

you give to one person may

你給一個人的，可能是

be distributed equally across

在各地區平均分配

the business, from kitchen

的業務，從廚房

staff to management, depending

職員到管理層，取決於

on a business's protocol.

在一個企業的協議上。

But that brings me back to

但這讓我回到了

today's question. I asked

今天的問題。我問

you how high up is the

你在多高的地方？

world's highest restaurant.

世界上最高的餐廳。

You certainly did and they

你當然做到了，他們

all sounded exceptionally

所有的聲音都特別好聽

high up – I went for option

高處不勝寒--我選擇了選項

c) 622 metres in the air – the

tallest option. Was I right?

最高的選擇。我說的對嗎？

I'm afraid not – not this

我恐怕不會--不是這個

time. At.mosphere is actually

時間。氛圍實際上是

442 metres in the air, so not

442米的空中，所以不

quite as high as you thought.

頗有你想象的那麼高。

Well, it still sounds pretty

嗯，這聽起來還是很不錯的

high to me! Now it's time to

對我來說很高!現在是時候

recap some of the vocabulary

複述一些詞彙

we've mentioned today. First

我們今天已經提到了。首先

off, we had discretionary,

關，我們有自由裁量權。

which is something that is

這是的東西

a choice for the person doing

一個選擇的人做

it and is not an obligation.

它並不是一項義務。

Consistent describes something

一致性描述了一些東西

that acts or behaves in the

的行為或舉止的

same way over and over again.

同樣的方式，一遍又一遍。

Then we had mandatory – which

然後我們有強制性的--這

describes something a

描述了一個

person must do.

人必須做。

If something is imposed

如果有東西被強加

on you, it is forced on you.

在你身上，它是強迫你的。

Cashless refers to card or

無現金指的是卡或

digital payments, rather than

數字支付，而不是

notes and coins – while pool

紙幣和硬幣------而池

is a verb and means group

是一個動詞，意思是群體

together all in one place.

所有這些都在一個地方。

Well, that certainly is

嗯，這當然是

food for thought next time

下一次的思考

you dine out. That brings

你在外面就餐。這帶來了

us to end of this week's

我們對本週結束的

6 Minute English – but

6分鐘英語 - 但是

remember that there's a

記住，有一個

range of other topics that

一系列的其他議題，包括

you can find on our website

你可以在我們的網站上找到

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bbclearningenglish.com或

you can also catch them on

你也可以在以下網站上看到他們

social media or our free app.

社交媒體或我們的免費應用程序。

That's right. All you need to

這就對了。你所需要的是

do to download the app is type

下載該應用程序的方法是輸入

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在BBC學習英語上的

Play Store or App store

遊戲商店或應用程序商店

depending on what type of

取決於什麼類型的

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你的手機。這裡有

lots of things on there

很多東西在那裡

to check out, and as Sam

來查看，而作為Sam

says, it's completely free!

說，它是完全免費的!

Thanks for listening

謝謝你的聆聽

and goodbye.

和告別。

Goodbye.

再見。