请客买单是人际交往中的艺术,巧妙处理可让我们的人际关系更加顺畅,处理不当则会陷入尴尬境地。 和外国朋友一起吃饭时,热情好客的中国人总会抢着去买单。很多人都不知道怎么用英文和外国友人说:我请你吃饭,今天我买单! 下面和大家一起学习有关“买单”的地道英语表达:我们都要做一个会潇洒、做东请客的人。 1. have/get the bill 例句: Can we have the bill please? 2. take the check 例句: We'll take the check./ Check, please. 3. It's on me. 我请客算我账上; 美国常用俚语:我请客;店老板请客:It's on the house(店里免费赠送) 例句: On me this time. 4. Be my guest 例句: Be my guest. Please order whatever you want to have. 5. My treat/It's my treat. 'treat' 除了有'对待'的意思,它还可以表示'款待、招待'; 比如:你和别人打赌输了之后,You had to treat her to an ice cream. (你不得不请她吃冰淇淋) 'treat'还有'名词'的身份,表示'请客、做东';Let me get this也可表示 '做东',常用于口语。 6. I'm buying/paying. 例句: Listen, please don't argue with me. I'm paying tonight. 行了,都别跟我争啦。今晚我来买单吧。 7. This is my round. 邀请老外朋友一起去餐厅吃饭,你可得先想好是请客呢还是AA制?不然在要买单时,用错表述,尴尬的气氛,你就只能找地缝钻了。 1. Please add to my account. 2. Let's split the bill. 3. Shall we split the check? 4. We'd like to pay separately. 5. Separate check, please. 6. Let's go Dutch this time. 7. Let's go halvsies. 8. How about we pay our own share? |
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