北京天译时代九游会j9·(中国)真人游戏第一品牌精品翻译知识导读：
conversation 1
a : can i help you ？
b : how much is it？ eight films and a bar of chocolate.
a : that's $38， sir.
b : can you accept a check？
a : sorry sir. we can't . cash only.
b : here's two twenties. keep the change.
a : thank you . have a nice day.
conversation 2
a : then i'll take them. how much？
b : $120.the small gift box is complementary.
a : here is $150.keep the change.
b : thank you ! have a nice day!
a : you too. bye.
conversation 3
a : how much shall i pay？
b ; let me see. a roasted duck is 15 dollars . a plate of pork is 10 dollars . a bowl of beef is 6 dollars. two bottles of beer are 3 dollars. that'll be a total of 34 dollars.
a : here is 40 dollars. keep the change， please.
b : oh， sorry ， sir . we take no tips here. thank you all the same.
conversation 4
a : thank you . steven. that was the most magnificent meal i've had abroad. you'll have to let me reciprocate the next time you're in beijing.
b : don't worry about it ， lin. that's no big deal. you know， americans appreciate china's rich culinary culture. just excuse me for a second while i check the number here and figure out how much to give the waiter.(examines the bill) hmm， by the way， what do you do about tipping in china？
a : we don't .
b : no tipping？ now that's what i call a civilized system.
a : at hotels and some restaurants they add a service charge to the bill， but other than that ， tipping isn't customary.
b : what about cab drivers and porters？
a : in a cab you just pay what it says on the meter. i generally tip hotel porters 10 yuan per bag， but in first-class hotels they're instructed not to accept gratuities.
b : you'd have a revolution on your hands if you tried to introduce that sort of system here.
