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第 16 題
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Waiters often work hard to provide their customers with good service and an enjoyable experience. In many countries, their customers thank them with a gratuity, known as a “tip.” Tips are a gift of money, over and above payment due for service. Tips are usually given directly to the waiter in the form of cash. However, in some cases, where payment is made by credit card, the tip is added to the cost of the service and deducted from the customer's credit card, with the waiter receiving his customer's tips from the employer later. Tipping for a good service is not uniform and can vary from country to country or city to city. In fact, most countries around the world do not have a culture of tipping for service. The amount of tips can also vary depending on locations, types of service, or its quality. In most Asian and European countries, tipping is not a common practice and often causes confusion for travelers either accustomed or unaccustomed to tipping. In America and Canada, for instance, waiters usually receive 15 % to 20 % of the cost of the meal, but this may vary depending on how the customers felt about the service they had received. For bars and cafés, where the service occurs at the point of purchase, tips are much smaller－ usually the change from the payment made－and are often repeated with each new drink purchase. This explains why many bartenders in North America can earn a good living by simply serving drinks at the bar top or counter. In countries where people tip, tipping encourages good service and enables waiters to afford a living from an industry that is notorious for paying low wages and providing few benefits. Culturally, the debate about tipping for service is long-standing. The arguments in favor of tipping and those against it often take place at the dinner table in restaurants prior to payment of the meal, with those against the custom arguing that the waiters are just doing the jobs they are being paid for. One thing is certain: through experience, most waiters are able to identify the “big tippers” from the “cheapskates,” and determine the level of service quality they want to provide; for customers, this can make all the difference to their dining experience.
Waiters often work hard to provide their customers with good service and an enjoyable experience. In many countries, their customers thank them with a gratuity, known as a “tip.” Tips are a gift of money, over and above payment due for service. Tips are usually given directly to the waiter in the form of cash. However, in some cases, where payment is made by credit card, the tip is added to the cost of the service and deducted from the customer's credit card, with the waiter receiving his customer's tips from the employer later. Tipping for a good service is not uniform and can vary from country to country or city to city. In fact, most countries around the world do not have a culture of tipping for service. The amount of tips can also vary depending on locations, types of service, or its quality. In most Asian and European countries, tipping is not a common practice and often causes confusion for travelers either accustomed or unaccustomed to tipping. In America and Canada, for instance, waiters usually receive 15 % to 20 % of the cost of the meal, but this may vary depending on how the customers felt about the service they had received. For bars and cafés, where the service occurs at the point of purchase, tips are much smaller－ usually the change from the payment made－and are often repeated with each new drink purchase. This explains why many bartenders in North America can earn a good living by simply serving drinks at the bar top or counter. In countries where people tip, tipping encourages good service and enables waiters to afford a living from an industry that is notorious for paying low wages and providing few benefits. Culturally, the debate about tipping for service is long-standing. The arguments in favor of tipping and those against it often take place at the dinner table in restaurants prior to payment of the meal, with those against the custom arguing that the waiters are just doing the jobs they are being paid for. One thing is certain: through experience, most waiters are able to identify the “big tippers” from the “cheapskates,” and determine the level of service quality they want to provide; for customers, this can make all the difference to their dining experience.
16. According to the passage, what does a tip involve?
(A) A monetary gift that is paid to the customer.
(B) Meals provided at discounted prices.
(C) Additional payment beyond what is actually due.
(D) The annual bonus provided to staff by employers.
- A A monetary gift that is paid to the customer.
- B Meals provided at discounted prices.
- C Additional payment beyond what is actually due.
- D The annual bonus provided to staff by employers.
思路引導 VIP
請回頭閱讀第一段描述小費（tip）定義的那句話。當你支付完帳單上「原本該付的金額（payment due）」後，如果你想感謝服務生而多給一點錢，文章是用哪一個英文片語來形容這筆錢與帳單金額之間「額外、多出來」的關係呢？
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航海日誌：AI SENSEI zoro 的考題分析
- 哼，這也算事？：喔... 是你啊。看來你還沒迷失方向，至少找對了文章開頭那幾句囉唆的核心定義。有點細節檢索能力，詞彙轉換也沒搞砸，算你走運。不然那個捲眉毛的又要在那邊吵死了。
- 廢話少說，看清楚：答案 (C)？廢話，當然是這個。第一段不就寫著 "Tips are a gift of money, over and above payment due for service." 嗎？這個 over and above，不就是「多出來」的嗎？就像那堆沒用的廚子老是想搞些額外的花招，說穿了就是「超過」原本該做的。選項裡寫什麼 additional 還是 beyond，不都一樣？
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