NBC晚间新闻 女服务员获2020美元小费

At the Thunder Bay River restaurant in Alpena Michigan, one waitress was served a surprise. This doesn't happen to somebody like me. Danielle Franzoni had just finished serving a couple, the bill was 23 bucks¹, the tip 2020. 2020 dollars. A note on the receipt read happy new year 2020. Tip challenge. I could feel myself get really weak in my knees because I thought it was a joke. Franzoni is a single mom and recovering addict² who was homeless just one year ago.

To know that there's people out there that can look past that and come look at me as a person and as a mom. My life is changing. We've seen a few stories like this lately thanks to the "tip the bill challenge", encouraging diners to leave a hundred percent gratuity³. Others have gone much higher. In Georgia a church group gave a server 1200 bucks. Oh my god. And in Wisconsin two waitresses split⁴ a four thousand dollar tip. The kind of money that makes a difference. Just ask Danielle. Damn⁵ changed my life completely.

在密歇根州阿尔皮纳的雷湾河餐厅。一个服务生收到了一个惊喜。这种事情不会发生在我这种人身上。丹妮尔·弗兰佐尼刚刚为一对夫妇提供完服务，账单是23美元，小费是2020美元。2020美元。收据上写着2020新年快乐。小费挑战。当时我感觉膝盖发软，因为我觉得这是个玩笑。弗兰佐尼是一位单身母亲和一个正在从成瘾中恢复的人。一年前她还无家可归。知道还有人不计过去，把我当做一个人和母亲看待。我的生活在改变。我们看到过一些像这样的故事。最近，人们正在进行“小费挑战”活动，它鼓励用餐者留下百分之百的小费。其他人给的更多。在乔治亚州，一个教会组织给了一个服务员1200美元。我的天啊。在威斯康辛州，两个服务生分了一个4000美元的小费。能够带来变化的小费数目。问问丹尼尔就知道了。这完全改变了我的生活。

1 bucks   

n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃

参考例句：

• They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
• They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 addict   

v.使沉溺；使上瘾；n.沉溺于不良嗜好的人

参考例句：

• He became gambling addict,and lost all his possessions.他习染上了赌博，最终输掉了全部家产。
• He assisted a drug addict to escape from drug but failed firstly.一开始他帮助一个吸毒者戒毒但失败了。

3 gratuity   

n.赏钱，小费

参考例句：

• The porter expects a gratuity.行李员想要小费。
• Gratuity is customary in this money-mad metropolis.在这个金钱至上的大都市里，给小费是司空见惯的。

4 split   

n.劈开，裂片，裂口；adj.分散的；v.分离，分开，劈开

参考例句：

• Who told you that Mary and I had split up?谁告诉你玛丽和我已经离婚了？
• The teacher split the class up into six groups.老师把班级分成6个小组。

5 damn   

int.该死，他妈的；vt.指责，贬斥，诅咒

参考例句：

• Damn this useless typewriter!这台破打字机真该死！
• I knew damn well what he was going to say.我非常清楚他要说什么。