英语博客-北美风情 245 Customer service

 　　Everyone likes to get good customer service, but we don’t always get it. In this episode, we talk about tipping (where, when, and how much), and about how to handle a situation when the service was not so good. Harp¹ and Maura also share their own perspectives of what it’s like to work in customer service. Is the customer realty always right?

　　Maura:When you go to a restaurant and you sit down, when someone takes your order and brings you your food, you should be giving them a tip at the end. Now, the amount that you tip is really up to you.

　　Harp:Yeah, it varies. And this is where the quality of service can definitely come in, because you can leave 10% if it was bad service, or if it was really good service, you can leave 20%.

　　Maura:Or even more. Now, when Harp says 10%, she means 10% of your bill. So, for example, if you bought a meal and it cost $10, then a 10% tip is one dollar.

　　Harp:Now I have a question for you, Maura.

　　Maura:I hope it’s not a more difficult math question, because I won’t be able to do it.

　　Harp:Nope. But I’ve had this discussion with my friends. Do you tip on the amount before taxes or after taxes?

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n.竖琴；天琴座

参考例句：

• She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
• He played an Irish melody on the harp.他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。