argument199对题目的理解

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There is a general idea that waiters and waitresses are more likely to receive larger gratuities from large groups of people. A recent research study suggests this is not true. The researchers examined the relationship between the size of tips in restaurants and the number of meals charged on the bill. They found that, while most tips were around 15 percent, the minimum percentage considered appropriate, people dining alone tipped consistently more (19 percent) and those dining in groups of four or more tipped considerably less (13 percent) than this 15 percent standard. These results strongly suggest that people dining in a group are less likely to feel personally responsible for leaving an adequate or generous tip.

其中的meals到底是指用餐人数，还是点菜的数量还是别的什么的？有没有哪位知道明确的说法的？盼指点！！谢谢

[ 本帖最后由 Demo 于 2007-8-18 02:17 编辑 ]

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没人知道么？

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就餐人数吧～我是这么理解的

sticklyyUID: 2310956

新东方的那本黄皮书上是这么翻译的，可是，论坛上有提纲说meals不等于人数，我也觉得meals和人数等同起来有点奇怪，糊涂了！

bbgUID: 2373668

confusion

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想不清楚，关注

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想知道答案..

sticklyyUID: 2310956

还有两天就考了，有没有谁知道的啊！？谢了！

ohworldUID: 2243902

我也觉得怪怪的。除了新东方的翻译还有那种版本啊

DemoUID: 2331967

American Heritage Dictionary

meal  
[noun]
The food served and eaten in one sitting.
就是"一位"的意思

所以和number of persons应该可以等同...

cherrysandUID: 2224404

charge meals on the bill就是把饭记在帐上，也就付饭钱啦。
要的饭多的话，应该也就说明吃的人多吧。根据下文来看，这种理解好像还是成立的。

yhbhy2UID: 2312093

同意10楼斑竹的。
西方的习惯就是一人一份啊，很正常，和东方大家一起吃不同的。

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American Heritage Dictionary

meal  
[noun]
The food served and eaten in one sitting.
就是"一位"的意思

所以和number of persons应该可以等同...
Demo 发表于 2007-8-19 02:23

强大

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应该就是这个了…… 10# Demo