Splitting the Bill at the Rooftop Bar
IntermediateNightlife
Two university students at a rooftop bar are surprised by their pricey drink bill and figure out how to split it fairly.
W
WeiL
LiW
服务员刚把账单拿来,你看一眼吧。
fúwùyuán gāng bǎ zhàngdān ná lái, nǐ kàn yì yǎn ba.
The waiter just brought the bill over. Take a look.
L
哇,这么贵?我真没想到几杯酒要这么多钱。
wā, zhème guì? wǒ zhēn méi xiǎngdào jǐ bēi jiǔ yào zhème duō qián.
Wow, this expensive? I really didn't expect a few drinks to cost so much.
W
对啊,加起来快五百了,这家酒吧确实不便宜。
duì a, jiā qǐlái kuài wǔbǎi le, zhè jiā jiǔbā quèshí bù piányi.
Yeah, it adds up to nearly five hundred. This bar really isn't cheap.
L
那我们怎么分呢?要不干脆一人一半?
nà wǒmen zěnme fēn ne? yàobù gāncuì yì rén yíbàn?
So how should we split it? How about we just each pay half?
W
可是我就喝了一杯,你喝了三杯,平分好像不太公平吧?
kěshì wǒ jiù hē le yì bēi, nǐ hē le sān bēi, píngfēn hǎoxiàng bú tài gōngpíng ba?
But I only had one drink and you had three—splitting it evenly seems a bit unfair, doesn't it?
L
你说得也对,那不如按各自点的来算吧。
nǐ shuō de yě duì, nà bùrú àn gèzì diǎn de lái suàn ba.
You've got a point. Then let's just each pay for what we ordered.
W
好主意。我那杯八十八,你那三杯加起来多少?
hǎo zhǔyi. wǒ nà bēi bāshíbā, nǐ nà sān bēi jiā qǐlái duōshao?
Good idea. My drink was eighty-eight—how much do your three come to together?
L
我算算……三杯一共三百二,不过还得加上服务费。
wǒ suàn suan…… sān bēi yígòng sānbǎi èr, búguò hái děi jiā shàng fúwùfèi.
Let me calculate... the three come to three hundred twenty in total, but we still have to add the service charge.
W
对,服务费是百分之十,这部分我们就平摊吧。
duì, fúwùfèi shì bǎifēnzhī shí, zhè bùfen wǒmen jiù píngtān ba.
Right, the service charge is ten percent—let's just split that part evenly.
L
行,这样最公平。要不你先刷卡,我再把我的那份转给你?
xíng, zhèyàng zuì gōngpíng. yàobù nǐ xiān shuā kǎ, wǒ zài bǎ wǒ de nà fèn zhuǎn gěi nǐ?
Okay, that's the fairest. How about you pay by card first, and I'll transfer my share to you after?
W
没问题。不过下次咱们还是找个便宜点儿的地方吧。
méi wèntí. búguò xià cì zánmen háishi zhǎo ge piányi diǎnr de dìfang ba.
No problem. But next time let's find somewhere a bit cheaper.
L
哈哈,同意。不过这里的夜景确实值,下次还可以再来看看。
hāhā, tóngyì. búguò zhèlǐ de yèjǐng quèshí zhí, xià cì hái kěyǐ zài lái kànkan.
Haha, agreed. But the night view here really is worth it—we can come back to see it again sometime.