| A Custom——Leaving a Tip |
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| 引用本文： | 张宗友.A Custom——Leaving a Tip[J].中学英语园地(高三版),2005(1). |
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| 作者姓名： | 张宗友 |
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| 作者单位： | 广东 |
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| 摘 要： | Leaving a tip in a restaurant has become a custom in most countries.The word“tip”came from the Latin word“Gratis”,meaning free.Tips are defined as small gifts of money for service in addition to the payment due.Believeitornot,thepracticeoftippinghasaninterestinghistory.ThecustomcanbetracedbacktotheRomanera.TheRomanswerethefirstcivilizationtousecoins.Itispossiblethattheword“tip”camefromLeavingatipinarestauranthasbecomeacustominmostcountries.Theword“tip”camefromtheLatinword“Gratis”…
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