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American Pub Culture 美国酒吧文化
Typical American pubs, often known as 'bars' offer a place for inner-city workers to relax after a hard day's work and meet up with friends. A focal point of this type of pub is the television set, which will be tuned into news programs, serial television shows and sports programs, such as baseball or American football. Many of these pubs have large-screen televisions, and use these to entice customers in.
传统的美国酒吧，常常被叫做"BAR"，它们为城市中辛苦工作一天的人们提供一个放松身心和朋友聚会的场所。在这种酒吧中最重要的就是电视机，经常播放新闻节目、电视连续剧以及像棒球和足球这类体育节目。许多酒吧会放置一台大荧幕的电视机，用他们招揽顾客。
American pubs are a great place to go for a good meal and a glass of beer or wine with friends. They usually offer a full menu including such things as hamburgers, steaks, salads and snacks. A lot of these pubs also feature a comprehensive selection of imported wines and beers as well as local beer on tap. During the day, when a sports final is on television, the pub can get pretty noisy. Many American pubs also offer live music at nighttime, which can be great for dancing or just background noise.
美国酒吧是用餐或者和朋友们喝一杯的好地方。他们通常会提供一份包罗了汉堡、牛排、沙拉和各种小吃的内容全面的菜单。许多酒吧还会以提供各种进口的葡萄酒、啤酒以及装在附带龙头的酒桶里的地方啤酒等广泛选择为特色。在白天，如果电视里正在播放一场体育比赛的总决赛，酒吧里会十分吵闹。在晚间，酒吧会播放生动的音乐，可以跳舞或者只是作为背景音乐。
When going to the pub with friends for a drink, it's best to buy drinks in rounds. So that, one person buys the drinks for everyone, then another person buys the next round and so on. This means you'll all spend less time ⑤lining up at the bar to buy your drinks, and it is the acceptable way to do it.
和朋友去酒吧喝一杯时，最好大家轮流买酒。当一个人为大家买了酒后，另一个人将买下一轮。这意味着每个人都要花点时间排队给大伙买点喝的，这是很能让人接受的方法。
As in most service-arenas in America, the service people do expect to receive a tip. There is usually a jar or container on the bar where you should leave tip money. Ensuring you put money in the jar while your service person sees you, ensures you'll keep getting good service at the bar all night. A fair tip is usually about 10-15% of what you have spent, but ⑥it's really up to you.
从美国的服务界来说，每个服务人员都希望得到小费。而在酒吧，通常会有一个坛子或容器来放你给的小费。当服务生看着你时，一定把小费放到坛子里，那会保证你一整个晚上都会得到好的服务。一般说来小费的数目是你所花费数目的 10-15%，不过还是由你自己决定的。
Finally, American bars can be a good place to meet people. Many people attending these bars are regulars so it's easy to get to know new people and make some great friends who you can have a regular drink with.
最后一点，酒吧是会朋友的好地方。许多人都是酒吧的常客，因此很容易认识新朋友，并且和那些经常一起喝酒的人成为最好的朋友。
