Jenny老師的~Sweet~部落格之痞客精華

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When you dine out, the bill can sometimes be hard to stomach.
外出用餐時，帳單有時候可能難以下嚥。

But one restaurant is offering its customers the ultimate after-dinner sweetener by asking them to pay whatever they consider to be a fair price for their meal.但一家餐廳現在提供顧客終極餐後甜頭，要他們考慮這一餐付多少才公平，隨便他們付多少錢。

The Penn Central restaurant near Sandbanks in Poole, Dorset, has launched an "anti-price" menu where customers are asked to pay whatever they feel their meal was worth.多塞特郡普爾的山班克斯附近的潘中央餐廳，推出一種「反價格」菜單，要顧客根據他們認為的餐點價值付帳。

The menu is intended to boost mid-week trade. While food and unlimited tap water are on offer, alcoholic drinks are not included.這種菜單的用意是要促進週三、週四等非週末日的營業額。食物與無限制的生飲水在菜單中，但酒類飲料並未包含在內。

Mick Callaghan, the restaurant’s owner, said: "I believe that the majority of people are fair if you give them good food, a good time and a nice place. "餐廳老闆卡拉翰說：「我相信，如果你給他們好食物、愉快的時光與好地方，大部分人給錢時都很公平。」

Mr Callaghan said the scheme was inspired by the band Radiohead, who released their latest album In Rainbows on the internet last year and invited fans to pay what they thought it was worth.卡拉翰先生說，這項方案的靈感來自「電台司令」樂團，該樂團去年在網路上發表最新專輯In Rainbows，並邀請歌迷照自己認為的價值付費。

新聞辭典

chew over︰考慮、詳細討論。例句：Let’s chew over the idea before making any decisions.（下結論前，讓我們再討論一次。）

stomach︰在此作動詞，承受，忍受。例句：I can’t stomach his jokes.（我受不了他開的玩笑。）

My points:
I think it's a very nice scheme for resraurant owners. I believe most people give a fair price unless they have difficulty in paying a diet. Customers pay a bill to the owner face to face, and the way can make you show your suggestion and feeling immediately. It's also a good interaction.