【句子】-- Yeah, just gotta settle up our tab.

-- I took care of it. 【Modern Family S3E16】

【发音技巧】just gotta失去爆破+闪音；settle up闪音+连读；took care失去爆破；of it连读；

【翻译】-- 我们付清酒钱就开球。

-- 我付过了。

今天我们一起来学习一下今天视频中出现的settle up以及tab的用法。

settle up这个短语，一般可以用于表示：to pay someone the money that you owe them或者to pay a debt or one's share of the cost

“还清款项；付清账单；还完欠别人的钱；”这样的意思；有的时候，口语中up也可以省略掉不说。

而tab呢？tab可以指：the total money charged in a restaurant or hotel for food, drinks etc.

在餐馆或者酒店等等场所吃饭喝酒等等全部的费用；

一般经常和动词短语pick up连用；pick up the tab指的是付清吃饭喝酒的费用；

eg: Would you like to settle up now, sir?

先生，您要现在买单吗？

eg: You buy the tickets and I'll settle up with you later.

你来买票，我稍后把钱还你。

eg: Please settle your bill before leaving the hotel.

请在离开酒店之前把账单付清。

eg: You're not welcome here until you settle up your debt!

在你还清欠款之前，这里不欢迎你。

eg: Let me go and settle the bill up with the waiter.

让我先去找服务员把单买了。/让我先去找服务员把账结了。

eg: When can you settle up for the tickets I bought for us?

我给咱们俩买的机票，你啥时候能把你那份的钱给我？

eg: He kindly offered to pick up the tab.

他非常友善地提出要买单。

eg: She picked up the tab for dinner that night.

她付了那天晚餐的费用。

【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】

You get our jackets while I settle up with the bartender.

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