到了年底，大家肯定是聚會(huì)不斷吧？除了公司年會(huì)、有人請(qǐng)客以外，估計(jì)大部分聚會(huì)都是“AA制”的哦？不過(guò)最近在年輕人當(dāng)中 “AB制”挺流行的，你們聽(tīng)說(shuō)了嗎？

In China, people tend to call “going Dutch” an “AA treat,” meaning dividing the bill equally among all the diners. But now “AB treat” has become a fad among young people as some males now choose to pay a bigger slice of the bill, say 70 percent, while female friends dining with them pay the rest.

在中國(guó)，人們把幾個(gè)人平攤用餐帳單的行為叫做“AA制”。而現(xiàn)如今，年輕人當(dāng)中開(kāi)始流行起“AB制”，它的意思是說(shuō)，外出用餐時(shí)，由男性來(lái)支付帳單的大頭，比如70％，剩下的部分由女性來(lái)支付。

For example:

The dinner party last night was on an AB treat, so the ladies didn’t spend much on that.

昨晚的聚餐是AB制的，所以女士們都沒(méi)有花太多錢。

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