"what's the damage" in Chinese (Simplified)
多少钱?(结账)
Definition
一种随意幽默的方式,询问某物多少钱,特别是在餐馆结账或消费后。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
非常口语化,带有幽默感,适合熟人或朋友之间,用于用餐或服务结束时询问价格。不适合正式场合使用。
Examples
After dinner, he smiled and said, "What's the damage?"
晚饭后,他笑着说:“**多少钱**?”
She asked the cashier, "What's the damage for the groceries?"
她问收银员:“这些杂货**多少钱**?”
"What's the damage?" he asked as they brought the repair bill.
他们拿来修理账单时他说:“**多少钱**?”
Let me see the bill—what's the damage this time?
给我看看账单——这次**多少钱**?
We joked before paying, "Okay, what's the damage—am I broke now?"
付钱前我们开玩笑:“好吧,**多少钱**—我是不是已经破产了?”
After a big night out, someone always asks, "So, what's the damage?"
出去玩了一晚后,总有人问:“那,**多少钱**?”