英语PK台 第163期:英语新闻:APP开启"AA制"付账时代

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Splitting the bill is a relatively¹ new idea to most Chinese. It's being embraced by cash-strapped young people. This is how young Chinese "go Dutch" these days -- scan a QR code and pay their share via smart phones in one easy click or swipe. "It has made going Dutch less hassle and so much more fun," said Zhou Ye, a Beijing-based journalist. "Young people think splitting bills this way is fun, and older ones may find it fashionable to do so. Most importantly, it saves people the embarrassment² of figuring out who owes what.

Massages⁴, haircuts, manicures, pedicures, house cleaning, laundry services and personal trainers can be ordered in your own home with a swipe. Zhao Mengsha, 28, an editor with a bilingual arts magazine enjoys a manicure once every month, and pays half of the price charged in salons⁵. She's also ordered a massage³ when she had to work overnight and the masseur came right to her office.

Vocabulary:

Cash-strapped

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