My husband refuses to eat at a restaurant until tipping has been done away with.

我丈夫拒绝在餐厅吃饭，直到小费被取消。

More and more people believe that tipping is an antiquated custom that needs to go.

越来越多的人认为给小费的习惯已经过时，应该取消。

Greenland's melting glaciers past tipping point

格陵兰冰川融化情况超过临界点

Got it. Has tipping always been an American custom?

懂啦。给小费一直是美国的传统吗？

Really? Things have certainly changed! Is tipping pretty much a must now?

真的吗？变化可真大！现在基本上是必须要给小费了吧？

I just wish they'd abolish tipping altogether and start paying servers a living wage.

我希望他们有一天能彻底取消小费，给服务员发一份能维持生计的工资。

They are about to pass their tipping point.

他们马上就要超过临界点了。

Tipping is a kind of comprehensive social phenomenon, which is related to social custom and economic significance.

小费是一种综合性的社会现象，它与社会习俗和经济意义有关。

The bus stopped abruptly, nearly tipping me out of my seat.

公共汽车突然刹车，差点儿把我从座位上甩出去。

There is no service charge and tipping is at your discretion.

不收服务费，给不给小费由你自行决定。

But where is that tipping point?

但哪里是临界点？