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(3.07)Is this tap water? No. It's bottled water.

(3.07)Is this tap water? No. It's bottled water.

Is this tap water? No. It's bottled water.
这是自来水吗?不,这是瓶装的。

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自来水的英文就是 tap water 或是 running water,而一般瓶装的水就叫 bottled water。在美国自来水号称可以生饮,所以理论上可以拿杯子直接接自来水喝。但一般人还是觉得自来水不够干净,所以他们会买一种附有过滤器的水壶来增加自己的信心,再不然就买水喝吧!切记,虽然我们中文讲「矿泉水」讲习惯了,所以有时候 mineral water 就跑出来了,其实这是不对的,老美不这样讲的。为什么我那么肯定呢?因为有一次我跑去加油站想跟老板买一瓶没冰的矿泉水,我说 "I want to buy a mineral water." 那个人说什么也听不懂我要买的 mineral water是什么。后来我用指的指给他看,他立刻会过意来,说。"Oh. You want a bottled water!" 这下子我才明白过来原来老美只说包装水 (bottled water) 而不说矿泉水 (mineral water)。

关于 tap water 和 bottled water 我还有一点提醒大家。通常如果我们去餐厅或是酒吧要点水来喝,通常只说要 water,一般人也不会误会,自然会送上 tap water,而 tap water 想当然尔是免费的。但有些酒保或是侍者比较狡猾,你跟他说要 water,他却给你送上一瓶 bottled water 然后收你两块钱。所以看情况,如果势头不对,还是指明我要 tap water,比较保险一点。
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I want to buy a bottled water

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I want  to buy a bottled  water.
Do you known ,there is the  top water

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A: Can I help you, Sir ?

B: I need to a cup of tap water . please attention ,it's tap water ,not bottled water .

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Is this tap water?No,it's bottled water.

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Is this tap water?  
No, it is not tap water,
it's bottled water.

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is this tap water?
no,it's bottled water.
practice makes perfect .

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