英倫翻譯社/ Trsmaster

2022/06/22 05:30

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An Italian coffee shop owner is in hot water after being fined $1,050 for failing to display the cost of a $2.12 espresso.

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  羅馬一家咖啡店的咖啡。與本文無關。（法新社檔案照）

義大利一家咖啡店老闆因為未標示一杯2.12美元的濃縮咖啡價格而惹上麻煩，被罰款1050美元。

The owner of the Ditta Artigianale cafe in Florence has been punished by police after a customer reported him at the end of April for not advertising his prices as legally required.

4月底一名顧客檢舉佛羅倫斯Ditta Artigianale咖啡店沒有依照法律要求標示價目後，該店老闆遭警方處罰。

Inspector Leonardo Magnolfi, of Florence local police, told CNN Thursday that a male customer reported the cafe for not displaying the price of the coffee behind the counter － as law dictates.

佛羅倫斯當地警方督察梅諾菲週四向美國有線電視新聞網（CNN）說，一名男性顧客檢舉這家咖啡店，沒有按照法律規定，在櫃台後方公布咖啡的價格。

Police followed up the complaint and fined the shop $1,050 euros after verifying that the price was indeed absent.

警方針對這起投訴採取行動，在確認店家確實沒有出示價目表後，對這家商店開罰1050美元。

新聞辭典

be in hot water：片語，惹上麻煩。例句：He was in hot water over his negative comments about the new government.（他因為他對新政府的負面評論而惹上麻煩。）

dictate：動詞，命令，要求，規定。例句：The new rules dictate how you behave in class.（這些新守則規範你在課堂上的行為。）

report：動詞，檢舉。例句：The neighbours reported him for noise problems.（鄰居因噪音問題檢舉他）

英倫轉自：https://features.ltn.com.tw/english/article/paper/1524281