The running tab boundary 场景学习单

A long-time customer asks to add another order to an unpaid account that has quietly grown for weeks.

一位老顾客想把新的订单继续记在账上，而未付金额已经悄悄积累了数周。

HOST

They are a friend. Bringing up the money now could embarrass them.

对方是朋友。现在提钱可能会让人难堪。

MANAGER

Kindness is clearer when the financial limit is spoken aloud.

当金钱界限被清楚说出时，善意才更明确。

MANAGER

Speak privately, show the itemized balance, pause new credit, offer a smaller order today, and agree on realistic payment dates.

私下谈，出示明细余额，暂停新增赊账，今天提供金额更小的选择，并商定现实的还款日期。

CUSTOMER

I can pay half Friday and the rest next week. Thank you for telling me directly.

我周五能付一半，下周付清。谢谢你直接告诉我。

The friendship survives because neither the debt nor the person is treated as a joke.

这段友谊得以保留，因为欠款和当事人都没有被当成笑话。