Check-in登記住宿
Scene One / 情景一
Lisa和James踏入旅館準備登記住宿(check-in),沒想到出師不利,遇到了麻煩。原來他們并沒有事先訂房(to book / reserve a room in advance),而碰巧的是,旅館內(nèi)所有房間都被訂光了(be booked out)……
以下是James跟接待員之間的對話:
James: ……Excuse me.
詹姆士: ……對不起。
Receptionist: Yes. Good evening, sir. What can I do for you?
接待員: 嗯。晚上好,先生。我能為您效勞嗎?
James: Good evening. I want……I mean I'd like a room for tonight. Do you have any vacancies?
詹姆士: 晚上好。我要……我是說,我想要訂一間今晚的房間。你們有空房嗎?
Receptionist: Oh, I'm terribly sorry, but we are all booked out.
接待員: 噢,很抱歉,全都客滿了。
James: Pardon me?
詹姆士: 您的意思是……
Receptionist: I mean that we have rented out all the rooms today.
接待員: 我是說今天所有房間都已租出去了。
James: Not even one left?
詹姆士: 一間也不剩嗎?
Receptionist: No. I'm sorry.
接待員: 是的,抱歉。
James: That's O.K. Thanks anyway.
詹姆士: 沒關(guān)系。還是很感謝你。
重要句型解析
1 表達意見時
主詞 + mean (that) + 字句
……的意思是說……
例:
He didn't express himself very clearly, but he means that he doesn't agree with you on that point.
他表達得不是很清楚,可他的意思是,他并不贊同你的那個觀點。
2 表示抱歉時
I am sorry, but + 子句
很抱歉,……
例:
A: Do you want to ①come along?
你要一起來嗎?
B: I'm sorry, but my report is due tomorrow.
很抱歉,我明天就要交報告了。
3 想訂房時:
I'd like to + 原形動詞
我想要……
例:I'd like to reserve a single room for tonight.
我想要預(yù)訂一間今晚的單人間。
例:I'd like a single room with (a) bath, please.
我想要一間有浴室的單人間。
4 要麻煩別人時:
get + 某人+ to + 原形動詞
例:I'll get him to ②sweep away the broken glass.
我會叫他把這些碎玻璃掃干凈。
5 當你要用某種方式付款時:
Pay by……用……方法付款
例:I'd like to pay by cash/traveler's check.
我想用現(xiàn)金/旅行支票付款。
6 當面點交東西時:
Here you are. / Here you go.
給你。/ 這是你要的。
A: A cheese burger, please.
請給我一個吉士漢堡。
B: Wait a second…… OK! Here you are.
稍待?!昧耍〗o你。
vacancy /`veik9nsi/ n.空房
① come along 追隨;跟著來
② sweep away一掃而空
Scene One / 情景一
Lisa和James踏入旅館準備登記住宿(check-in),沒想到出師不利,遇到了麻煩。原來他們并沒有事先訂房(to book / reserve a room in advance),而碰巧的是,旅館內(nèi)所有房間都被訂光了(be booked out)……
以下是James跟接待員之間的對話:
James: ……Excuse me.
詹姆士: ……對不起。
Receptionist: Yes. Good evening, sir. What can I do for you?
接待員: 嗯。晚上好,先生。我能為您效勞嗎?
James: Good evening. I want……I mean I'd like a room for tonight. Do you have any vacancies?
詹姆士: 晚上好。我要……我是說,我想要訂一間今晚的房間。你們有空房嗎?
Receptionist: Oh, I'm terribly sorry, but we are all booked out.
接待員: 噢,很抱歉,全都客滿了。
James: Pardon me?
詹姆士: 您的意思是……
Receptionist: I mean that we have rented out all the rooms today.
接待員: 我是說今天所有房間都已租出去了。
James: Not even one left?
詹姆士: 一間也不剩嗎?
Receptionist: No. I'm sorry.
接待員: 是的,抱歉。
James: That's O.K. Thanks anyway.
詹姆士: 沒關(guān)系。還是很感謝你。
重要句型解析
1 表達意見時
主詞 + mean (that) + 字句
……的意思是說……
例:
He didn't express himself very clearly, but he means that he doesn't agree with you on that point.
他表達得不是很清楚,可他的意思是,他并不贊同你的那個觀點。
2 表示抱歉時
I am sorry, but + 子句
很抱歉,……
例:
A: Do you want to ①come along?
你要一起來嗎?
B: I'm sorry, but my report is due tomorrow.
很抱歉,我明天就要交報告了。
3 想訂房時:
I'd like to + 原形動詞
我想要……
例:I'd like to reserve a single room for tonight.
我想要預(yù)訂一間今晚的單人間。
例:I'd like a single room with (a) bath, please.
我想要一間有浴室的單人間。
4 要麻煩別人時:
get + 某人+ to + 原形動詞
例:I'll get him to ②sweep away the broken glass.
我會叫他把這些碎玻璃掃干凈。
5 當你要用某種方式付款時:
Pay by……用……方法付款
例:I'd like to pay by cash/traveler's check.
我想用現(xiàn)金/旅行支票付款。
6 當面點交東西時:
Here you are. / Here you go.
給你。/ 這是你要的。
A: A cheese burger, please.
請給我一個吉士漢堡。
B: Wait a second…… OK! Here you are.
稍待?!昧耍〗o你。
vacancy /`veik9nsi/ n.空房
① come along 追隨;跟著來
② sweep away一掃而空