今天的这段对话，在讨论酒店，
如何在酒店订房间？你在酒店过得怎么样
来听今天的讲解:
Beginner
A: good morning! The hingland hotel. How may I help you?
早上好！欣兰酒店。我能帮你什么？
B: good morning. I’d like to book a room for Friday night and Saturday night.
早上好。我想订一个星期五晚上和星期六晚上的房间。
A: certainly. What kind of room would you like?
当然可以。你想要什么样的房间？
B: a single room please. I hope you’re not fully booked.
请给我一间单人房。我希望你没有订满。
A: a single room? That’s fine. In whose name shall I make the booking?
单人间？没关系。我该以谁的名义预订？
B: jones. According to your website, the nightly rate is $50, including breakfast.
琼斯。根据你的网站，包括早餐在内，每晚的价格是50美元。
A: we offer a 20% discount for guests staying of Friday and Saturday. The total cost will be $80, including breakfast.
我们为周五和周六入住的客人提供20%的折扣。包括早餐在内的总费用为80美元。
B: thank you very much. I look forward to seeing you on Friday.
非常感谢。我期待着星期五见到你。
A: could I just take your credit card number please? I should mention that there is a cancellation charge of $20.
我能记下你的信用卡号码吗？我应该提一下，取消预订要收取20美元的费用。
B: that’s fine. My credit card number is …
没关系。我的信用卡号码是…
Intermediate
A: did you enjoy your weekend at the highland hotel? I heard it’s and excellent place to stay and has good facilities.
你在高地酒店过得愉快吗？我听说这是一个很好的住宿地方，设施也很好。
B: I had a wonderful time. The rooms are not very big, but they are well furnished. The restaurant is excellent and reasonably priced. There’s a sauna a Jacuzzi.
我度过了一段美好的时光。房间不是很大，但家具很好。餐厅很好，价格合理。有桑拿浴室和按摩浴缸。
A: do they have a swimming pool?
他们有游泳池吗？
B: no, they don’t. they have a beauty parlor, but I didn’t go there.
不，他们没有。他们有美容院，但我没有去。
A: what’s the service like?
服务是什么样的？
B: it’s very good. Check in and check out only took a few minutes. The wait staff is very good. A waiter recommended their baked fish, which tasted wonderful. The hotel was quite full, so I’d suggest making a reservation if you intend to go there. The hotel offers a discount at the weekends.
很好。办理入住和退房只需几分钟。服务员很好。一位服务员推荐了他们的烤鱼，味道好极了。酒店很满，所以如果你打算去那里，我建议你预订。酒店周末有折扣。
A: it sounds perfect. Did you have any complaints at all?
听起来很完美。你有什么抱怨吗？
B: there was a problem with the internet access, so I couldn’t check my email, but I didn’t complain about it to the management.
互联网接入有问题，所以我无法查看我的电子邮件，但我没有向管理层投诉。
A: I suppose you were happy to forget about the outside world.
我想你很乐意忘记外面的世界。
B: yes, I was. Here’s their business card.
是的，我是。这是他们的名片。
A: thanks. Was there a mina bar in the room?
谢谢。房间里有米纳酒吧吗？
B: no, there wasn’t. there is a bar on the ground floor and of course you can buy drinks in the restaurant to go with your meal.
不，没有。一楼有一个酒吧，当然你可以在餐厅里买饮料来配餐。
A: one of the things I dislike about hotels is that everyone expects tips.
我不喜欢酒店的一点是，每个人都希望得到小费。
B: I know. At the hingland hotel, they have an interesting policy. When you check out, you put some money in a special box at reception. Each evening, the money in the box is shared equally by the hotel staff.
我知道。在欣兰酒店，他们有一项有趣的政策。当你退房时，你会在前台的一个特殊盒子里放一些钱。每天晚上，盒子里的钱由酒店员工平分。
