Gordon: What's going down?
Molly: I have a problem.
Gordon: What's that?
Molly: I have an important call to make but my telephone is down.
Gordon: What kind of call?
Molly: I have to make a long distance call to Maryland, to make a reservation at a hotel.
Gordon: Can't you use your computer to make a reservation?
Molly: I could, but my computer crashed last week. Plus it is safer to make reservations over the phone.
Gordon: No problem, you can use my cellular phone.
Molly: Thanks a bunch, I owe you one.
戈登：你好吗？
莫莉：我遇到一件麻烦事。
戈登：什么事啊？
莫莉：我得打一个重要的电话，可是我的电话坏了。
戈登：要打什么样的电话？
莫莉：我得给马里兰州打一个长途电话，预订宾馆房间。
戈登：你不能用电脑来预定房间吗？
莫莉：可以，但是上个星期我的电脑坏了。而且，我觉得用电话预定更保险一些。
戈登：没事，你可以用我的手机。
莫莉：谢谢，下次一定报答。
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New Words（生词）
1) Deposit （银行存款，保证金，押金）: money to hold your place
You must put down a deposit to rent a car.
想租车就得交押金。
2) Honeymoon（蜜月）: the trip after the wedding
The bride and groom went to Hawaii for their honeymoon.
新郎和新娘到夏威夷度蜜月去了。
3) Motel （汽车旅馆，美国高速公路沿线为需要过夜的旅客准备的简易旅馆）: small hotel, lodge, Inn (usually one story high)
There is a little motel just off highway 95.
第95高速公路旁就有一个小型汽车旅馆。
4) Suite （套间，套房）: a big hotel room, with more than one room
There are over 300 suites in that hotel.
那个宾馆有300多个套间。
5) Penthouse （阁楼顶层）: the top floor of a hotel
The penthouse suite is being rented by a rich playboy.
一个富有的花花公子租下了阁楼顶层的套间。
Lessons（课文）
Making Reservations at a Hotel by Phone 电话预订宾馆房间
Almost all hotels and motels in the world require that you make reservations well in advance. Some require you to leave a deposit before hand using your credit card. The following are some of the most regularly asked questions and examples of answers at a hotel. As always, it is best to answer in complete sentences.
世界上几乎所有的宾馆和汽车旅馆都可以让客人通过电话预订房间。一些宾馆或汽车旅馆要求客人在使用信用卡之前留下押金。以下是客人在用电话订房时最常被问到的问题和相应的回答。一如往常，回答问题时最好使用完整的句子。
DIALOGUE
1) a. What date will you arrive?
b. Please put us down for Friday the 5th of December.
2) a. How long will you stay?
b. We will stay for six days and seven nights.
3) a. How many in your party?
b. There will be just the two of us.
4) a. Would you prefer a smoking, or non-smoking room?
b. Put us on a non-smoking floor, please.
5) a. Would you like a specialized suite?
b. Yes, please give us the honeymoon suite.
6) a. How will you pay? cash, check or charge?
b. I will pay with a charge card, as long as you accept them.
7) a. What type of bed would you like?
b. We want one king-sized bed, please.
8) a. What name shall I put the reservation under?
b. Please put the reservation under Bill and Monica.
1) a. 您打算何时入住呢？
b. 请把我们的时间订在12月5日星期五。
2) a. 您打算在本店住多长时间？
b. 我们打算住6天7个晚上。
3) a. 您一行有几人入住？
b. 就两人。
4) a. 您要订吸烟还是无烟房间？
b. 请帮我订无烟楼层的房间。
5) a. 您需要特别的套间吗？
b. 是的，请给我们一套蜜月套间。
6) a. 请问您希望以什么方式支付？现金、支票还是信用卡？
b. 如果可以，我希望用信用卡支付。
7) a. 您喜欢什么样的床？
b. 我要一张最大号的床。
8) a. 请问在预订栏里写谁的名字？
b. 请写上比尔和莫尼卡。
Dialogue（对话）
Dinner Reservations by Phone电话预订餐厅座位
Molly: Hello, Chunky Meat Restaurant, how may I help you?
Gordon: I'd like to make a reservation for tomorrow night if possible.
Molly: What time will you arrive?
Gordon: How about a quarter to eight?
Molly: I am terribly sorry, we are all booked up at that time. How about half past nine?
Gordon: Sure, that will be fine.
Molly: How many in your party?
Gordon: There will be four of us.
Molly: Smoking section or non-smoking section?
Gordon: Of course non-smoking.
Molly: Would you like a table or a booth?
Gordon: A soft booth, near a window, please.
Molly: How will you pay? Cash, check or charge?
Gordon: All I have is cash, is that all right?
Molly: No problem. Do you have any questions for us?
Gordon: What kind of food do you serve?
Molly: We are an upscale European restaurant.
Gordon: Thanks.
Molly: What name shall I put the reservation under?
Gordon: My name is Bubba Smith.
Molly: You are all set, Mr. Smith.
Gordon: Thanks a bunch.
Molly: Anytime.
莫莉：你好，这里是肥肉餐厅，我能帮您什么忙吗？
高登：如果可能的话，我想在明天晚上在这里预订晚餐。
莫莉：请问您希望晚餐何时开始？
高登：您觉得7点45分钟可以吗？
莫莉：很抱歉，那个时段的座位都已经订满了。您觉得9点半如何？
高登：好，那也可以。
莫莉：请问将有几人同时就餐？
高登：我们一行四人就餐。
莫莉：请问你希望是在吸烟区还是无烟区就餐？
高登：当然是无烟区。
莫莉：请问你们希望在大厅用餐还是在雅座用餐？
高登：请给我们订一间靠窗的舒适的雅座。
莫莉：请问您打算用何种方式支付？现金、支票还是信用卡？
高登：我只有现金，这可以吗？
莫莉：没问题，您还有什么想知道的吗？
高登：你们提供那些食品？
莫莉：我们是一家一流的欧洲餐厅。
高登：多谢。
莫莉：请问我在预订一栏内应该写谁的名字呢？
高登：请注明我的名字布把·史密斯。
莫莉：史密斯先生，您已经预订好了座位。
高登：多谢。
莫莉：不客气。 |
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