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Check-in登记住宿
Scene One /情景一
Lisa和James踏入旅馆准备登记住宿(check-in)，没想到出师不利，遇到了麻烦。原来他们并没有事先订房(to book / reserve a room in advance)，而碰巧的是，旅馆内所有房间都被订光了(be booked out)……
以下是James跟接待员之间的对话：
James:……Excuse me.
詹姆士：……对不起。
Receptionist: Yes. Good evening, sir. What can I do for you?
接待员：嗯。晚上好，先生。我能为您效劳吗？
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……我是说，我想要订一间今晚的房间。你们有空房吗？
Receptionist: Oh, I'm terribly sorry, but we are all booked out.
接待员：噢，很抱歉，全都客满了。
James: Pardon me?
詹姆士：您的意思是……
Receptionist: I mean that we have rented out all the rooms today.
接待员：我是说今天所有房间都已租出去了。
James: Not even one left?
詹姆士：一间也不剩吗？
Receptionist: No. I'm sorry.
接待员：是的，抱歉。
James: That's O.K. Thanks anyway.
詹姆士：没关系。还是很感谢你。
重要句型解析
1表达意见时
主词+ mean (that) +字句
……的意思是说……
例:
He didn't express himself very clearly, but he means that he doesn't agree with you on that point.
他表达得不是很清楚，可他的意思是，他并不赞同你的那个观点。
2表示抱歉时
I am sorry, but +子句
很抱歉，……
例:
A: Do you want to①come along?
你要一起来吗？
B: I'm sorry, but my report is due tomorrow.
很抱歉，我明天就要交报告了。
3想订房时:
I'd like to +原形动词
我想要……
例:I'd like to reserve a single room for tonight.
我想要预订一间今晚的单人间。
例:I'd like a single room with (a) bath, please.
我想要一间有浴室的单人间。
4要麻烦别人时:
get +某人+ to +原形动词
例:I'll get him to②sweep away the broken glass.
我会叫他把这些碎玻璃扫干净。
5当你要用某种方式付款时:
Pay by...用……方法付款
例:I'd like to pay by cash/traveler's check.
我想用现金/旅行支票付款。
6当面点交东西时:
Here you are. / Here you go.
给你。/这是你要的。
A: A cheese burger, please.
请给我一个吉士汉堡。
B: Wait a second... OK! Here you are.
稍待。……好了！给你。
vacancy /`veik9nsi/ n.空房
①come along追随；跟着来
②sweep away一扫而空
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