Showing the Room
看房間
The hostel owner shows Kathy and Evan the room.
青年旅社的老板帶凱西和艾凡去看房間。
O:Well, do you like it?
老板:怎么樣,喜歡嗎?
E:Gee, it's really nice. I didn't expect such a room at a hostel, uh, I mean...
艾凡:哇 ,這房間實(shí)在不錯(cuò)。我沒(méi)有想到青年旅社會(huì)有這么好的房間,呃,我是說(shuō)……
O:You can speak frankly around me, young man. I know what you mean. After all, this isn't the Ritz! But we have very clean rooms and simple but useful facilities.
老板:年輕人,在我面前你可以坦白說(shuō)。我知道你的意思。畢竟,這里并不是麗池飯店!但是我們有非常干凈的房間和簡(jiǎn)樸實(shí)用的設(shè)備。
E:What if we want to place a call?
艾凡:如果我們想打電話呢?
O:There are no phones in the room, but you can use the desk phone anytime. We never close the living room, but we request that our guests be considerate of others.
老板:房間里頭沒(méi)有電話,但是你們可以在任何時(shí)候使用(客廳)桌上的電話。我們從來(lái)不會(huì)關(guān)客廳的門,但是我們要求房客要體諒別人。
E:Yes, of course. Oh, is this a mini-refrigerator?
艾凡:那當(dāng)然。哦,這是迷你電冰箱嗎?
O:Yes, it is, but we request that you keep only bottled drinks inside, no food. You can buy your snacks outside and eat them in the living room, dining room, or TV room.
老板:是的。但是我們要求里面只能放瓶裝飲料,不能放食物。你們可以在外面買點(diǎn)心進(jìn)來(lái)客廳、餐廳或電視間吃。
E:That's reasonable. I don't imagine there's air-conditioning.
艾凡:這很合理。我想這里沒(méi)有空調(diào)吧。
O:There's no need! This is Amsterdam, not Miami! But there's a ceiling fan if you like.
老板:沒(méi)有必要!這里是阿姆斯特丹,不是邁阿密!但如果你們需要的話,天花板上有個(gè)電風(fēng)扇。
E:Wow! This is great. We'll take it!
艾凡:哇!太棒了。我們就要這間了!
O:I knew you would.
老板:我就知道你們會(huì)的。
單詞短語(yǔ)精講:
1. frankly 坦自地(說(shuō)),老實(shí)地(說(shuō))
例:I know you don' t like to hear this,but,fn-ankly,you raeallv should lose some weight.
(我知道你不喜歡聽(tīng)這些話,但坦自說(shuō),你真的應(yīng)該減肥。)
2. facility 設(shè)施/備(常用復(fù)數(shù))
例:The most impot-tant facility at。univet-sitv is its libt-at-v.
(大學(xué)里最重要的設(shè)施是圖書館。)
Many city facilities like parks,playnt-ounds,and public nestnooms are usu-allv free of change.
(許多都市設(shè)施諸如公園、操場(chǎng)和公廁等通常是免費(fèi)使用的。)
3. What if...?要是……怎么辦呢?
例:What if I miss my flught?
(要是我沒(méi)有搭上我的班機(jī)怎么辦呢,!)
4. place/make a call撥/打一通電話
例:If you want to ,lace。collect call,you must first call the o},enaton.
(如果你想打一通對(duì)方付費(fèi)電話,必須先打給接線生。)
5.be considerate of…體貼……
例:Most (:hinese students ar。very considerate of their teachers.
(大部分的中國(guó)學(xué)生都很體貼他們的老師。)
6. bottled 瓶裝的
7. reasonable 合理的(修飾事物);理性判斷力的(修飾人)
例:You ,aid too much for your CD!That was not a reasonable price.
(你的(: D買貴廠!那種價(jià)格不合理。)
I often ask my father for advice because he is a reasonable man.
(我時(shí)常向我父親請(qǐng)教,因?yàn)樗且粋€(gè)有理性判斷力的人。)
8. air-conditioning 空調(diào)裝置(不日丁數(shù))
=air-conditioner 冷氣機(jī)(日丁數(shù))
9. ceiling 天花板