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 ,這房間實在不錯。我沒有想到青年旅社會有這么好的房間,呃,我是說……
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。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樸實用的設(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:房間里頭沒有電話,但是你們可以在任何時候使用(客廳)桌上的電話。我們從來不會關(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心進(jìn)來客廳、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:我就知道你們會的。
單詞短語精講:
1. frankly 坦自地(說),老實地(說)
例:I know you don' t like to hear this,but,fn-ankly,you raeallv should lose some weight.
(我知道你不喜歡聽這些話,但坦自說,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、操場和公廁等通常是免費使用的。)
3. What if...?要是……怎么辦呢?
例:What if I miss my flught?
(要是我沒有搭上我的班機(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.
(如果你想打一通對方付費電話,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!那種價格不合理。)
I often ask my father for advice because he is a reasonable man.
(我時常向我父親請教,因為他是一個有理性判斷力的人。)
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