宾馆英语维修服务（二）

 　　Dialogue A

　　A： Room Reservations².Good afternoon.

　　B： I'd like to book a double room for Tuesday next week.

　　A： That's fine， sir. A double room for Tuesday， September12th， with a front view or rear³ view？

　　B： What's the price difference？

　　A： A double room with a front view is 140 dollars per night， one with a rear view is 115 dollars per night.

　　B： I think I'll take the one with a front view then.

　　A： How long will you be staying？

　　B： We'll be leaving Sunday morning.

　　A： That will be five nights， sir. Thank you very much， and we look forward to seeing you next Tuesday.

　　B： Good. That's all settled then. Good-bye.

　　A： Good-bye.

　　Dialogue B

　　A： Advance Reservations. Can I help you？

　　B： Yes， I'd like to book a single room with a bath from the afternoon of October 4 to the morning of October 10.

　　A： Yes， we do have a single room available for those dates.

　　B： What is the rate， please？

　　A： The current rate is $50 per night.

　　B： What services come with that？

　　A： For $50 you'll have a radio, a color television, a telephone and a major international newspaper delivered to your room everyday.

　　B： That sounds not bad at all. I'll take it.

　　A： Very good. Could you tell me your name， sir， please？

　　B： Yes， it is Moore.

　　A： How do you spell it， please？

　　B： It's M-O-O-R-E.

　　A： M-O-O-R-E. And what is your address， please？

　　B： It is 3600 Montague Boulevard， Hattiesburg ， Mississiippi39401 U.S.A……

　　A： Excuse me， sir， but could you speak a little more slowly， please？

　　B： Sure， no problem. It's 3600 Montague Boulevard， Hattiesburg， Mississippi 39401 U.S.A…… Have you got it？

　　A： Yes， so it is 3600 Montague Boulevard， Hattiesburg， Mississippi 39401 U.S.A……

　　B： That's right.

　　A： What about your telephone number？

　　B： [phone]. By the way， I'd like a quiet room away from the street if that is possible.

　　A： A quiet room away from the street is preferred. O.K…… We'll mail you a reservation¹ card confirming your booking as soon as possible. We look forward to your visit.

　　B： Thank you and good-bye.

　　A： Good-bye.

　　Words and Expressions

　　settle v.解决

　　available a.可得到的，有用的

　　confirm vt.使坚定，认可

　　Mississippi n.密西西比（美国州名）

1 reservation   

n.保留条件，限制条件；预订座位

参考例句：

• The instruction should be carried out without any reservation.应当不折不扣地执行这个指示。
• I accept your statement without reservation.我完全相信你的话。

2 reservations   

n.[法律]（权益等的）保留( reservation的名词复数 )；预订；保留地；保留意见

参考例句：

• Most of these workers are American Indians living on reservations. 这些工人中的大多数是住在居留地的美洲印第安人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Have you made the reservations for our holiday yet? 你为我们度假做好预订安排了吗？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 rear   

vt.抚养，饲养；n.后部，后面

参考例句：

• We had to rear it in a nursery and plant it out.我们不得不在苗棚里培育它，然后再把它移植出来。
• The hall is in the rear of the building.礼堂在大楼的后部。