前台心里苦：盘点住店旅客奇葩问题TOP10

 　　1. Can you babysit my family of gnomes¹ whilst I go out to dinner tonight?

　　我今晚出去吃饭的时候你能照顾一下我的矮人/地精么？

　　2. Can I have a room close to the runway as I don't want to miss my plane?

　　你能帮我找一个飞机跑道旁边的房间么，这样我就不会错过飞机了。

　　3. Checkout² is at 12pm, am I allowed out before or do I have to stay inside?

　　退房的时间是晚上12点，在那个时间之前我能出来么，还是我只能呆在房间里？

　　4. Please can you divert the marathon while I leave the city?

　　我离城的时候，你能帮我引开马拉松的人群么？

　　5. How do I get out of the front door?

　　我怎么从前门出去？

　　6. Can you accompany me to my meeting and pretend to be my girl friend?

　　你能陪我去开会，假装是我的女朋友么？

　　7. Can you count out 100 beans as that's my limit for breakfast?

　　你能帮我数出100颗豆子么，那是我早餐的定量。

　　8. Can you arrange for the moon to look into my room as I want to propose to my girlfriend under the moonlight?

　　你能让月亮照进我的房间么？因为我想要在月光下向我的女友求婚。

　　9. Can you please write me a letter in Spanish?

　　你能用西班牙语帮我写封信么？

　　10. Does Laver bread contain real lava³?

　　紫菜面包（一种流行于威尔士的早点）里真的有岩浆么？

1 gnomes   

n.矮子( gnome的名词复数 )；侏儒；（尤指金融市场上搞投机的）银行家；守护神

参考例句：

• I have a wonderful recipe: bring two gnomes, two eggs. 我有一个绝妙的配方：准备两个侏儒，两个鸡蛋。 来自互联网
• Illusions cast by gnomes from a small village have started becoming real. 53侏儒对一个小村庄施放的幻术开始变为真实。 来自互联网

2 checkout   

n.（超市等）收银台，付款处

参考例句：

• Could you pay at the checkout.你能在结帐处付款吗。
• A man was wheeling his shopping trolley to the checkout.一个男人正推着购物车向付款台走去。

3 lava   

n.熔岩，火山岩

参考例句：

• The lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.熔岩沿火山坡面涌流而下。
• His anger spilled out like lava.他的愤怒像火山爆发似的迸发出来。