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Check-in登記住宿
Scene One /情景一
Lisa和James踏入旅館準備登記住宿(check-in)，沒想到出師不利，遇到了麻煩。原來他們並沒有事先訂房(to book / reserve a room in advance)，而碰巧的是，旅館內所有房間都被訂光了(be booked out)……
以下是James跟接待員之間的對話：
James:……Excuse me.
詹姆士：……對不起。
Receptionist: Yes. Good evening, sir. What can I do for you?
接待員：嗯。晚上好，先生。我能爲您效勞嗎？
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……我是說，我想要訂一間今晚的房間。你們有空房嗎？
Receptionist: Oh, I'm terribly sorry, but we are all booked out.
接待員：噢，很抱歉，全都客滿了。
James: Pardon me?
詹姆士：您的意思是……
Receptionist: I mean that we have rented out all the rooms today.
接待員：我是說今天所有房間都已租出去了。
James: Not even one left?
詹姆士：一間也不剩嗎？
Receptionist: No. I'm sorry.
接待員：是的，抱歉。
James: That's O.K. Thanks anyway.
詹姆士：沒關係。還是很感謝你。
重要句型解析
1表達意見時
主詞+ mean (that) +字句
……的意思是說……
例:
He didn't express himself very clearly, but he means that he doesn't agree with you on that point.
他表達得不是很清楚，可他的意思是，他並不贊同你的那個觀點。
2表示抱歉時
I am sorry, but +子句
很抱歉，……
例:
A: Do you want to①come along?
你要一起來嗎？
B: I'm sorry, but my report is due tomorrow.
很抱歉，我明天就要交報告了。
3想訂房時:
I'd like to +原形動詞
我想要……
例:I'd like to reserve a single room for tonight.
我想要預訂一間今晚的單人間。
例:I'd like a single room with (a) bath, please.
我想要一間有浴室的單人間。
4要麻煩別人時:
get +某人+ to +原形動詞
例:I'll get him to②sweep away the broken glass.
我會叫他把這些碎玻璃掃乾淨。
5當你要用某種方式付款時:
Pay by...用……方法付款
例:I'd like to pay by cash/traveler's check.
我想用現金/旅行支票付款。
6當面點交東西時:
Here you are. / Here you go.
給你。/這是你要的。
A: A cheese burger, please.
請給我一個吉士漢堡。
B: Wait a second... OK! Here you are.
稍待。……好了！給你。
vacancy /`veik9nsi/ n.空房
①come along追隨；跟着來
②sweep away一掃而空
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