赖世雄旅游观光英语通 第40期:办理退房

 　　CheckingOut

　　办理退房

　　Evan checks out at the counter¹ with Mrs. Van Helsing.

　　艾凡在柜台向凡?赫尔辛太太办理退房。

　　E:Mrs. Van Helsing, we're ready to check out now.

　　艾凡：凡?赫尔辛太太，我们现在准备好要退房了。

　　V:All right, Evan. I have your bill here someplace.

　　老板：好的，艾凡。你们的帐单就放在这里某个地方。

　　E:Don't hurry. We've had such a wonderful time here in the Netherlands. We're already looking forward to our brief return next month.

　　艾凡：不急。在荷兰的这段时间我们玩得非常尽兴。我们已经在期待下个月回来这儿作短暂的停留了。

　　V:I'm glad you had a great time here. Was your stay comfortable with us? A hostel² can't compare with a five-star hotel.

　　老板：我很高兴你们在这里玩得很愉快。住在我们这里还舒适吗？旅社是无法和五星级大饭店相比的。

　　E:Maybe not in looks, Mrs. Van Helsing, but nothing can beat the warmth³ of you and your staff.

　　艾凡：外观上也许没办法相比，凡?赫尔辛太太，但是你和你工作人员的热诚却是没得比的。

　　V:I'm so glad to hear that. We try very hard to help others.

　　老板：我很高兴听你这么说。我们尽量设法帮助别人。

　　E:And you've succeeded beautifully. Now, how much is the bill?

　　艾凡：你们做得很成功。哦，我们的帐单是多少钱？

　　V:You had fifteen nights, twelve breakfasts, ten lunches, and eight dinners. That comes to, let's see...US$775 for the both of you.

　　老板：你们共住了十五个晚上，吃了十二顿早餐、十顿午餐和八顿晚餐。总计是，我算算看……两个人共美金七百七十五元。

　　E:No wonder so many people are staying at hostels⁴ these days! You can't beat these prices. That would have cost a fortune in a posh hotel.

　　艾凡：难怪现在这么多人喜欢住青年旅社！价钱便宜无比。如果住豪华旅馆可要花一大笔钱了。

　　V:I do hope you and Kathy have a great time on the rest of your trip, Evan. And we look forward to seeing you again next month.

　　老板：艾凡，我由衷希望你和凯西在接下来的旅程中玩得很愉快。同时我们也期待下个月和你们再次见面。

　　E:We do, too, Mrs. Van Helsing. See you then.

　　艾凡：我们也是，凡?赫尔辛太太。到时候见了。

　　单词短语精讲：

　　1 .bill .账单

　　foot/day the bill付账单

　　例:I always have to foot the bill when I dine⁵ with James.

　　(每次和詹姆士吃晚饭都是我付账。)

　　2. look forward to+N/ Ving期望……

　　例:I look foYwaYd to Madonna'、next movie because I'm Yeally。fan of hers.

　　(我期待着麦当娜演的下一部电影，因为我是她的忠实影迷。)

　　3 . brief 简短的&vt作简短报告

　　4. compare with…和……作比较

　　例:For the best entertainment after dark in China，no other city can com},are with what (}uangzhou can offer

　　(就中国人夜后最好的娱乐而言，没有其他城市可以和广州所能提供的娱乐相媲美。)

　　5. nothing can beat…什么也比不上……

　　例:For many men，nothing can beat the taste of.cold beet⁶ after working hard on a hot day.

　　(对许多男人来说，在大热天辛苦工作一天后，什么也比不上来杯啤 洒的好。)

　　6. come to+金额总额/价……(钱)

　　例:Sarah bought several cosmetics⁷ In the department store the total came to US X250.

　　(莎拉在白货公司买厂儿样化妆品，总价为250美兀。)

　　7. cost a fortune花一大笔钱

　　例:Mice is weaYing。diamond and Yubv Ying;it must have cost。foYtune!

　　(艾丽丝手上戴着一只红宝石钻戒，它一定值一大笔钱!)

　　8. posh 豪华的

1 counter   

n.柜台；计数器；adj.相反的；adv.与…相反地；vt.反对，反击；vi.反对，反击

参考例句：

• This counter is closed now.这个柜台现在已停止营业。
• Set the counter to zero and you'll know where the recording starts.把计数器拨到零，你就会知道录音从哪儿开始。

2 hostel   

n.（学生）宿舍，招待所

参考例句：

• I lived in a hostel while I was a student.我求学期间住在青年招待所里。
• He says he's staying at a Youth Hostel.他说他现住在一家青年招待所。

3 warmth   

n.温暖，温情，暖和，激动，生气

参考例句：

• He answered with warmth.他热情地回答。
• We felt the warmth of the sun.我们感受到太阳的温暖。

4 hostels   

n.旅舍，招待所( hostel的名词复数 )；青年宿舍

参考例句：

• The students were protesting at overcrowding in the university hostels. 学生们在抗议大学宿舍过于拥挤。 来自辞典例句
• Are there any cheap hostels in Nanjing for one person? 南京有没有便宜的旅店可以一个人住？ 来自互联网

5 dine   

vi.吃饭，进餐；vt.宴请

参考例句：

• I wish I could afford to dine off fresh meat every day.我要是能天天吃到新鲜的肉就好了。
• Let's dine out tonight，I'm too tired to cook.我太累了，不想做饭，今晚咱们到外面吃吧。

6 beet   

n.甜菜；甜菜根

参考例句：

• He farmed his pickers to work in the beet fields. 他出租他的摘棉工去甜菜地里干活。
• The sugar beet is an entirely different kind of plant.糖用甜菜是一种完全不同的作物。

7 cosmetics   

n.化妆品

参考例句：

• We sell a wide range of cosmetics at a very reasonable price. 我们以公道的价格出售各种化妆品。
• Cosmetics do not always cover up the deficiencies of nature. 化妆品未能掩饰天生的缺陷。