新东方商务口语[17]:寻找酒店 Looking for a Hotel

没出过差的朋友可以仔细看看下面这段，特别是需要到国外出差的朋友，很多的国外的酒店只接收美金和信用卡结账，有些只接受信用卡。就像我的前老板的不久前的一次中东之行，在迪拜的机场的大型购物中心就只可以信用卡结账，结果有美金也买不成东西，难免扫兴。有可能有出国商务考查的朋友可就要注意这点了。

Hotel 旅馆

1.寻找酒店 Looking for a Hotel

Desk Clerk: Comfort Inn, may I help you?
Comfort酒店，需要帮忙？
Mr. Lee: I’m looking for a hotel near the convention center.
我想找一家在会议中心附近的酒店。
Desk Clerk: You’re in luck! We’re just a two-minute drive from there. Would you like to make a reservation?
您很幸运。我们酒店离那里只有两分钟的车程您想预定房间吗？

Mr. Lee: Not just yet. I have one or two questions. How much for a single?
不用关键。我想问一下情况。单人间多少钱？
Desk Clerk: During the peak season, a single room goes for 50 dollars on a night. But we’ve got a Single Super Saver Special going on right now – only $30 a night. And we’ve also extended our checkout¹ time to 2:00 in the afternoon. And since its low season you might consider taking a double for $50 or a suite² for $60.
旺季单人间五十美元一晚。现在我们有“单人间优惠”活动，只要三十美元一晚。我们把退房时间延长到下午两点。现在是淡季，您可以考虑五十美元的双人间和六十美元的套间。

Mr. Lee: That’s a good deal. Since this is a working trip, I wonder if you have meeting rooms where I can get together with some clients.
不错。因为我是出差，不知道你们有没有会议室，我可以见我的客户？
Desk Clerk: Yes, we have five meeting rooms, of various sizes. We can accommodate large meetings and small, informal gatherings³ as well. Of course, if you have many small meeting, you might consider checking into a suite and working from there. We also have internet hook-ups in each room. It’s perfect for the business traveler.
是的，我们有五个大小不同的会议室。我们可以举行大型会议和非正式的小聚会。当然，如果您有许多小会议，您可以考虑套间，在那里见客人。套间里还有因特网连接，对出差的人非常适合。

Mr. Lee: That sounds great. Do you accept checks?
很好。你们收支票吗？
Desk Clerk: I’m sorry, sir, we don’t. But we do accept all major credit cards.
对不起，先生，我们不收。但是我们接受主要的信用卡。

convention center 会议中心
single 单人间
peak season 旺季
checkout time 退房时间
low season 淡季
double 双人间
suite 套间
working trip 出差
gatherings 聚会
hook-ups 连接(此处指Internet 连接)
check 支票

1 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。

2 suite   

n.一套(家具)；套房；随从人员

参考例句：

• She has a suite of rooms in the hotel.她在那家旅馆有一套房间。
• That is a nice suite of furniture.那套家具很不错。

3 gatherings   

聚集( gathering的名词复数 )； 收集； 采集； 搜集

参考例句：

• His conduct at social gatherings created a lot of comment. 他在社交聚会上的表现引起许多闲话。
• During one of these gatherings a pupil caught stealing. 有一次，其中一名弟子偷窃被抓住。