职场英文口语 第238期:预订会场(5)

 　　OK… and most importantly, how much does it cost? 好的，最重要的是要多少钱？

　　Well, to book the room for 2 hours usually costs ￡1,000. 通常是两小时1000美元。

　　The hospitality is extra but as you're a friend of Denise, I'll throw it in for nothing. 接待服务是另收费的，不过既然你是丹尼斯的朋友，我就不收费了。

　　You'll throw the food and drink in? !Won't that get messy? 你要把食物和饮料扔里面？那不会很乱吗？

　　No - I mean we'll provide it for free.Just don't tell anyone, otherwise everyone will expect it! 不，我的意思是免费提供。不要告诉别人，否则大家该都希望免费了！

　　Well, that's fantastic Marge. Thanks. 太好了马吉，谢谢你。

　　If you can send us an invoice¹, we'll sort payment out as soon as possible. 如果你能寄来发票，我们会尽快付款。

　　Bye Anna, and tell Denise I'll see her for our Zumba class tomorrow. 再见安娜，告诉丹尼斯明天尊巴舞课上见。

　　Anna has saved the day again.The launch party for the plastic aubergine can now go ahead. 安娜又挽救了大局。现在塑料茄子发布会可如期举行了。

　　If you're trying to book a venue² for a business meeting or product launch, here are some of the phrases you could use. 如果你想预订商务会议或产品发布会场地，下面这些短语可能会用到。

1 invoice   

vt.开发票；n.发票，装货清单

参考例句：

• The seller has to issue a tax invoice.销售者必须开具税务发票。
• We will then send you an invoice for the total course fees.然后我们会把全部课程费用的发票寄给你。

2 venue   

n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点

参考例句：

• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。