【听英文对话做选择】酒店入住

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Guest: Hi. I have a reservation for tonight.

Hotel Clerk: And your name?

 

Guest: It's Nelson. Charles Nelson. Hotel Clerk: Okay. Mr. Nelson. That's a room for five, and . . .

 

Guest: Excuse me? You mean a room for five dollars? I didn't know the special was so good.

 

Hotel Clerk: No, no, no. According to our records, a room for five guests was booked under your name.

 

Guest: No. No. Hold on. There must be some mistake.

 

Hotel Clerk: Okay. Let's check this again. Okay, Mr. Charles C. Nelson for tonight . . .

 

Guest: Ah. There's the problem. My name is Charles Nelson, not Charles C. Nelson. [Uhh] You must have two guests under the name.

 

Hotel Clerk: Okay. Let me check this again. Oh. Okay. Here we are.

 

Guest: Yeah.

 

Hotel Clerk: Charles Nelson. A room for one for the 19th . . .

 

Guest: Wait, wait! It was for tonight. Not tomorrow night.

 

Hotel Clerk: Hum. Hum. I don't think we have any rooms for tonight. There's a convention going on in town, and uh, let's see. Yeah, no rooms.

 

Guest: Ah come on! You must have something. Anything.

 

Hotel Clerk: Well. We do have some rooms under renovation¹ with just a roll-a-way bed. [U-hh] None of the normal amenities² like a TV or working shower or toilet.

 

Guest: Ah man. Come on. There must be something else.

 

Hotel Clerk: Well. Let, let me check my computer here. Ah!

 

Guest: What?

 

Hotel Clerk: There has been a cancellation³ for this evening. A honeymoon⁴ suite⁵ is now available.

 

Guest: Great. I'll take it.

 

Hotel Clerk: But I'll have to charge you two hundred fifty dollars for the night.

 

Guest: Ah. Man. I should get a discount for the inconvenience.

 

Hotel Clerk: Well. The best I can give you is a ten percent discount plus a ticket for a free continental⁶ breakfast.

 

Guest: Hey. Isn't the breakfast free anyway?

 

Hotel Clerk: Well, only on weekends.

 

Guest: I want to talk to the manager.

 

Hotel Clerk: Wait, wait, wait Mr. Nelson. I think I can give you an additional 15 percent discount and I'll throw in a free room for the next time you visit us.

 

Guest: That I'll be a long time.

1. What is the first problem with the man's reservation?

A. The hotel confused him with another guest.

B. Rooms are overbooked for that evening.

C. There are no more rooms available for five people.

D. The price for the room is more than he expected.

2. For what day did Mr. Nelson make a hotel reservation?

A. the eighteenth

B. the nineteenth

C. the twentieth

D. the twenty-first

 

3. What is taking place in the city that makes getting another room almost impossible?

A. a marathon

B. an outdoor music festival

C. a conference

D. building renovation

 

4. How much is the initial discount on the honeymoon suite after Mr. Nelson complains about the hotel service?

A. $10

B. $15

C. $20

D. $25

5. How does Mr. Nelson respond when the hotel clerk offers to provide him with a free room on his next visit?

A. He thinks it will take a long time for him to receive the free coupon⁷ for the room.

B. He feels he should first receive an apology from the manager for what has happened.

C. He suggests that the hotel should give guests an additional 15% discount in cases like his.

D. He implies that he might not visit again because of the problems he has had.

 

正确答案：

1. The hotel confused him with another guest.

2. the eighteenth

3. a conference

4. $25

5. He implies that he might not visit again because of the problems he has had.

 

1 renovation   

n.革新，整修

参考例句：

• The cinema will reopen next week after the renovation.电影院修缮后，将于下星期开业。
• The building has undergone major renovation.这座大楼已进行大整修。

2 amenities   

n.令人愉快的事物；礼仪；礼节；便利设施；礼仪( amenity的名词复数 )；便利设施；（环境等的）舒适；（性情等的）愉快

参考例句：

• The campsite is close to all local amenities. 营地紧靠当地所有的便利设施。
• Parks and a theatre are just some of the town's local amenities. 公园和戏院只是市镇娱乐设施的一部分。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 cancellation   

n.删除，取消

参考例句：

• Heavy seas can cause cancellation of ferry services.海上风浪太大，可能须要取消渡轮服务。
• Her cancellation of her trip to Paris upset our plan.她取消了巴黎之行打乱了我们的计划。

4 honeymoon   

n.蜜月（假期）；vi.度蜜月

参考例句：

• While on honeymoon in Bali,she learned to scuba dive.她在巴厘岛度蜜月时学会了带水肺潜水。
• The happy pair are leaving for their honeymoon.这幸福的一对就要去度蜜月了。

5 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。

6 continental   

adj.大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的

参考例句：

• A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
• The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。

7 coupon   

n.息票，配给票，附单

参考例句：

• The coupon can be used once only.此优惠券只限使用一次。
• I have a coupon for ten pence off a packet of soap.我有一张优惠券买一盒肥皂可以便宜十便士。