地道美语听力播客:Hotel Housekeeping

I was at the store the other day. I'm so glad that the hotel I booked didn't turn out to be a dump¹. The last time I went on vacation, I booked it online sight unseen, and it turned out to be a run down hotel. This hotel was completely² different. The decor was tasteful and updated, the staff was friendly, and the rooms were well-maintained.

Well, that is, until my second day there. When I left my room in the morning, I had removed the "Do Not Disturb" sign from my door so that housekeeping would know I needed my room made up. When I got back in the afternoon, though, it hadn't been done properly. The maid³ had made the bed, cleaned the bathroom, and re- stocked⁴ the mini-bar, but she hadn't vacuumed⁵ the carpet and didn't leave any soap or clean towels. I called down to the front desk to make a complaint⁶.

"Front desk. How may I help you?‚"

"Hello. I'm in room 1201 and housekeeping didn't leave any soap or clean towels. And, the floor still needs to be vacuumed.‚"

"Oh, I'm so sorry. Let me connect you with housekeeping." I waited on hold.

"Housekeeping.‚"

"Yes, this is room 1201. The maid who cleaned my room didn't leave any soap or clean towels, and the floor needs vacuuming.‚"

"Okay. I'll get someone up there right away to take care of that."

About 10 minutes later, the maid knocked on the door. I stepped out of the room and she left the toiletries in the bathroom and vacuumed. That was pretty quick service. I'm glad I didn't get the run-around.
 

1 dump   

n.垃圾场；v.倾卸，切断电源，倾倒

参考例句：

• Where can I dump this rubbish?我将这些垃圾倒在什么地方？
• They wheeled the rubbish out to the dump.他们把垃圾用车运到垃圾场去。

2 completely   

adv.完全地，十分地，全然

参考例句：

• She never completely gave up hope.她从不完全放弃希望。
• I feel completely in the dark on this question.这件事使我感到茫然。

3 maid   

n.少女，未婚女子，女仆

参考例句：

• I have sent my maid away.我已把我的女仆解雇了。
• A maid in white is walking along the boardwalk.一位白衣少女漫步于海边的木板路上。

4 stocked   

vt.提供货物（stock的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The shop is well stocked with goods of all kinds. 商店里各色货物，一应俱全。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He stocked his shop with tinned goods. 他为自己的商店补充罐装食品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 vacuumed   

vt.用真空吸尘器清扫（vacuum的过去式形式）

参考例句：

• I vacuumed and dusted the living room. 我用吸尘器打扫了客厅，擦了擦灰尘。 来自辞典例句
• It doesn't look like you've vacuumed the living room. 看起来你并没有清扫起居室。 来自互联网

6 complaint   

n.诉苦，抱怨，牢骚，委屈，疾病

参考例句：

• This is a cause of complaint.这是抱怨的原因。
• He has a heart complaint.他有心脏病。