英语口语大赢家Topic77:预定Reservation

一位美国教授托德要来本杰明的研究所参加为期一周的学术交流会。他妻子也随他来到了中国旅游。托德是本杰明的老朋友，于是本杰明就打电话到酒店帮他预定房间。

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Waitress: Good morning. Morre Hotel. At your service.

Benjamin: good morning! I'd like to make a reservation¹, please. Do you have any rooms available for the next week?

Waitress: All right. Single-room or double-room?

Benjamin: Double-room, please. It's for an American couple.

Waitress: Hold on, please. Let me check the bookings. Yes, we have double-rooms available. What kind of room would you like, sir?

Benjamin: I'd like a room with a nice view, please.

Waitress: We have a nice garden-view room.

Benjamin: Good. I'll take that one. Is there a bar in your hotel?

Waitress: Yes, sir. And there is also a party going on each Saturday night in the bar till next morning.

Benjamin: Party all night? Hotel California? No kidding. Anyway, what's the room charge?

Waitress: 888 Yuan per night. With breakfast. “Northern Star” buffet²! What's there arriving time?

Benjamin: They turn up around 4p.m. next Monday, and they check out on next Sunday.

Waitress: I see. May I have your name and phone number?

Benjamin: Yes. 67101213. Benjamin.

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服务生：早上好。这里是摩尔酒店，竭诚为您服务。

本杰明：早上好。我想要预定一个房间。你们有下周的空房吗？

服务生：有的。请问要单人间还是双人间。

本杰明：双人间。我是为一对美国夫妇预定的。

服务生：请稍等。让我查一下房间的预定情况。是的，我们有剩余的双人间。请问您要什么样的房间？

本杰明：我想要一个带漂亮风景的房间。

服务生：我们有一个带漂亮花园风景的房间。

本杰明：好的。我就要那一间了。酒店里有酒吧吗？

服务生：有的。每周六晚上酒吧里都会有晚会，而且会一直持续到第二天早上。

本杰明：整晚的晚会。《加州旅馆》吗？别开玩笑了。不管怎样，房间收费标准是怎样的？

服务生：每晚888元。带早餐。早餐叫“北极星”自助餐。他们什么时候到？

本杰明：他们下周一下午4点左右入住，下周日离开。

服务生：知道了。可以留一下您的名字和电话号码吗？

本杰明：好的。67101213。本杰明。

经典背诵 Recitation
Receptionist: I'm a receptionist in a hotel. We get a lot of calls for reservations³ each day. Many customers call us to reserve rooms ahead of time in order to have nice view rooms. Some just want to know if there is a bar in the hotel. You know people like different things. I like my job.

生词小结
hotel n. 旅馆

service n. 服务

reservation n. 预定

double adj. 双的

single adj. 单一的

注释
Hotel California 《加州旅馆》，美国著名摇滚乐队“老鹰乐队”（The Eagles）的经典歌曲

1 reservation   

n.保留条件，限制条件；预订座位

参考例句：

• The instruction should be carried out without any reservation.应当不折不扣地执行这个指示。
• I accept your statement without reservation.我完全相信你的话。

2 buffet   

n.自助餐；饮食柜台；餐台

参考例句：

• Are you having a sit-down meal or a buffet at the wedding?你想在婚礼中摆桌宴还是搞自助餐？
• Could you tell me what specialties you have for the buffet?你能告诉我你们的自助餐有什么特色菜吗？

3 reservations   

n.[法律]（权益等的）保留( reservation的名词复数 )；预订；保留地；保留意见

参考例句：

• Most of these workers are American Indians living on reservations. 这些工人中的大多数是住在居留地的美洲印第安人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Have you made the reservations for our holiday yet? 你为我们度假做好预订安排了吗？ 来自《简明英汉词典》