情景英语口语100主题 030hotels酒店

030 hotels

Words
Facilities swimming pool reception(ist) porter/bell hop¹ waiter/waitress tip mini bar maid
Wake-up call complimentary² concierge³ luggage/baggage
Phrases
Book a room make a reservation check into a hotel check out of a hotel order room service
Use the facilities book in advance pay the bill turn down service internet assess business centre
Beauty parlor⁴

Beginner
A; good morning! The hingland hotel. How may I help you?
B: good morning. I’d like to book a room for Friday night and Saturday night.
A: certainly. What kind of room would you like?
B: a single room please. I hope you’re not fully⁵ booked.
A; a single room? That’s fine. In whose name shall I make the booking?
B; jones. According to your website, the nightly rate is $50, including breakfast.
A: we offer a 20% discount for guests staying of Friday and Saturday. The total cost will be $80, including breakfast.
B: thank you very much. I look forward to seeing you on Friday.
A; could I just take your credit card number please? I should mention that there is a cancellation⁶ charge of $20.
B: that’s fine. My credit card number is …

Intermediate⁷
A; did you enjoy your weekend at the highland⁸ hotel? I heard it’s and excellent place to stay and has good facilities.
B: I had a wonderful time. The rooms are not very big, but they are well furnished. The restaurant is excellent and reasonably priced. There’s a sauna a Jacuzzi.
A: do they have a swimming pool?
B: no, they don’t. they have a beauty parlor, but I didn’t go there.
A: what’s the service like?
B; it’s very good. Check in and check out only took a few minutes. The wait staff is very good. A waiter recommended their baked fish, which tasted wonderful. The hotel was quite full, so I’d suggest making a reservation if you intend to go there. The hotel offers a discount at the weekends.
A: it sounds perfect. Did you have any complaints at all?
B; there was a problem with the internet access, so I couldn’t check my email, but I didn’t complain about it to the management.
A; I suppose you were happy to forget about the outside world.
B; yes, I was. Here’s their business card.
A; thanks. Was there a mina bar in the room?
B; no, there wasn’t. there is a bar on the ground floor and of course you can buy drinks in the restaurant to go with your meal.
A: one of the things I dislike about hotels is that everyone expects tips.
B: I know. At the hingland hotel, they have an interesting policy. When you check out, you put some money in a special box at reception. Each evening, the money in the box is shared equally by the hotel staff.

1 hop   

n.单脚跳，跳跃；vi.单脚跳，跳跃；着手做某事；vt.跳跃，跃过

参考例句：

• The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子们举行比赛，看谁单足跳跃最快。
• How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右脚能跳多远？

2 complimentary   

adj.赠送的，免费的，赞美的，恭维的

参考例句：

• She made some highly complimentary remarks about their school.她对他们的学校给予高度的评价。
• The supermarket operates a complimentary shuttle service.这家超市提供免费购物班车。

3 concierge   

n.管理员；门房

参考例句：

• This time the concierge was surprised to the point of bewilderment.这时候看门人惊奇到了困惑不解的地步。
• As I went into the dining-room the concierge brought me a police bulletin to fill out.我走进餐厅的时候，看门人拿来一张警察局发的表格要我填。

4 parlor   

n.店铺，营业室；会客室，客厅

参考例句：

• She was lying on a small settee in the parlor.她躺在客厅的一张小长椅上。
• Is there a pizza parlor in the neighborhood?附近有没有比萨店？

5 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

6 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。

7 intermediate   

adj.中间的，居间的，中级的；n.中间体，媒介物

参考例句：

• This country is now at an intermediate stage of development.这个国家目前正处于发展的中间阶段。
• Gray is intermediate between black and white.灰色介于黑色和白色之间。

8 highland   

n.(pl.)高地，山地

参考例句：

• The highland game is part of Scotland's cultural heritage.苏格兰高地游戏是苏格兰文化遗产的一部分。
• The highland forests where few hunters venture have long been the bear's sanctuary.这片只有少数猎人涉险的高山森林，一直都是黑熊的避难所。