【听英文对话做选择】酒店房间

原文：

Man: Hi. I have a reservation for tonight, and I just want to check in.

Hotel Clerk: Sure. What's your name?

 

Man: Uh. Mike Adams.

 

Hotel Clerk: Okay. Let me check here. Um. Here's your key to open your door. You're in room 360. Just walk down this hall [Okay.], and you'll see the elevators on your right.

 

Man: Oh, okay, and what time is the restaurant open for breakfast?

 

Hotel Clerk: It serves breakfast from 6:30-10 a.m.

 

Man: Oh, okay. And, uh, where's the exercise room? I'd like to, you know, run a couple of miles before going to bed tonight.

 

Hotel Clerk: It's on the second floor, and it's open 'til 10 tonight [Okay.], but the treadmill¹ isn't working.

 

Man: Oh, oh well. And one final question. Do you have wireless² Internet in the rooms?

 

Hotel Clerk: We DO [Ah!]. . . for $7.95 a night.

 

Man: Uhhh, I thought something like that would be free.

 

Hotel Clerk: No, sorry, sir but you can get free wireless access if you sit in the parking lot on the far north side. [Oh!] You see, the hotel next to us has wireless and . . . .

 

Man: Oh, great. Um, and uh . . . forget that. And every room has a refrigerator, right?

 

Hotel Clerk: Well, we can have one put in your room for an additional ten dollars a night.

 

Man: Ahhhh. I thought something like that would be included in the price of the room.

 

Hotel Clerk: Sorry, sir.

 

Man: Well, you know, it . . . it kind of irks me it when hotels nickel-and-dime their customers like this. I mean, I checked with sev(eral hotels) . . . I mean I checked with sev(eral hotels) . . .

 

Hotel Clerk: You really should have checked this one too, shouldn't you have, buddy³.

 

Man: (Laughing) I . . . I guess that I . . . I'm all flustered⁴ now. I mean all the other hotels provide these amenities⁵ for free.

 

Hotel Clerk: Sorry, sir. It's just the way it is at this hotel.

 

Man: And the bed? Is that extra too?

 

Hotel Clerk: Of course . . . NOT.

 

Man: Oh. I've had it. I'll just try the hotel across the street. I'm sure they'll give me better service.

 

Hotel Clerk: Okay, but you'd be canceling your reservation here, so we'll have to charge you a cancellation⁶ fee of 50% of the cost of the room.

 

Man: Ahhhh, forget it. I can't win either way. What's my room again?

 

Hotel Clerk: Three sixty (360).

 

Man: Ughhhhhh!!!

1. Where is the man's room in the hotel?

A. the first floor

B. the second floor

C. the third floor

2. What time is breakfast served in the morning?

A. 6:00-10:30 a.m.

B. 6:30-10:30 a.m.

C. 6:30-10:00 a.m.

 

3. Where can the man get a free wireless Internet connection?

A. in his hotel room

B. in the restaurant and lobby⁷

C. outside of the hotel

 

4. What is the cost for a refrigerator in the man's room?

A. $7.50

B. $10.00

C. It's free. Of course!

 

5. What does the man decide to do at the end of the conversation?

A. He accepts the unfortunate circumstances and stays at the hotel.

B. He is really upset and decides to stay at the hotel across the street.

C. He reschedules his hotel reservation for a different day.

 

正确答案：

1. the third floor

2. 6:30-10:00 a.m.

3. outside of the hotel

4. $10.00

5. He accepts the unfortunate circumstances and stays at the hotel.

 

1 treadmill   

n.踏车；单调的工作

参考例句：

• The treadmill has a heart rate monitor.跑步机上有个脉搏监视器。
• Drugs remove man from the treadmill of routine.药物可以使人摆脱日常单调的工作带来的疲劳。

2 wireless   

adj.无线的；n.无线电

参考例句：

• There are a lot of wireless links in a radio.收音机里有许多无线电线路。
• Wireless messages tell us that the ship was sinking.无线电报告知我们那艘船正在下沉。

3 buddy   

n.（美口）密友，伙伴

参考例句：

• Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气，老兄。有什么麻烦吗？
• Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了，你这家伙！

4 flustered   

adj.慌张的；激动不安的v.使慌乱，使不安( fluster的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The honking of horns flustered the boy. 汽车喇叭的叫声使男孩感到慌乱。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• She was so flustered that she forgot her reply. 她太紧张了，都忘记了该如何作答。 来自辞典例句

5 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》

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 lobby   

n.前厅，（剧院的）门廊

参考例句：

• As he walked through the lobby,he skirted a group of ladies.他穿过门厅时，绕过了一群女士。
• The delegates entered the assembly hall by way of the lobby.代表们通过大厅进入会场。