Good morning, Clare House Hotel. Andrew speaking. I'm the Events Manager.
早上好，这里是克莱尔家庭酒店，我是安德鲁。我是活动经理。
Good morning, Andrew. My name's Samantha. I'm arranging a party for my parents' fiftieth wedding anniversary, and I'm ringing to ask about hiring a room some time next September. Also my parents and several of the guests will need accommodation.
早上好，安德鲁。我的名字是萨曼莎。我要为我父母的金婚庆典组织一个派对，我打电话来就是想询问一下，下个九月份的某个时间租个房间的事情。我的父母和其他的客人需要住宿。
OK, I'm sure we can help you with that. Will you be having a sit-down meal or a buffet?
好的，我们肯定可以帮助你的。你们是要坐餐还是自助餐呢？
Probably a sit-down.
可能是坐餐吧。
And do you know how many people there'll be?
你知道大概会有多少人吗？
Around eighty, I think.
我想大概八十人吧。
Well we have two rooms that can hold that number. One is the Adelphi Room. That can seat eighty-five, or hold over a hundred if people are standing for a buffet.
好的，我们有两个房间可以容纳八十人。一个是阿德尔菲厅。能坐下八十五人，如果大家站着吃自助餐的话，能够容纳一百多个人。
Right.
好的。
If you have live music, there's room for four or five musicians in the gallery overlooking the room. Our guests usually appreciate the fact that the music can be loud enough for dancing, but not too loud for conversation.
如果有现场音乐的话，在顶楼楼座有一个能容纳四五个乐手的房间，俯瞰这间房。我们的客人一般都很喜欢跳舞的音乐声音要足够大，但是不要大到影响正常交谈。
Yes, I really don't like it when you can't talk.
是的，影响到交谈我也不喜欢。
Exactly. Now the Adelphi Room is at the back of the hotel, and there are French windows leading out onto the terrace. This has a beautiful display of pots of roses at that time of the year.
对。阿德尔菲厅是在酒店的后部，有法式窗子通向露台。那里到时候会有非常美丽的玫瑰花盆。
Which direction does it face?
它是面向哪个方向呢？
Southwest, so that side of the hotel gets the sun in the afternoon and early evening.
西南方向，酒店的那个方向在下午和傍晚可以沐浴到阳光。
Very nice.
太好了。
From the terrace you can see the area of trees within the grounds of the hotel, or you can stroll through there to the river -- that's on the far side, so it isn't visible from the hotel.
在露台上可以看到酒店地上的树木区，或者是可以溜达着去河边，它是在背面，所以从酒店是看不到的。
OK.
好的。
Then another option is the Carlton Room. This is a bit bigger -- it can hold up to a hundred and ten people -- and it has the advantage of a stage, which is useful if you have any entertainment, or indeed a small band can fit onto it.
另外一个选择是卡尔顿厅。这个稍微大一点--可以容纳一百一十个人，好处是有一个舞台，如果有娱乐项目的话还挺有用的，小型乐队也可以在上面表演。
And can you go outside from the room?
可以从房间里出去吗？
No, the Carlton Room is on the first floor, but on one side the windows look out onto the lake.
不能，卡尔顿厅在一楼，但是一边的窗户可以看到湖泊。
Lovely. I think either of those rooms would be suitable.
很棒。我觉得这两个房间都挺合适的。
Can I tell you about some of the options we offer in addition?
我能和你讲一下我们提供的其他选择吗？
Please do.
当然了。
As well as a meal, you can have an MC, a Master of Ceremonies, who'll be with you throughout the party.
除了餐食之外，还可以有主持人，擅长典礼的大师，在整个派对都会在你们身边。
What exactly is the MC's function? I suppose they make a speech during the meal if we need one, do they?
主持人的功能是什么呢？我猜如果我们需要的话，它们会在就餐的期间做个演讲，对吗？
That's right. All our MCs are trained as public speakers, so they can easily get people's attention -- many guests are glad to have someone who can make themselves heard above the chatter! And they're also your support -- if anything goes wrong, the MC will deal with it, so you can relax.
是的。我们的主持人都是训练有素的公共演说家，所以他们可以很容易地抓住大家的眼球--很多客人都很喜欢有这么一个人在别人交谈的时候还能说说话什么的！他们也可以在过程中帮助你--如果中间出现了什么问题的话，主持人会处理的，所以你可以放松一些。
Great! I'll need to ask you about food, but something else that's important is accommodation. You obviously have rooms in the hotel, but do you also have any other accommodation, like cabins, for example?
很棒！我需要问一下关于食物的事情，但是另外一件重要的事情是住宿。你们酒店肯定有房间，但是你们还有其他的住宿选择吗，比如说小木屋啊？
Yes, there are five in the grounds, all self--contained. They each sleep two to four people and have their own living room, bathroom and small kitchen.
是的，有五个独立的地面小木屋。每个木屋都可以住二到四个人，有独立的起居室、浴室和小厨房。
That sounds perfect for what we'll need.
那听起来刚好是我们需要的啊。