(单词翻译:单击)
中英文本
Showing the Room
看房间
The hostel owner shows Kathy and Evan the room.
青年旅社的老板带凯西和艾凡去看房间。
O:Well, do you like it?
老板:怎么样，喜欢吗？
E:Gee, it's really nice. I didn't expect such a room at a hostel, uh, I mean...
艾凡:哇,这房间实在不错。我没有想到青年旅社会有这么好的房间，呃，我是说……
O:You can speak frankly around me, young man. I know what you mean. After all, this isn't the Ritz! But we have very clean rooms and simple but useful facilities.
老板:年轻人，在我面前你可以坦白说。我知道你的意思。毕竟，这里并不是丽池饭店！但是我们有非常干净的房间和简朴实用的设备。
E:What if we want to place a call?
艾凡:如果我们想打电话呢？
O:There are no phones in the room, but you can use the desk phone anytime. We never close the living room, but we request that our guests be considerate of others.
老板:房间里头没有电话，但是你们可以在任何时候使用桌上的电话。我们从来不会关客厅的门，但是我们要求房客要体谅别人。
E:Yes, of course. Oh, is this a mini-refrigerator?
艾凡:那当然。哦，这是迷你电冰箱吗？
O:Yes, it is, but we request that you keep only bottled drinks inside, no food. You can buy your snacks outside and eat them in the living room, dining room, or TV room.
老板:是的。但是我们要求里面只能放瓶装饮料，不能放食物。你们可以在外面买点心进来客厅、餐厅或电视间吃。
E:That's reasonable. I don't imagine there's air-conditioning.
艾凡:这很合理。我想这里没有空调吧。
O:There's no need! This is Amsterdam, not Miami! But there's a ceiling fan if you like.
老板:没有必要！这里是阿姆斯特丹，不是迈阿密！但如果你们需要的话，天花板上有个电风扇。
E:Wow! This is great. We'll take it!
艾凡:哇！太棒了。我们就要这间了！
O:I knew you would.
老板:我就知道你们会的。
精讲部分
1. frankly 坦自地，老实地
例:I know you don't like to hear this，but，fn-ankly，you raeallv should lose some weight.
我知道你不喜欢听这些话，但坦自说，你真的应该减肥。
2. facility 设施/备
例:The most impot-tant facility at。univet-sitv is its libt-at-v.
(大学里最重要的设施是图书馆。
Many city facilities like parks，playnt-ounds，and public nestnooms are usu-allv free of change.
许多都市设施诸如公园、操场和公厕等通常是免费使用的。
3. What if...? 要是…怎么办呢?
例:What if I miss my flught?
要是我没有搭上我的班机怎么办呢!
4. place/make a call 拨/打一通电话
例:If you want to ,lace。collect call，you must first call the o},enaton.
如果你想打一通对方付费电话，必须先打给接线生。
5. be considerate of… 体贴…
例:Most (:hinese students ar。very considerate of their teachers.
大部分的中国学生都很体贴他们的老师。
6. bottled 瓶装的
7. reasonable 合理的;理性判断力的
例:You paid too much for your CD!That was not a reasonable price.
你的CD买贵了!那种价格不合理。
I often ask my father for advice because he is a reasonable man.
我时常向我父亲请教，因为他是一个有理性判断力的人。
8. air-conditioning 空调装置
=air-conditioner 冷气机
9. ceiling 天花板
