身临其境练一练

Friends,《老友记》

A:Have I got a surprise for you! Pack your bags!

甲:给你个惊喜！整理行李吧！

B:Oh, no! You guys aren't supposed to get divorced for 7 years!

乙:哦，不！你们不应该在七年以后离婚的！

A:What? No, I，m taking Monica to a romantic inn in Vermont!

甲:什么？不，我要带莫妮卡去佛蒙特州的一个浪漫的旅馆！

B:Oh，good! Ok, good for you! Try to recapture the magic!

乙:哦，大好了！哦，真有你的！试着重拾旧情！

A:So, what do you say? Can you get out of work?

甲:那，怎么样？能请假吗？

B:Oh, honey! I can't. I was just telling these guys that things are crazy at the restaurant!

乙:哦，亲爱的！不行?我刚才还在告诉他们我们的饭店太火爆了！

A:Arc you really that busy?

甲:你真那么忙啊？

B:Yeah, I'm sorry. I really am.

乙:是的，对不起。我真的走不开。

A:Oh, that's OK. I，ll just try and reschedule. Hi, this is Chandler Bing. I made a reservation there and I need to change it. Oh, what do you mean it's not refundable? Can I just come some other time? Oh, can't you make an exception?

甲:好吧，没关系。我来试试重新计划吧,，嗨，我是钱德勒宾。我预订过一个房间，现在我想换一个时间。啊？什么叫不能退钱？我不能换个时间过来吗？哦，你能不能通融一次？

B:Tell them I'm a chef in a big New York restaurant!

乙:告诉他们我是纽约一个大餐厅的主厨！

A:And tell them that in 2 weeks I will once again be a masseuse in good standing!

甲:告诉他们两周以后我会重新成为一个很棒的按摩师！

B:Look, this is ridiculous! I'm not paying for that room! OK? Oh, thank you very much! Yeah, I'm going to Vermont...

乙:听着，这太可笑了！我不会付钱的！怎么样？哦，非常感谢！是，我会去佛蒙特州的…

生活口语

Good morning, Sheraton Guangzhou Hotel. Can I help you?

早上好，这里是广州喜来登酒店。有什么可以帮您的？

Good morning, this is Johnson calling from New York. Can you check to see if there are any vacancies tomorrow?

早上好，我叫约翰逊，我是从纽约打来的电话。你能帮我查明天是否有空房吗？

重点讲解:

Can you check to see if there are any vacancies tomorrow?

Can you check to see if there is any room available tomorrow?

在出门旅行之前，我们通常会订好目的地的宾馆房间，在询问是否有空房时，用vacancy没错，但是更口语化的表达是用available,让对方帮自己查查是否有空房时，就可以说：Can you check to see if there is any room available tomorrow?