赖世雄旅游观光英语通 第40期:办理退房
时间：2019-03-18 作者：英语课 分类：赖世雄旅游观光英语通
英语课
CheckingOut
办理退房
Evan checks out at the counter 1 with Mrs. Van Helsing.
艾凡在柜台向凡?赫尔辛太太办理退房。
E:Mrs. Van Helsing, we're ready to check out now.
艾凡：凡?赫尔辛太太，我们现在准备好要退房了。
V:All right, Evan. I have your bill here someplace.
老板：好的，艾凡。你们的帐单就放在这里某个地方。
E:Don't hurry. We've had such a wonderful time here in the Netherlands. We're already looking forward to our brief return next month.
艾凡：不急。在荷兰的这段时间我们玩得非常尽兴。我们已经在期待下个月回来这儿作短暂的停留了。
V:I'm glad you had a great time here. Was your stay comfortable with us? A hostel 2 can't compare with a five-star hotel.
老板：我很高兴你们在这里玩得很愉快。住在我们这里还舒适吗？旅社是无法和五星级大饭店相比的。
E:Maybe not in looks, Mrs. Van Helsing, but nothing can beat the warmth 3 of you and your staff.
艾凡：外观上也许没办法相比，凡?赫尔辛太太，但是你和你工作人员的热诚却是没得比的。
V:I'm so glad to hear that. We try very hard to help others.
老板：我很高兴听你这么说。我们尽量设法帮助别人。
E:And you've succeeded beautifully. Now, how much is the bill?
艾凡：你们做得很成功。哦，我们的帐单是多少钱？
V:You had fifteen nights, twelve breakfasts, ten lunches, and eight dinners. That comes to, let's see...US$775 for the both of you.
老板：你们共住了十五个晚上，吃了十二顿早餐、十顿午餐和八顿晚餐。总计是，我算算看……两个人共美金七百七十五元。
E:No wonder so many people are staying at hostels 4 these days! You can't beat these prices. That would have cost a fortune in a posh hotel.
艾凡：难怪现在这么多人喜欢住青年旅社！价钱便宜无比。如果住豪华旅馆可要花一大笔钱了。
V:I do hope you and Kathy have a great time on the rest of your trip, Evan. And we look forward to seeing you again next month.
老板：艾凡，我由衷希望你和凯西在接下来的旅程中玩得很愉快。同时我们也期待下个月和你们再次见面。
E:We do, too, Mrs. Van Helsing. See you then.
艾凡：我们也是，凡?赫尔辛太太。到时候见了。
单词短语精讲：
1 .bill .账单
foot/day the bill付账单
例:I always have to foot the bill when I dine 5 with James.
(每次和詹姆士吃晚饭都是我付账。)
2. look forward to+N/ Ving期望……
例:I look foYwaYd to Madonna'、next movie because I'm Yeally。fan of hers.
(我期待着麦当娜演的下一部电影，因为我是她的忠实影迷。)
3 . brief 简短的&vt作简短报告
4. compare with…和……作比较
例:For the best entertainment after dark in China，no other city can com},are with what (}uangzhou can offer
(就中国人夜后最好的娱乐而言，没有其他城市可以和广州所能提供的娱乐相媲美。)
5. nothing can beat…什么也比不上……
例:For many men，nothing can beat the taste of.cold beet 6 after working hard on a hot day.
(对许多男人来说，在大热天辛苦工作一天后，什么也比不上来杯啤 洒的好。)
6. come to+金额总额/价……(钱)
例:Sarah bought several cosmetics 7 In the department store the total came to US X250.
(莎拉在白货公司买厂儿样化妆品，总价为250美兀。)
7. cost a fortune花一大笔钱
例:Mice is weaYing。diamond and Yubv Ying;it must have cost。foYtune!
(艾丽丝手上戴着一只红宝石钻戒，它一定值一大笔钱!)
8. posh 豪华的
n.柜台；计数器；adj.相反的；adv.与…相反地；vt.反对，反击；vi.反对，反击
- This counter is closed now.这个柜台现在已停止营业。
- Set the counter to zero and you'll know where the recording starts.把计数器拨到零，你就会知道录音从哪儿开始。
n.（学生）宿舍，招待所
- I lived in a hostel while I was a student.我求学期间住在青年招待所里。
- He says he's staying at a Youth Hostel.他说他现住在一家青年招待所。
n.旅舍，招待所( hostel的名词复数 )；青年宿舍
- The students were protesting at overcrowding in the university hostels. 学生们在抗议大学宿舍过于拥挤。 来自辞典例句
- Are there any cheap hostels in Nanjing for one person? 南京有没有便宜的旅店可以一个人住？ 来自互联网
vi.吃饭，进餐；vt.宴请
- I wish I could afford to dine off fresh meat every day.我要是能天天吃到新鲜的肉就好了。
- Let's dine out tonight，I'm too tired to cook.我太累了，不想做饭，今晚咱们到外面吃吧。
n.甜菜；甜菜根
- He farmed his pickers to work in the beet fields. 他出租他的摘棉工去甜菜地里干活。
- The sugar beet is an entirely different kind of plant.糖用甜菜是一种完全不同的作物。