Dialogue A
(R=Receptionist G=Guest)
G:Good evening!This is Mr.Baldwin in room 303.
R:Good evening,Mr.Baldwin.What can I do for you?
G: I'm going to Tianjin early tomorrow morning. So I would like to request an early morning call.
R:Yes,Mr.Baldwin,at what time would you like us to call you tomorrow morning?
G:Well,I'm not really sure. But I have to be at the conference room of the Garden Hotel in Tianjin by 10 o'clock.You wouldn't know how long it takes to drive to Tianjin from the hotel,would you?
R:I would give it three to three and a half hours.
G:That means that I'll have to be on the road by 7 o'clock atthe latest.
R:That's right.
G:Well,in that case, I would like you to call me at 5∶45?
R:OK.,so we will wake you up at 5∶45 tomorrow morning.Good night, Mr.Baldwin.Have a good sleep.
G:Good night.
Dialogue B
Mr Smith(B) asks the room attendant(A) how to have the morning call service.
B:Will you do me a favour, Miss?
A:Certainly,sir.
B:This is my first visit to China. I wonder if your hotel has the morning call service.
A:Yes,sir.Anyone who stays in our hotel can ask for the service. Would you like a morning call?
B:Yes,I must get up earlier tomorrow. I want to go to the Bund to enjoy the morning scenery there. You know this is my first visit to Shanghai.People say there is a marvelous view of a poetic yet bustling life at the Bund just at dawn.
A:That's true. At what time do you want me to call you up,sir?
B:At 6 sharp tomorrow morning,please.
A:What kind of call would you like,by phone or by knocking at the door?
B: By phone.I don't want to disturb my neighbors.
A: Yes,sir.I'll tell the operator to call you up at 6 tomorrow morning.Anything else I can do for you?
B:No.Thanks.Good night.
A:Good night,sir.Sleep well and have a pleasant dream.