Conversation:
A: Good afternoon. What can I do for you?
下午好,我能为您做些什么呢?
B: I'd like to check in please. I have a reservation under the name Anthoy Roberts.
我想要办理登记入住手续,我用安东尼 罗伯茨名字做了预订。
A: All right. R.O.B.E.R.T.S...Oh, Mr Roberts, we've been expecting you...and here is your key card to the presidential suite.
好的。R.O.B.E.R.T.S.找到了。罗伯兹先生,我们一直期盼您的到来。这是您总统套房的门卡。
B: But there must be some mistake. My reservation was for a standard room.
这一定是弄错啦,我预定的是标间。
A: Are you sure? Let me double check.
你确定吗?我再核对一次。
B: Yeah, here, this is my confirmation number.
嗯,看,这是我的预定验证码。
A: You're right, Mr Roberts. There seems to be a mix-up, unfortunately, we are overbooked at the moment.
是这样,罗伯斯先生,这个弄混淆了。很遗憾,我们的标间现在已经客满了。
B: So...
那么...
A: Not to worry. We're pleased to offer you a complimentary upgrade.
不用担心,我们很高兴为您提供免费升级。
B: Presidential suite baby.
总统套房啊!
Notes:
check in表示“登记入住”或“办理登机手续”。
under the name of...表示“以...的名义”,比如:Please reserve a single room under the name of Mr. Lin.请以林先生的名义定一间单人房。
double check表示“仔细检查;再次确认”类似的表达还有"go over/through"比如:"Here's some things to double check."以下是需要仔细检查的东西。
"overbook"表示“超额订出”,作动词。"overbooked"表示“超额订出的”,做形容词。它也是overbook的动词过去式和过去分词。比如“The hotel was overbooked.”这家酒店已经超员预订。亦可以说:"The hotel has been overbooked."
complimentary表示“免费赠送的”,“赞美的;恭维的”等。比如:We'll offer tour guides complimentary breakfast.我们给导游们提供免费的早餐。She was extremely complimentary about his work.她对他的工作给予了高度评价。
offer sb sth=offer sth to sb表示“给某人提供某物”。We offer our customers variuos of complimentary snacks.我们给顾客提供各种免费点心。
upgrade表示“升级”,“提升,提拔”等。比如:"Congratulations, I heard you've been upgraded to divisional manager."恭喜你啊,听说你被提升为部门经理了。"The upgrade to version 5.0 costs $395."升级到5.0版本要花费395美元。