【双语对话】
Hotel Reception: Are you checking out?
您要退房吗?
Coco: Yes.
是的。
Hotel Reception: Did you find everything satisfactory?
您对一切都满意吗?
Coco: Yeah, it's good for the most part. It's just that when I asked for room service on my second day, they didn't come until I called the reception 3 times. It even made me question if room service stops past a certain time.
是的,大部分挺好的。 只是当我第二天要求客房服务时,直到我给接待处打了3次电话,他们才来。 (这种服务速度)甚至让我怀疑客房服务是否会在特定时间就没有了。
Hotel Reception: Sorry about that ma'am. We are having some internal rearrangements and the east wing is a bit shorthanded for the moment. Did you find everything else okay?
对不起,女士。 我们正在进行一些内部人员调整,目前东翼有点人手不足。 你觉得其他的都好吗?
Coco: Yeah, it's all good. Here are the keys.
是的,其他都好。 还给你门卡。
Hotel Reception: Thanks for returning them and thank you for staying with us. Enjoy your day!
感谢您归门卡还,也感谢您入住我们的酒店。 祝您一天愉快!
【重点笔记】
1.Satisfactory adj. 满意的
例: The movie was brought to a satisfactory ending.
这部电影有一个圆满的结局。
2.For the most part = mostly 大部分
例: - Is your car still functioning?
你的车还能用吗?
-Yeah, for the most part.
是的,在大多数情况下。/ 凑活能用。
3.Room service 客房服务
例: I don't want to get out of bed. Let's get breakfast from room service.
我不想起床。 我们叫客房服务送早餐吧。
4.Make someone question 让人怀疑
例: I don't know. His reaction makes me question the legitimacy of the company.
我不知道。 他的反应让我质疑公司的合法性。
5.Internal adj. 内部的
例: Don't shut down your internal voice. What is your heart telling you?
不要关闭你内心的声音。 你的心在告诉你什么?
6.Shorthanded adj. 人手短缺的
例: We are shorthanded so you would have to take care of the whole program yourself.
我们人手不足,因此你必须自己负责整个项目。
7.For the moment 目前,现在
例: We are fully staffed for the moment. I will let you know if any position opens up.
我们现在各岗位齐全。 如果有职位空缺,我会通知您。