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Grammar: Before/after a specific time with“以前/以后”;
Language Tips: Accommodation preference
Story of the Day: A water-frount Pavilion 近水楼台 jìn shuǐ lóu tái
Dialogue:
A:您好,我想预定一间大床房。明晚入住一晚。
nín hǎo ,wǒ xiǎng yù dìng yī jiān dà chuáng fáng 。míng wǎn rù zhù yī wǎn 。
Hi, I’d like a room with a single king-size bed. I’ll check in tomorrow, stay 1 night.
B:很抱歉,大床房已经没有了。标准间可以吗?
hěn bào qiàn ,dà chuáng fáng yǐ jīng méi yǒu le 。biāo zhǔn jiān kě yǐ ma?
There are no rooms with king-size beds left. How about a standard room?
A:好吧。我要无烟的。
hǎo ba。wǒ yào wúyān de。
OK. I want a non-smoking one.
B:没问题。入住时间是下午两点以后,退房时间是中午十二点以前。
méi wèn tí 。rù zhù shí jiān shì xià wǔ liǎng diǎn yǐ hòu ,tuì fáng shí jiān shì zhōng wǔ shí èr diǎn yǐ qián 。
No problem. Check-in is after 2:00 pm, check-out before 12’o clock in the morning.
A:对了,有健身房和游泳池吗?
duì le,yǒu jiànshēnfáng hé yóuyǒngchí ma?
Oh, do you have a gym and swimming pool?
B: 有,在三楼。
yǒu,zài sān lóu。
Yes. They’re on the third floor.
Words & expressions:
【预定】yù dìng:book; make a reservation
【大床房】dà chuáng fáng: king-size bed room
【标准间】biāo zhǔn jiān: standard room (two single beds)
【烟】yān: smoke
【入住】rù zhù: check-in
【退房】tuì fáng: check-out
【健身房】jiàn shēn fáng: gym
【游泳池】yóu yǒng chí: swimming pool
Hosts: Liu Min & Mark
Programme Editor: Lu Chang
Producer: Lu Chang