Unit 1 个人预订Personal Reservation
为顾客预订房间是酒店前台的核心工作,每位顾客预订房间的要求、时间、人数各有不同,前台首先需要核对所有信息,然后办理预订手续。
常用词汇 Vocabulary
1.reservation n.保留;预订
【双语例句】
I have a reservation for a single room. 我预订了一间单人间。
【用法解析】
Reservation是指房间、座位等的预订,动词形式为“reserve”。 常用短语为“Room reservation”,客房预订;“flight reservation”,预订机票;“Table Reservation”,餐位预订。
2.prefer vt.更喜欢;宁愿
【双语例句】
I’d prefer a quiet room. 我想要一个安静点的房间。
【用法解析】
prefer在日常对话中听起来较正式,像“like…better”和“would rather”这样的更加口语化,不过意思都没有差别。 例如,I like football better than tennis可用I prefer football to tennis来代替。 常用短语有“prefer to”,更加喜欢,宁愿。
3.peak season旺季
【双语例句】
We usually have high occupancies in the peak season. 我们在旺季的订房率通常很高。
【用法解析】
peak有顶峰、高峰的意思,通常用来指某件事、某种状态达到最高值。 除了peak season,旺季还能用busy season,rush season来表示,淡季可用off-peak season来表示。
情景实例 Scene Example
乔伊想要预订一个双人间,于是打电话到酒店的前台,工作人员为其录入基本资料,并将价格告知乔伊,乔伊确认无误后,预订成功。
Receptionist: Good morning.May I help you?
前台人员:早上好,请问有什么可以帮助您?
Joy: I’d like to book a room.
乔伊:我想订个房间。
Receptionist: Would you like a single or a double?
前台人员:您想要单人房还是双人房?
Joy: I’d like a double,please.
乔伊:双人间。
Receptionist: May I have your name,please?
前台人员:您的名字是?
Joy: Joy.
乔伊:乔伊。
Receptionist: Could you spell that please?
前台人员:请拼写一下,谢谢。
Joy: J-o-y.
乔伊:J O Y。
Receptionist: How many guests will there be in your party?
前台人员:您一行有多少人?
Joy: Just two.
乔伊:就两个。
Receptionist: How many nights would you like to stay?
前台人员:你们要住几晚?
Joy: Just tonight.
乔伊:就今晚。
Receptionist: Sir,we have a double room at 280 yuan per night,will that be all right?
前台人员:先生,现在的价格是每晚280元,这样可以吗?
Joy: Ok,I’ll take it.
乔伊:好的,我订了。
Receptionist: Ok,sir,how will you be paying?
前台人员:好的,先生,您要怎么支付?
Joy: Is Visa okay?
乔伊:信用卡可以吗?
Receptionist: That’ll be fine.Thank you for calling and we look forward to serving you.
前台人员:可以,感谢您的来电,我们期待能为您服务。