行前準備(訂飯店 I)
Brian and Jocelyn are trying to find an ideal hotel for their trip on line. Brian 和 Jocelyn 正在為了他們的旅行上網找理想的飯店。 |
Brian: Check this out! The Siam City Hotel is so fascinating. There are swimming pools, sauna rooms, a massage center, jazz clubs, and even aerobics classes inside the hotel!
看一下這個!暹羅都會飯店超棒的!裡面有游泳池、蒸氣室、按摩中心、爵士酒吧,甚至還有有氧舞蹈教室哩!
Jocelyn: Hum… How much will it cost for one night?
嗯…那住一個晚上要多少錢?
Brian: The superior room costs US$150 for one night…
高級套房一晚要美金一百五十元...
Jocelyn: It's out of our budget, isn't it?
這有點超出我們的預算了,不是嗎?
Brian: How about this one? The Bangkok Palace Hotel which is only minutes away from the international airport and it costs only US$50 a night.
那這一個如何?曼谷皇宮飯店,離國際機場只有幾分鐘的路程而且一個晚上只要美金五十元。
Jocelyn: Let me see… It's really cheap but it's too far away from downtown. Wait a minute, did you just say "Bangkok Palace Hotel?" I heard that it's haunted! Do you remember the movie "The Eye?" The hotel is near the frightening scene in that movie.
我看看... 它真的很便宜,不過離市區太遠了。等等,你剛剛是說「曼谷皇宮飯店」嗎?我聽說那裡鬧鬼耶!記不記得「見鬼」那部電影?那個飯店就在電影裡驚悚場景的附近啊!
Brian: Okay, okay! Stop telling me about those scary things. Do you have any preferences?
好啦,好啦!不要再跟我說那些恐怖的事了。那你有比較喜歡哪一間飯店嗎?
Jocelyn: I have no idea. How about giving me a few days? I will surf on the Internet and come up with a list of hotels and prices. I'm sure we'll be able to find something that will satisfy us.
我也不知道耶。不然給我幾天時間好不好?我上網找資料,然後把飯店和價錢都列出來。我保證我們一定可以找到讓我們滿意的飯店。
Brian: I hope so.
希望如此。
重要字詞講解: |
1. fascinating (adj.) 極好的;迷人的 例:Check this out! The Siam City Hotel is so fascinating. (看一下這個!暹羅都會飯店超棒的!) 例:The city has so many fascinating old buildings. (這個城市有好多迷人的舊建築。) 2. budget (n.) 預算;成本 例:It's out of our budget, isn't it? (這超出了我們的預算,不是嗎?) 例:You have to keep your budget below 1,000 dollars per month. (你需要把你的預算控制在每週一千元以下。) ※ 小叮嚀: 「量入為出」可說成 "balance one's budget"。 3. haunted (adj.) 鬧鬼的 例:Did you just say "Bangkok Palace Hotel?" I heard that it's haunted! (你剛剛是說「曼谷皇宮飯店」嗎?我聽說那裡鬧鬼耶!) 例:He moved out as soon as he heard that his apartment is haunted. (他一聽說自己的公寓鬧鬼就馬上搬出去了。) 4. preference (n.) 偏愛 例:Do you have any preferences? (你有比較偏好什麼嗎?) 例:Which is your preference, chicken of beef? (你喜歡吃什麼,雞肉還是牛肉?) ※ 小叮嚀: preference 指的可以是「偏愛」這個概念,也可以是偏愛的人事物。 5. come up with 想出;提供 例:I will surf on the internet and come up witha list of hotels and prices. (我上網找資料,然後把飯店和價錢都列出來。) 例:I've sat for the whole afternoon but still I can't come up withany idea. (我已經坐了一下午,但還是想不出任何主意。) |
相關實用句型解析
1. 要價 / 花費 …
sth. + cost + (sb.) + 錢…
例:The superior room costs US$150 for one night.
(高級套房一晚要美金一百五十元。)
例:The motorcycle cost my brother fifty thousand dollars.
(這台摩托車花了我弟弟五萬元。)
※ 小叮嚀:
cost 的三態時式一致,皆為 cost。使用 cost 時,主詞只能用事物,不能用人。若要以人當主詞表達花錢的意思,可用 spend 來代替。例如:"My brother spent fifty thousand dollars on the motorcycle."。
2. 停止做 …
stop + V-ing …
例:Stop telling me about those scary things.
(不要再跟我說那些恐怖的事了。)
例:Would you please stop making phone calls?
(拜託你可不可以不要再打電話了?)
※ 小叮嚀:
stop 要表示「停止做 …」的動作時,記得後面要接動名詞。
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