It will be difficult to get a hotel room.

入住酒店将会很难。

A Ah, good morning, Mr. Clark. You're leaving today.

A 啊，早晨好，克拉克先生。您今天要离开。

B That's right. I'll settle my bill after breakfast.

B 是的。我吃过早饭就结账。

A Very well.

A 很好。

B And I'd like to make a booking for the Olympics next year.

B 我想为明年召开的奥运会预订房间。

A An excellent idea. Very soon it will be difficult to get a hotel room in Beijing!

A 好主意。很快在北京就将很难订到房间了。

B Yes, I know. Do you have any rooms free in the middle of August?

B 是的，我知道。你们8月中旬有空余的房间吗？

Notes注释

1 When the hotel clerk remarks that the client is leaving that day, he's really asking him about paying the bill! The client understands and tells him he will soon pay: I'll settle my bill after breakfast. / I'll settle my bill after breakfast.

当旅馆的职员说住宿的客人当天要离开，他实际上在请他付账。客人明白了他的意思，然后说他很快就付账：I'll settle my bill after breakfast. /我吃过早饭就结账。

2 The clerk agrees that making a booking for the Olympics is a good idea because so many people will be doing the same: An excellent idea. /An excellent idea. / Very soon it will be difficult to get a hotel room in Beijing. / Very soon it will be difficult to get a hotel room in Beijing.

客人赞同为奥运会预订房间是好主意，因为很多人都将这样做：An excellent idea. /好主意。Very soon it will be difficult to get a hotel room in Beijing. /很快在北京就将很难订到房间了。

Key phrases and sentences

Ah, good morning, Mr. Clark.

You're leaving today.

That's right. I'll settle my bill after breakfast.

Very well.

And I'd like to make a booking for the Olympics next year.

An excellent idea. Very soon it will be difficult to get a hotel room in Beijing!

Yes, I know. Do you have any rooms free in the middle of August?

啊，早晨好，克拉克先生。您今天要离开。

是的。我吃过早饭就结账。

很好。

我想为明年召开的奥运会预订房

间。

好主意。很快在北京就将很难订到

房间了。

是的，我知道。你们8月中旬有空余的房间吗？