The Morning Call Service唤醒服务
I’m going to Tianjin early tomorrow morning.我明天一大早要去天津。
So I would like to request an early morning call.因此我想让你们明天早上叫醒我。
At what time would you like us to call you tomorrow morning?
您想让我们明天早上什么时候叫醒您?
But I have to be at the conference room of the Garden Hotel in Tianjin by 10 o’clock.但我是10点钟必须赶到天津花园宾馆会议室。
That means that I’ll have to be on the road by 7 o’clock at the latest.就是说我明天早晨最迟也要7点钟上路。
In that case,I would like you to call me at 5∶45?
那样的话,你们明早5点45分叫醒我好吗?
OK.So we will wake you up at 5∶45 tomorrow morning.好,那么我们明早5点45分叫醒您。
Will you do me a favour,Miss?
小姐,能帮个忙吗?
I wonder if your hotel has the morning call service.不知道你们饭店是否有叫早服务。
Would you like a morning call?
您要叫醒服务吗?
I want to go to the Bund to enjoy the morning scenery there.我想到外滩去欣赏那儿的景色。
At what time do you want me to call you up,sir?
您要我什么时候叫醒您?
At 6 sharp tomorrow morning,please.
请在明早6点钟。
By phone.I don’t want to disturb my neighbors.电话叫醒,我不想吵醒邻居。
Dialogue A
(R=Receptionist G=Guest)
G:Good evening!This is Mr.Baldwin in room 303.R:Good evening,Mr.Baldwin.What can I do for you?
G:I’m going to Tianjin early tomorrow morning.So I would like to request an early morning call.R:Yes,Mr.Baldwin,at what time would you like us to call you tomorrow morning?
G:Well,I’m not really sure.But I have to be at the conference room of the Garden Hotel in Tianjin by 10 o’clock.You wouldn’t know how long it takes to drive to Tianjin from the hotel,would you?
R:I would give it three to three and a half hours.G:That means that I’ll have to be on the road by 7 o’clock at the latest.R:That’s right.
G:Well,in that case,I would like you to call me at 5:45?
R:OK,so we will wake you up at 5:45 tomorrow morning.Good night,Mr.Baldwin.Have a good sleep.G:Good night.
Dialogue B
Mr Smith(B) asks the room attendant(A) how to have the morning call service.B:Will you do me a favour,Miss?
A:Certainly,sir.
B:This is my first visit to China.I wonder if your hotel has the morning call service.A:Yes,sir.Anyone who stays in our hotel can ask for the service.Would you like a morning call?
B:Yes,I must get up earlier tomorrow.I want to go to the Bund to enjoy the morning scenery there.You know this is my first visit to Shanghai.People say there is a marvelous view of a poetic yet bustling life at the Bund just at dawn.A:That’s true.At what time do you want me to call you up,sir?
B:At 6 sharp tomorrow morning,please.
A:What kind of call would you like,by phone or by knocking at the door?
B:By phone.I don’t want to disturb my neighbors.A:Yes,sir.I’ll tell the operator to call you up at 6 tomorrow morning.Anything else I can do for you?
B:No.Thanks.Good night.
A:Good night,sir.Sleep well and have a pleasant dream.Words and Expressions
request vt.请求,要求
conference n.会议
scenery n.风景,自然景色
Bund n.外滩(上海)
marvelous a.极好的,奇异的
poetic a.诗的,有诗意的
bustling a.喧闹的;活跃的
disturb vt.扰乱,使不安;打乱