Dialog 对话
(At the front desk of Four Seasons New York)
Camilla: Hello, welcome to Four Seasons. How can I help you, sir?
Hero: Check in please. My name’s Hero Cai. I have a reservation for a double room for two nights.
Camilla: Wait a second, please. Eh, I am sorry but I can’t seem to find a record of your booking, sir.
Hero: Could you check it again? Here are my reservation number and my passport.
Camilla: Thank you, sir. Eh, maybe there is something wrong with our booking system. I am really sorry for that. And... we don’t have any double rooms available now. But I can upgrade you to one of our superior rooms. They are a lot larger, as the room size nearly doubles.
Hero: That sounds not bad, but how much more is it going to cost?
Camilla: We’d like to offer it for free, sir.
Hero: Oh, that’s very generous of you!
Camilla: Thank you, sir. This is your room key. Just leave your luggage here and our staff will bring it up to your room. Enjoy your stay, Mr. Cai. (in the room)
Hero: What? There are no slippers in a five-star hotel room?!
Language points 语言点
1.背景
(At the front desk of Four Seasons New York)
front /frʌnt/ adj. 前方的
front desk = reception
at the front desk/reception
in front of：方位before
Hero is in front of the hotel.
Hero is standing in front of the hotel.
New York 纽约
Four Seasons 四季酒店
season /’si:zən/ cn. 季节
There are four seasons in a year: spring, summer, autumn and winter.
spring /spriŋ/ 春
summer /’sʌmə/ 夏
autumn /’ɔ:təm/ 秋
winter /’wintə/ 冬
2.入住
C: Hello, welcome to Four Seasons New York. How can I help you, sir?
H: Check in please. My name’s Hero Cai. I have a reservation for a double room for two nights.
check v. 检查
check in 入住
check out 离店
3.核对
C: Wait a second, please. Eh, I am sorry but I can’t seem to find a record of your booking, sir.
H: Could you check it again? Here are my reservation number and my passport.
C: Wait a second, please. Eh, I am sorry but I can’t seem to find a record of your booking, sir.
second 秒
Wait a second.
Just a second.
a second = a moment
record /’rekɔ:d/ cn. 记录
a record of your booking
your booking record
record /ri’kɔ:d/ v. 记录、录制
record a video
record one’s information
I am sorry but + 各式句型
I am sorry but I have to do it.
I am sorry but can you wait a second?
I am sorry but what can I do?
it/sb. + seem to do 弱化语气
It seems to be very popular…
I can’t seem to find…
It seems (that)
it 虚主语
It seems (that) I can’t find…
他看起来似乎生病了。
He is ill.
He seems to be ill.
It seems (that) he is ill.
H: Could you check it again? Here are my reservation number and my passport.
passport 护照
airport
Here is/are … 给你
倒装句
▲… is here.
4.补偿方案
C: Thank you, sir. Eh, maybe there is something wrong with our booking system. I am really sorry for that. And... we don’t have any double rooms available now. But I can upgrade you to one of our superior rooms. They are a lot larger, as the room size nearly doubles.
C: … Eh, maybe there is something wrong with our booking system.
system /’sistəm/ cn. 体系、系统
What is your computer system?
He works in the system.
There is something wrong with…
something/anything + 后置定语
There is something wrong with my phone.
(Is there) Anything wrong with the booking system?
C: … I am really sorry for that. And... we don’t have any double rooms available now.
available /ə’veiləbl/ adj. 可用的，可得到的
没有空房
√No rooms are available now.
√There are no rooms available now.
×There are no available rooms now.
引申义
√Are you available now?
有空
未婚
But I can upgrade you to one of our superior rooms.
superior /suː’pɪəriə/ adj./cn. 高级的；上级
superior wine
He is my superior.
up 向上
grade 成绩、等级
upgrade v./n. 升级
upgrade … to … 升级至
√upgrade you to the superior room
√give you an upgrade to the superior room
They are a lot larger, as the room size nearly doubles.
near prep.在…附近
nearly adv. 几乎
I am nearly lost!
Nearly everyone believes him.
5.价格
H: That sounds not bad, but how much more is it going to cost?
C: We’d like to offer it for free, sir.
H: Oh, that’s very generous of you!
H: That sounds not bad, but how much more is it going to cost?
not bad = good / great
▲That doesn’t sound bad.
How much does it cost?
一般将来：
How much is it going to cost?
How much will it cost?
贵多少：
How much more is it going to cost?
How much is it?
How much more is it going to be?
How much more will it be?
C: We’d like to offer it for free, sir.
H: Oh, that’s very generous of you!
do sth. for free
offer sth. for free
You may have it for free.
Can you give it to me for free?
free adj.
Is it free?
We’d like to give you a free offer.
generous /’dʒenərəs/ adj. 慷慨的
You are so generous!
▲general, generally
6.行李
C: Thank you, sir. This is your room key. Just leave your luggage here and our staff will bring it up to your room. Enjoy your stay, Mr. Cai.
leave v. 离开；留下
1. leave sth. + 地点：留在某处
I am going to leave you here.
2. leave sb./sth.：离开
I am going to leave you tomorrow.
3. leave vi.：离开
I am leaving tomorrow.
C: Just leave your luggage here and our staff will bring it up to your room.
luggage /’lʌɡidʒ/ ucn.
Where is my luggage?
×Where are my luggages?
staff /sta:f/ n. 员工
√We have a staff of 100.
√We have 100 staff.
×We have 100 staffs.
C: Just leave your luggage here and our staff will bring it up to your room.
bring it to your room 带到
bring it up to your room （带上去）带到
bring it down to your room （带下去）带到
7.结局
(in the room)
H: What? There are no slippers in a five-star hotel room?!
slipper
slippers /’slipəz/ cn. 拖鞋
star /sta:/ cn. 星星，恒星
five-star adj. 五星级的
New Words生词
1. front /frʌnt/ adj. 前方的
2. season /’si:zən/ cn. 季节
3. spring /spriŋ/n. 春
4. summer /’sʌmə/(英)
/’sʌmər/ (美) n. 夏
5. autumn /’ɔ:təm/(英)
/ˈɑːt̬əm/(美) n.秋
6. winter /’wintə/(英)
/’wintər/ (美) n.冬
7. check /tʃek/ v. 检查
8. second /ˈseknd/ n.秒
9. record /’rekɔ:d/(英)
/’rekɔ:rd/(美)cn. 记录
10. record /ri’kɔ:d/(英)
/ri’kɔ:rd/(美) v. 记录、录制
11. passport /ˈpɑːspɔːt/(英)
/ˈpæspɔːrt/(美) n.护照
12. system /’sistəm/ cn. 体系、系统
13. available /ə’veiləbl/ adj. 可用的，可得到的
14. superior/suː’pɪəriə/ (英)
/səˈpɪriər/ (美) adj./cn. 高级的；上级
15. grade /ɡreɪd/ n. 成绩、等级
16. upgrade /ʌpˈɡreɪd/ v./n. 升级
17. near /nɪə/(英)
/nɪr/(美) prep.在…附近
18. nearly /ˈnɪəli/(英)
/ˈnɪrli/(英) adv. 几乎
19. generous /’dʒenərəs/ adj. 慷慨的
20. leave /liːv/ v. 离开；留下
21. luggage /’lʌɡidʒ/ ucn 行李
22. staff /sta:f/(英)
/stæf/(美) n. 员工
23. slipper /’slipə/(英)
/’slipər/(美)cn. 拖鞋
24. star /sta:/ (英)
/stɑːr/(美) cn. 星星，恒星
第15单元：酒店入住·深入解析
核心语言点
原因状语从句
倍数
of VS for
Language points 语言点
1. 原因状语从句
They are a lot larger, as the room size nearly doubles.
conj. 因为
as /æz/
because /bi’kɔz/
as ＜ because
因果顺序任意
As the room size nearly doubles, they are a lot larger.
所以
so /səu/ conj.两句间
The room size nearly doubles, so they are a lot larger.
×So they are a lot larger, the room size nearly doubles.
×As/because the room size nearly doubles, so they are a lot larger.
时态无限定
条件
If it rains, I’ll stay home.
原因
√As it is raining now, I’ll stay home.
√As it is raining now, I’m staying home.
√As it is going to rain, I’ll stay home.
√As it is going to rain, I’m staying home.
If you come, I will be very happy.
你在这里，我很高兴。
隐藏答案
As you are here, I am very happy.
You are here, so I am very happy.
She won’t see you if you are late.
你迟到了，因此她不会见你。
隐藏答案
She won’t see you as you are late.
You are late, so she won’t see you.
2.倍数
The room size nearly doubles.
double /’dʌbl/ 两倍
The room size nearly doubles.
It nearly doubles the room size.
The room size is nearly double.
如果换乘火车的话，价格将几乎翻一番。
If you change to the railway,
vi.:the price will nearly double.
vt.: it will nearly double the price.
adj.: the price will be nearly double.
三倍
triple /’tripl/ 三倍
If you change to the railway,
vi.: the price will nearly triple.
vt.: it will nearly triple the price.
adj.: the price will be nearly triple.
times
increase by … times 上涨…倍
increase /in’kri:s/ v. 增加
be up 随意口语
by 程度
times 倍数（至少2倍）
The room size nearly triples.
The room size nearly increases by two times.
The room size is nearly up by two times.
价格将几乎上涨3倍。
The price will nearly increase by three times.
The price will nearly be up by three times.
3. of VS for
That’s very generous of you!
That’s very generous of you to give me the free upgrade.
It is + adj. + of sb. + 不定式
It is very important for us to learn English.
It is + adj. + for sb. + 不定式
adj. - sb.
That’s very generous of you to give me the free upgrade.
It is very important for us to learn English.
generous – you
You are very generous.
important – us
×We are important.
[To learn English] is very important.
That will be really easy ____ him.
隐藏答案
That will be really easy for him.
It’s so kind ____ you.
隐藏答案
It’s so kind of you.
It’s too difficult ____ him.
隐藏答案
It’s too difficult for him.
That is really nice ___ you.
隐藏答案
That is really nice of you.
It is so good ____ you.
隐藏答案
It is so good of you. 你真善良。
It is so good for you. 对你很有益。
综合
Would you bring up the luggage to my room?
Sure. Just leave it to us. As there seems to be something wrong with the lift, I’d like to offer you a free upgrade to our superior room. (lift /lift/ 电梯)
That’s really generous of you!
音频
Would you bring up the luggage to my room?
Sure. Just leave it to us.
That’s really generous of you!
As there seems to be something wrong with the lift, I’d like to offer you a free upgrade to our superior room.
吞音原则III
语块末，清辅音+爆破音：不吞
the lift
How much more / is it going to cost?
New Words生词
double /’dʌbl/ adj./v. 两倍(的)
triple /’tripl/ adj./v. 三倍
increase /in’kri:s/ v. 增加
lift /lift/n. 电梯
第15单元：酒店入住
复习作业
一、选择题（部分多选）
1. Your key is __________ the luggage.
A. before B. in front of C. before of D. in front
2. There are ____________ in a year, and spring is _____ summer.
A. four seasons, in front of B. fourth seasons, in front of C. four seasons, before
D. fourth seasons, before
3. I will ________ at 9 o’ clock and _________ on Tuesday.
A. checking in, checking out B. check for, check out C. check in, check on D. check in, check out
4. _______ a second please.
A. Wait B. Just C. be D. wait for
5. I am sorry ___ I ______________ find my passport.
A. so, can’t to B. so, can’t seem C. but, seem to D. but, can’t seem to
6. There is ________________ my computer. How much__________ cost?
A. wrong something with, this is going to
B. something wrong with, will this
C. wrong anything with, this will
D. something wrong with, is this going to
7. That’s _________________ to give me this book! It is very important ___ us to read it!
A. very generous for you, for
B. very generous of you, to
C. very generous for you, to
D. very generous of you, for
隐藏答案
1. AB 2. C 3 .D 4. AB 5. D 6. BD 7. D
二、以下对话中，划线部分可能存在错误，请改正。
A: This bread looks good!
B: If you like it, you may (1) have it free.
A: Really? That’s (2) very general of you!
B: Sir. We’d like to (3) take it for free, if (4) your phone number leave here.
A: Sorry, I can’t seem to give it to you.
B: Sir, if you do, our staff will (5) take some extra bread to your place, we will also (6) upgrade you our VIP, and your discount（折扣）(7) nearly double!
A: Oh! It seems that I can give it to you now!
隐藏答案
(1) If you like it, you may have it for free.
(2) That’s very generous of you!
(3) We’d like to offer it for free, (4) if you leave your phone number here.
(5) Our staff will take/bring some extra bread to your place.
(6) we will also upgrade you to our VIP.
(7) your discount will (be) nearly double
三、请根据提示信息完成句子。
1. 因为学习英语对我很重要，所以我平常周末会读很多书。(It is + adj. + of/ for sb.+不定式)
As______________________________, I_____________________________.
I ____________________________, as______________________.
It___________________________, so______________________.
2. 我领导很开心，因为我们的价格将几乎上涨3倍。(…nearly be up/ increase by…)
My __________________, as_________________________________.
As_____________________________, my______________________.
Our ___________________________, so______________________.
3. 这周末没有空房，因为周杰伦要来。(available)
As_____________________, no rooms________________________.
Jay Chou ____________, so no rooms___________________________.
There_________________________, as________________________.
4.我妈很开心，因为我男朋友非常大方。
My mum_________________, as______________________.
As_______________________, my mum___________________.
My______________________, so________________________.
隐藏答案
1. As it is very important for me to learn English, I read many books on weekends.
I read many books on weekends, as it is very important for me to learn English.
It is very important for me to learn English, so I read many books on weekends.
2. My superior is very happy, as our price will nearly be up/ increase by three times.
My superior is very happy, as our price will (be) nearly triple.
As our price will nearly be up/ increase by three times, my superior is very happy.
As our price will (be) nearly triple, my superior is very happy.
Our price will nearly be up/ increase by three times, so my superior is very happy.
Our price will (be) nearly triple, so my superior is very happy.
3. As Jay Chou will/ is going to come, no rooms will be available this weekend.
As Jay Chou will/ is going to come, there will be no rooms available this weekend.
Jay Chou will/ is going to come, so no rooms will be available this weekend.
Jay Chou will/ is going to come, so there will be no rooms available this weekend.
No rooms will be available this weekend, as Jay Chou will/ is going to come.
There will be no rooms available this weekend, as Jay Chou will/ is going to come.
4. My mum is very happy, as my boyfriend is very generous.
As my boyfriend is very generous, my mum is very happy.
My boyfriend is very generous, so my mum is very happy.
