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？
