賴世雄觀光英語通21:在租車柜臺(tái)
At the Counter
在租車柜臺(tái)
Evan goes up to a rent-a-car counter at the airport in Amsterdam and is greeted by a clerk.
艾凡走到阿姆斯特丹機(jī)場(chǎng)的一個(gè)租車柜臺(tái)，一名職員招呼他。
C:Yes, sir. Welcome to Dollar's Worth Rent-a-Car. How can I help you today?
職員：先生，歡迎光臨劃算租車公司。需要我為你效勞嗎?
E:Hi. I'd like to rent a car for about a month.
艾凡：嗨。我想租輛汽車一個(gè)月左右。
C:We have a good monthly rate on a compact car. May I ask how many will be traveling together?
職員：我們的小型汽車月租費(fèi)很劃算。可以請(qǐng)教一下你們有多少人一起旅行嗎?
E:Just a friend and I.
艾凡：就我和我一個(gè)朋友。
C:Great! You can take advantage of the low monthly rate of US$599 including tax. We give you free mileage and insurance with that.
職員：太好了!你們可以享受含稅月租費(fèi)五百九十九美元的低價(jià)優(yōu)惠。此外，我們也提供不限哩程和免費(fèi)保險(xiǎn)優(yōu)惠。
E:Wow! That's great. What kind of car?
艾凡：哇!太棒了!哪一種車呢?
C:You can choose a Ford or Nissan compact.
職員：你可以選擇福特或日產(chǎn)小汽車。
E:I'll take the Ford.
艾凡：我選福特車。
C:I'll need your driver's license and a deposit of US$250. Please fill out these forms. The total will be $599.
職員：我需要你的駕照和兩百五十美元的訂金。請(qǐng)?zhí)顚戇@些表格?？們r(jià)是五百九十九美元。
E:No problem. Here's my license and the $250. And here are your forms.
艾凡：沒問題。這里是我的駕照、兩百五十美元的訂金，還有表格。
C:Thank you. Thanks for coming to Dollar's Worth.
職員：謝謝。謝謝光臨劃算公司。
單詞短語精講：
1. counter 柜臺(tái)
2.rate 價(jià)格
3.compact car小型汽車
compact 刁、型的，輕便的
例:Two compactcans can park in the space a cadillac needs.
(兩輛小汽車可以停放在停一輛凱迪拉克的空間里。)
4. take advantage of sth善加利用某事物
take advantage of sb占某人的便肩’
例:You should take advantage of your education by learning as much as you can before you graduate.
(畢業(yè)前你應(yīng)該利用受教育的機(jī)會(huì)盡可能地學(xué)習(xí)。)
