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A: Good morning, sir. What can I do for you?
早上好，先生。有什么可以幫忙的嗎？
B: I'm leaving at ten, so I'd like to settle my account now.
我打算10點鐘走，所以我想現(xiàn)在把賬結(jié)了。
A: Yes, sir. May I have your room Hamilton.
好的，先生。請問您的房間號碼是多少？
B: Room 618, and the name is John Hamilton.
618號房，名字是約翰·漢密斯頓。
A: Right. How would you like to make payment?
沒錯。您要如何付賬？
B: On the company account, please.
請用公司賬戶。
A: May I know the name of your company, please?
請告訴我你公司的名稱好嗎？
B: Why?
為什么？
A: We'd like one for your file and one for accounts.
我們要把一張放在檔案里，一張放在賬單里。
B: I see. Here you are.
我明白了，給你。
A: Please just wait a moment. I'll get your bill ready for you right away.
請稍等，我馬上就把賬單給您準(zhǔn)備好。
B: Thanks.
謝謝。
A: Have you used your min-bar since breakfast?
早餐過后您用過小冰箱嗎？
B: No, I haven't.
不，沒用過。
A: Very good, sir. Here is your bill. Please check and sign here.
很好，先生。這是您的賬單，請核對一下并在這里簽名。
B: OK. Excuse me, what's this charge here?
好的。對不起，這里的這筆費用是什么意思？
A: That's for the breakfast you ordered from the room service.
是用來支付您從房間服務(wù)部要的那次早餐的費用。
B: Oh, yes. It's on Wednesday morning. I almost forgot. Sorry about that.
哦，對啦。那是星期三上午的事兒。我差點兒忘記了。對不起。
B: Thank you.
謝謝。

1. check out 檢驗；結(jié)賬離開；通過考核；蓋章
eg. I’ll have to check out his book.
我已經(jīng)在他的書中檢驗合格。

eg. Check out the worst one of the bunch.
從這一群人中找出最糟的一個。

eg. The guest must check out of the room before midnight.
那位客人必須于零點之前結(jié)帳離開房間。

2. 當(dāng)被問及如何付賬時，你可以付現(xiàn)金就用“pay in cash”，

也可以刷卡用“pay in credit card”，

還可以使用公司賬戶，如本文中“pay on company's account”。

3. 立即，馬上的多種表達：

1) right away

eg. I'll start the paperwork for your order right away.
好啊，那我立刻就為你們的訂單作準(zhǔn)備了。

2) immediately

eg. Morale perked up immediately at the good news.
聽到這個好消息，士氣立刻振作起來。

3) at once

You'd better encash your motorcycle at once.
你馬上賣掉摩托車換成現(xiàn)款。

4) promptly

eg. I will deal with it promptly and fairly.
我將迅速和公平地予以處理。

5) off hand

eg. I can't answer your question off hand.
我不能立即答復(fù)你的問題