公共英語二級考試復習資料:賓館

第二十六課  賓館

1、相關(guān)文化背景知識介紹

⑴ 關(guān)于北京建國飯店

位于北京市建國門外大街的北京建國飯店，屬于四星級標準，設(shè)計獨特且有著濃厚的西方文化氣息，現(xiàn)已被列入《世界建筑史》。它是中國第一家合資飯店，在1980年由北京市旅游局和美籍華人陳宣遠共同合資興建的。飯店提高高質(zhì)量和完備的服務(wù)，尤其是其先進的飯店管理經(jīng)驗，已經(jīng)成為中國飯店行業(yè)的學習楷模。

⑵ 關(guān)于南京金陵飯店

1983年開業(yè)的南京金陵飯店是南京第一家五星級酒店，位于南京市繁華的商業(yè)中心。臨近紫金山、皇冠假日、中心大酒店等。它是世界一流酒店組織（The Hotel of the World）的會員飯店，設(shè)計新穎、建筑 ，在其頂層是一個旋轉(zhuǎn)餐廳供應自助餐，這一獨特設(shè)計為飯店增添了一道亮麗風景。

2、核心詞匯講解

⑴ reservation  n. 保留；預定
考點：with reservation of sth. 除某物之外；以某物為保留條件
      without reservation 直率地，坦白地；無條件地
例句：Some members of the committee expressed reservation about these proposals.

⑵ situate  v. 位于
考點：situate in/at/on…確定某事發(fā)生于某地
例句：The council are trying to decide where to situate the new hospital.

⑶ install  v.安裝
考點：install a heating system 裝暖氣設(shè)備
例句：We are having central heating installed.
 
⑷ furnish  v. 裝備；布置（家具）
考點：be furnished with 備有，安裝有，陳設(shè)有
furnish sb. with sth. 供給某人某物
furnish sth. to sb. 供給某人某物
例句：That shop furnishes everything that is needed for mountaineering.

⑸ bargain  n. 便宜的買賣或商品/ v. 砍價，議價
考點：close a bargain 成交，達成協(xié)議
bargain away 廉價出售，賤賣，拋售；犧牲
bargain for 討價還價，想把。。。便宜地弄到手
例句：Finally he made a bargain with his wife: his wife cooks and he washes up.

3、核心短語講解

⑴ make a reservation  預定，保留
通常是預定酒店房間、住處等，同義詞組為hold a reservation. 例如：
Could you make a reservation for me?

⑵ check in 登記，報到
通常是為旅館或者乘飛機等辦理的登記，同義詞組有check into .例如：
Would you like to check in before 11:00 a.m.?

⑶ traveler’s check  旅游支票，旅行支票
這是美語的用法，英式的用法為traveler’s cheque. 例如：
May I use traveler’s check?

⑷ owe to 歸于
to 為介詞，后面接sb./sth. ，同義詞組為be attributed to . 例如：
The price is high owing to the shortage of goods.

⑸ run down  用完；撞倒
常用形式為 run sb./sth. down 這是個多義詞組，還有‘貶低某人，找到某物’的含義。例如：
That car ran down the old woman.

4、核心句型講解

⑴ There are too many bargains around, but as present the room prices in many of the middle-range hotels still compare very favourably against prices in the west.
講解：middle-range 指‘中檔水平’，as present 指‘目前，現(xiàn)在’，其同義詞組還有at the present time , for the moment. Compare 用語詞組為compare with sb./sth. 指‘同某人/某物比較’。如：
You don’t need to compare with others.

⑵ The Jianguo Hotel in Beijing is the height of western-style hotel with computerized cash registers, glass ceilings and well-trained staff.
講解：western-style 指‘西方風格的’，cash register 是常用固定詞組指‘收銀機，現(xiàn)金出納機’。Height 常用意思是高度、身高，這里是指‘極度，頂點’。例如：
That beautiful girl is dressed in the height of fashion.

⑶And they are a sign that the Chinese are learning that they must provide value for money if they are to attract more tourists to the country.
講解：第一個that引導的句子，詳細說明sign.第二個that 引導的句子作learning 賓語。詞組provide sb. with sth./ provide sth. for sb. 指‘向某人提供某物’。例如：
That hotel provides free breakfast for the tourists.

5、重點語法知識講解

部分倒裝

部分倒裝是指將謂語的一部分助動詞或情態(tài)動詞倒裝至主語之前。如果句子的位于沒有助動詞或情態(tài)動詞，則需添加助動詞do, does 或did，并將其置于主語之前。其具體用法如下：

⑴ 當no, not, never, seldom, little, hardly, at no time, in no way, not until…等否定或半否定的詞語位于句首時句子需用部分倒裝。例如：
Never have I seen such a bad performance.
Nowhere will you find the answer to this question.

⑵ 如果否定詞不在句首則不需用部分倒裝。例如：
I have never seen such a bad performance.
The mother didn’t leave the room until he fell asleep.

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