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。