原汁原味故事,风趣实用英语。
通过常见的生活场景,听写重点单词,学习美国地道的常用词汇。
资料来源:《Drew和Nancy的美国生活英语》 大连理工大学出版社)
(应沪友要求, 从本期起听写已改为一空一词. 谢谢大家的建议和支持. )

〖A lobby survey〗
<听写方式: 填空, 一空一词, 不用带数字序号>
A: Excuse me, sir, do you have a minute?
B: Well, I was just about to go out and tour around but I guess I have a minute.
A: Excellent. I'm a reporter for the local newspaper and we're doing a piece on hotel quality in the area. How has your stay been here so far?
B: Well, it's been alright. I slept pretty well. I just feel like there are some details missing in the service here.
A: Can you elaborate, please?
B: Well, my room had a coffee maker but there was no coffee to make with it. Also, my room had a ____1____ with great drinks and snacks in it, but today I found out how expensive they all were. Five dollars for a bottle of water!
A: Oh, I see.
B: What's worse is, there was no ____2____ ____3____, no ____4____, no ____5____. And, the so-called "continental breakfast" consisted of ____6____ ____7____, sour milk, and warm orange juice.
A: What about the quality of comfort in the hotel room?
B: It wasn't so bad. The bed was very comfortable and had a nice, soft ____8____. But, there was no alarm clock, and the view outside the window was of the highway. Definitely not very ____9____. I think they should put ____10____ of each room so we have a place to enjoy some fresh air. Without them rooms are too stuffy.
A: Those are some great suggestions!

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minibar complimentary shampoo bathrobe slippers stale cereal mattress scenic balconies
<本期重点词汇> minibar n.小吧台 (A mini-bar is a small, private snack and beverage bar often found in upscale Western-style hotel rooms.) complimentary shampoo n.免费赠送的洗发精 bathrobe n.浴衣;睡衣 slipper n.拖鞋 stale cereal n.不新鲜的谷类食品 sour milk n.不新鲜的牛奶 mattress n.床垫 highway n.公路,大路 scenic ad.风景优美的 balcony n.阳台 <参考译文> A: 打扰了先生,请问您有空吗? B: 嗯,我正要出门转转呢,但是我想我还是有点时间。 A: 太好了。我是当地一家报社的记者,我们正在做一项关于本地区宾馆质量的调查。至今为止您再这住得怎么样? B: 嗯,挺好的。我睡得很好。我只是感觉这的服务在细节上有点疏漏。 A: 请您详细点说,好吗? B: 嗯,我的房间有一个咖啡壶,但是却没有咖啡。还有,我的房间有一个小型的吧台,其中有饮料和小吃。但是我今天发现它们都那么贵。一瓶水就要5美元。 A: 噢,我明白了。 B: 更糟糕的是,房间里没有免费赠送的洗发香波,也没有浴衣和拖鞋。所谓的“欧式早餐”,只是些不新鲜的谷类食品、不新鲜的奶和热橙汁。 A: 宾馆的舒适程度怎么样? B: 挺好的。床非常舒服,床垫又好又软。但是,没有闹钟。窗外就是大马路。景色确实不好。我想每间屋子都应该有一个阳台,这样我们就可以有地方呼吸新鲜空气了。没有阳台,屋子太不通风。 A: 好提议!