下面是實例
A Good morning! I’d like to check out, please.
A 早上好!我想結帳,辦理退房手續。
B Certainly. Room number?
B 當然。房間號碼是多少?
A Six – one – five.
A 6-1-5。
B Mr. Clark. Thank you. How would you like to pay, Mr. Clark?
B 克拉克先生。謝謝您。您想怎樣付帳,克拉克先生?
A Can I pay by credit card? Here’s my Visa card.
A 我能用信用卡付帳嗎?這是我的信用卡。
B No problem. If you’d just like to check your bill, Mr. Clark, please sign here.
B 沒問題。如果您想查看帳單的話,請在這裏簽字,克拉克先生。
A That’s all OK. Many thanks
A 沒問題。非常感謝。
Notes 註釋
1 When you are leaving a hotel, you check out / check out, e.g. I’d like to check out, please. / I’d like to check out, please. When you arrive at a hotel (and at an airport for a flight) you check in / check in, e.g. Can I check in please? / Can I check in please?
當妳離開旅館時,妳要check out /結帳,辦理退房手續,例如:I’d like to check out, please /我想結帳,辦理退房手續。 當妳入住旅館時(以及在飛機場登機時)妳要check in / 辦理登記手續, 例如: Can I check in please? /我能辦理登記手續嗎?
2 If you want to ask someone how they wish to pay (e.g. by cash or by credit card), you can say: How would you like to pay? / How would you like to pay? In a shop, you can ask if you can pay by card, by saying: Can I pay by credit card? / Can I pay be credit card?
如果妳想問某人願意怎樣付帳(例如用現金或者用信用卡),妳可以說:How would you like to pay? /您想怎樣付帳? 在商店裏,妳可以這樣問妳是否可以用卡付帳: Can I pay by credit card? /我能用信用卡付帳嗎?