Arranging Business Trips
安排差旅
01.Classic Sentences经典句子
1.It’s certainly a tight schedule.
日程的确安排得很紧。
2.Now it’s a question of getting there.
下面是旅行的问题。
3.I need a flight to Paris on Sunday evening and a hotel in Paris for three nights.
我要在星期天的晚上飞往巴黎，在巴黎的旅馆住三夜。
4.You’re not sure how long it will take to get there.
你并不能确定到达那儿要多长时间，对吗？
5.How’s it going with the travel arrangement， Miss Susan.
外出的安排情况怎么样啦，苏珊？
6.I"ve managed to book flight at the times you wanted.
我已按你要求的时间定好了班机。
7.All the hotels are fully booked.
所有的旅馆都已订满了。
8.Finding a room is the problem.
问题是找不到房间。
9.I’m leaving tomorrow， but I haven’t packed my suitcases yet.
我明天出发，但是现在还没有整理好我的箱子。
10.What’s the quickest way to get there.
到那儿最快的交通方式是什么？
11.How are you going Are you going by boat.
你打算怎样去？是不是打算乘船去？
12.What am I supposed to carry with for a business trip.
商务出差要带什么东西？
13.I will arrange your schedule at once.
我会立即安排好你的活动日程。
14.Can you make some travel arrangements for me.
你能帮我做一下旅行安排吗？
15.I just need to check the fare and time right now.
现在我只是想了解一下信息。
02.Useful Dialogue实用会话
Arranging Business Trips
Manager：Susan， I’m planning a trip to Chicago and Denver， with Los Angeles as a final destination. I’d like you to make the necessary arrangements for me.
Secretary：Certainly， sir. How would you like to go
Manager：I’d like to go by train from here to Chicago and spend two days there.1 Then I’d like to fly to Denver for a stay of two nights. I want to go on to Los Angeles by plane for an indefinite stay of three or four days.
Secretary：I’ll get in touch with the railroad and airline passenger representations immediately. Do you still want a bedroom
Manager：Yes. And please make sure the train has a club car and a dinner.
Secretary：When do you plan to leave
Manager：I expect to depart for Chicago on Monday， May 6th， any time after 12：00 p.m. I’ll spend the evening of the 6th and all day the 7th there. I’ll leave on the 8th， on either a late afternoon or an early evening flight for Denver. I want to be in Denver all day May 9th. I plan to leave for Los Angeles on an early morning flight on the 10th. Please book an open return flight from Los Angeles to New York.
Secretary：Will you fly first class as usual， sir And where shall I make hotel reservation
Manager：Yes， first class. I’ve been quite satisfied with the hotels I’ve used as lodging before in these cites. Please make reservation for me at those places. Get all the information together， and please report back to me as soon as possible.
安排差旅
经理：苏珊，我要出差到芝加哥、丹佛，最后到洛杉矶，请你给做一个必要的行程安排。
秘书：好的，先生。您打算怎么走？
经理：我先坐火车到芝加哥，在那儿待两天。然后，我乘飞机到丹佛，在那儿待两个晚上，最后乘飞机到洛杉矶，在那儿待3天或4天。
秘书：我马上就和火车站及机场的接待员联系。您还是订卧铺票吗？
经理：是的，要确定火车上有娱乐车厢和餐车。
秘书：您打算什么时候走？
经理：我希望5月6号，星期一去芝加哥，中午以后什么时间都可以。6号晚上和7号全天我将在芝加哥。8号乘下午晚些时间或晚上早些时候的班机去丹佛。9号一天我在丹佛。我计划10号乘早班飞机去洛杉矶。请帮我预订一张从洛杉矶到纽约的不限日期的回程机票。
秘书：您还是订头等舱的票吗？我给您在哪预订酒店？
经理：是的，头等舱。我对以前到这些城市时所住过的酒店都很满意。还是预订这几家酒店吧。请你把所有的资料都弄好，然后尽快向我汇报。
Notes 注释
destination[，desti"nein] n.目的地，终点
indefinite[in"defint] adj. 不确定的；无限的；模糊的
representation[，reprizen"tein] n. 代表；表现；表示法；陈述
reservation[，rez"vein] n. 预约，预订；保留
as soon as尽快
Tips小贴士
①I’d like to go by train from here to Chicago and spend two days there. 我先坐火车到芝加哥，在那儿待两天。
by train是“乘火车”的意思，by是介词，后接不带冠词的交通工具名词，类似的用法还有by bus（乘汽车）、by bike（骑自行车）等。但“步行”用的是“on foot”，而不是“by foot”。例如：I often go to school on foot， but sometimes by bus.我经常步行去上学，但有时搭公共汽车。
读书笔记
Booking Airline Tickets
预订机票
01.Classic Sentences经典句子
1.I’d like to make a reservation to New York next Monday， the 8th of May.
我想预订一张5月8日，下周一去纽约的机票。
2.Do you want a morning or an afternoon flight
您想乘早上的航班还是下午的航班？
3.I’m afraid that flight is fully booked at the moment.
恐怕那趟班机已经满员了。
4.Let me see if there have been any cancellations…
让我查一下是否有谁取消订票。
5.It’s fully booked.
机票已经全被订购了。
6.Could you check other flights leaving for New York in the late afternoon of the 8th as well， please
能否请您查看一下有没有其他也于8日下午较晚时候去纽约的航班？
7.There are plenty of seats available on that.
那趟班机还有很多机票待售。
8.I think the 17：45 service is suitable.
我想那趟17点45分的航班很合适。
9.First-class or economy
头等舱还是经济舱？
10.Single or return fare
单程票还是往返票？
11.The check-in time is 17：00， in Terminal 2.
请于17点在2号门验票登机。
12.When should I confirm this booking
我应该在什么时候确认预订的机票？
13.You could leave it till you arrive at the terminal.
您甚至可以在登机前取票。
14.It is probably better to pick up your ticket at the nearest Eastern Airlines Office.
但您最好早点到最近的东航办事处领取机票。
15.Just a moment， I’ll check the schedule.
请稍等，我来查一下时刻表。
16.I prefer a morning flight.
最好是早上的航班。
17.The only flight available is Eastern Airlines 216， which leaves at 9：45 a.m..
只有东方航空公司的216次航班，上午9点45分起飞。
18.Could you tell me what the economic-class fare is
您能告诉我经济舱的票价吗？
02.Useful Dialogue实用会话
Airline Reservations
Rita： Good Morning， Canadian Airlines， may I help you1.
Gordon：Good Morning. I’d like to book a ticket to NYC.
Rita： When would you like to fly.
Gordon： ASAP.
Rita： We have a flight tomorrow at 9：00 a.m.， is that satisfactory
Gordon：Of course. That would be fine.
Rita： How many in your party.
Gordon： Just me this time.
Rita： What class will you fly Economy class Business class Or First class.
Gordon： Business class will be fine.
Rita： Would you like the vegetarian meal.
Gordon： No thanks， I like to eat meat.
Rita： Smoking or non.
Gordon： Non-smoking， of course.
Rita： Round-trip or one way.
Gordon：I would like to book a round-trip ticket.
Rita： When would you like to return.
Gordon： How about Sunday the 18th.
Rita： Sorry to say， that day is all booked up. Can I book you for Monday the 19th.
Gordon： That will be fine.
Rita：How will you pay， cash or charge.
Gordon： I would like to pay by check.
Rita：I am sorry， we do not accept checks.
Gordon： I’ll pay by charge card then.
Rita： Great. What name shall I put the reservation under.
Gordon： Mr. Gordon Alexander.
Rita： You are all set， Mr. Alexander.
Gordon： Thanks a bunch.
Rita： My pleasure.
预订机票
丽塔：早上好，这里是联合航空公司，我能为您做什么吗？
戈登：早上好，我需要预订一张到纽约的机票。
丽塔：您想订什么时候的机票？
戈登：越快越好。