I need to speak to one of your guests. 我要找你們一位房客

對話
Frank：Hello, is this the Royal Hotel? I need to speak to one of your guests. His name is Peter Norton, but I don't know which room he's in.
法蘭克：你好，請問是皇家飯店嗎？我要找你們一位房客。他名叫彼得?諾頓，但我不知道他住哪一間房。
Jeffrey：Let me just check if we have someone by that name staying here.
傑佛瑞：我查一下是否有叫這個名字的人住進本飯店。
Frank：He checked in today. I'm supposed to meet him at the hotel at 6:00 p.m., but I'm going to be a little late.
法蘭克：他今天辦理住房手續，我本來晚上6點要和他在飯店碰面，但我會稍微晚一點到。
Jeffrey：Ah, yes. That's right. He checked in this afternoon. Let me put you through to his room.
傑佛瑞：喔，有的。他今天下午辦理了住房手續。讓我為您轉接到他房間。
Frank：Thank you very much.
法蘭克：非常感謝。
Jeffrey：You're welcome.
傑佛瑞：不客氣。

本篇關鍵句

◎I need to speak to one of your guests.我要找你們一位房客。
一般來說，我們打電話到飯店找人時，若已知道那人的房號，通常會請櫃台直接把電話轉到那人的房間：
例：Can you put me through to room 806, please?（麻煩你替我接 806 號房好嗎？）
．put sb through to...
替某人轉接電話給……

關鍵字彙與片語

◎by the name of…名叫……
例：A woman by the name of Lisa just called to confirm her room reservation.（一位名叫麗莎的女子剛打來確認訂房事宜。）
◎be supposed to V
應該／應當……
注意：be supposed to 相當於助動詞 should，但口氣較 should 緩和。
例：Anna is supposed to take out the trash every day, but she often forgets.（安娜應當每天把垃圾拿出去丟，但她經常忘記。）