136 英语语法应用(二十三)

136 英语语法应用(二十三)  Writing a theme through a picture  篇章写作(四)  12/14/2018

1977 年, 初到美國, 在親戚家看到這本書---Conversation in English  (points of departure),  作者Julia M. Dobson和Frank Sedwick, 由American Book Company出版.  覺得很適合我初來美學會話.  一直用到今天,  還是覺得很管用.  故介紹給訪友,  雖然是1975年寫成的書, 仍然有它的價值, 不管是在會話, 造句和記字彙上, 都很好用.   

to check in                               luxury hotel                 system                  service

to register                                motel                           mailbox, box        room service

to check out                            building                       set or mailboxes   tip

to show to

    one's room                           room                            pigeonholes          rug

                                                suitcase                        key                       sofa, davenport

to pay the bill                          bag                              lobby                    mirror

to stay (to stop)

    at a hotel                             luggage                        elevator                fur coat

to clean                                    front desk                    floor                     hat

to request                                desk clerk                    ground floor         hand

to call for                                 bellboy                        main floor             purse

to call                                      guest                            first floor              arm

to receive                                 lady  couple  mail        second floor         logical

                                                 story                            maid, chambermaid 

[註]:  詞字的中文意義請查字典.                                                          

Analysis of the drawing  看圖識字

1. Why is this a luxury hotel?             为什么这是一家豪华酒店？

2. Who is wearing a hat?                     谁戴帽子？

3. How many suitcases can be seen and where are they? 
        可以看到多少个手提箱,它们在哪里？
4. How do we know that the couple is checking in and not checking out of the hotel?

    我们怎么知道这对夫妇正在办理入住手续而不是退房？

5. What does the lady have on her left arm? On her right arm? In her left hand?

    这位女士的左臂有什么東西？在她的右臂呢？在她的左手拿什么東西？

6. How many bellboys are visible and what are they doing?

    有多少名男服务生，他们在做什么？

7. Where is the set of mailboxes? What is in some of the boxes?

    邮箱在哪里？那些盒子里有什么？

8. Describe what you see in the background.

    描述你在遠處你看到些什麼。

9. Who is giving a key to whom? Why?

    谁给谁一把钥匙？为什么？

10. How many elevators are there and where are they?

      旅社裡有多少部电梯，它们都在哪里？

Points of departure    在你們的國家裡有什麼不同點

11. When and why do guests give tips to bellboys?

       客人何时, 为什麼要给服務生小費？

12. Who cleans the rooms in a hotel? When and how often are they cleaned?

      谁清理酒店的房间？他们什麼时间來清理, 清理的次數多少？

13. Why do you think that some hotels in the United States do not use 
      the number 13 in the numbering of floors?

       为什么美国的一些酒店层楼不使用13号來编号, 你认为是什麼原因？

14. When and how is it possible to request room service?
      何时以及如何在你國內訂客房？

15. Unlike most countries, in the United States the ground floor of a building is 
       called the first floor. Which system is more logical and why?

      与大多数国家不同，在美国，建筑物的底层都称第一层。哪个系统比較符合逻

      辑？为什么？

16. Why aren't  there elevators in most motels?

      为什么大多数汽车旅馆都没有电梯？

17. Describe a hotel in your town.

      描述您所在的城镇的旅店。

18. Which would you prefer to be ..a desk clerk or a bellboy? Why?

      你比較喜欢做...... 前台服务员还是做服务生？为什么？

19. How does a guest receive mail in a hotel?

      客人如何在酒店收到邮件？

20. When does a guest usually pay his bill?

      客人什么时候付账单？

Topics for composition   篇章題目  -----   A typical hotel lobby.  (典型的酒店大廳)