你可以在旅馆服务台订票

　　You can book tickets at the hotel reception.

　　你可以在旅馆服务台订票。

　　A It took me hours to get these tickets.

　　A 我花了几个小时的时间才买到票。

　　B What do you mean?

　　B 你什么意思？

　　A I took a taxi to the theatre. We got lost.

　　A 我打车去了戏院。我们迷路了。

　　B Why did you go to the theatre?

　　B 你们为什么要去戏院？

　　A Well, I can't speak Chinese so I couldn't phone them.

　　A 哦，我不会说汉语，所以我不能给他们打电话。

　　B But you can book tickets at the hotel reception. It’s much easier!

　　B 但是你可以在旅馆服务台订票。这要容易得多！

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　　Notes注释

　　1 Sometimes simple tasks can become complicated, for example getting tickets: It took me hours to get these tickets. / It took me hours to get these tickets. / I took a taxi to the theatre. / I took a taxi to the theatre. / We got lost. / We got lost.

　　有时简单的事情可能变得很复杂，例如买票：It took me hours to get these tickets. /我花了几个小时的时间才买到票。/ I took a taxi to the theatre. /我打车去了戏院。/ We got lost. /我们迷路了。

　　2 Sometimes a task such as booking tickets can be simple: You can book tickets at the hotel reception. / You can book tickets at the hotel reception.

　　有时诸如订票的事情可以很简单：You can book tickets at the hotel reception. /你可以在旅馆服务台订票。

Key phrases and sentences   It took me hours to get these tickets. What do you mean? I took a taxi to the theatre. We got lost. Why did you go to the theatre? Well, I can't speak Chinese so I couldn't phone them. But you can book tickets at the hotel reception. It’s much easier.

重要的短语和句子   我花了几个小时的时间才买到票。   你什么意思？ 我打车去了戏院。我们迷路了。   你们为什么要去戏院？ 哦，我不会说汉语，所以我不能给他们打电话。 但是你可以在旅馆服务台订票。   这要容易得多！