큰일 할 남자의 영어 듣기 [11] - Budget Hotel Rooms

큰일 할 남자의 영어 듣기 [11] - Budget Hotel Rooms

1. Budget Hotel Rooms.MP3

• Man : Hi. I have a reservation for tonight, and I just want to check in.

• Hotel Clerk : Sure. What's your name?

• Man : Uh, Mike Adams.

• Hotel Clerk : Okay. Let me check here. Um. Here's your key to open your door. You're in room 36-. Just walk down this hall, and you'll see the elevators on your right.

• Man : Oh, okay. And, uh, where's the exercise room? I'd like to, you know, run a couple of miles before going to bed tonight.

• Hotel Clerk : It's on the second floor, and it's open till 10 tonight.

• Man : Okay.

• Hotel Clerk : But the treadmill isn't working.

• Man : Oh, oh well. And on final question. Do you have wireless Internet in the rooms?

• Hotel Clerk : We Do... for &7.95 a night.

• Man : Uhhh, I thought something like that would be free.

• Hotel Clerk : No, sorry, sir but you can get free wireless access if you sit in the parking lot on the far north side. You see, the hotel next to us has wireless and...

• Man : Oh, great. Um, and uh... forget that. And every room has a refrigerator, right?

• Hotel Clerk : Well, we can have one put in your room for an additional ten dollars a night.

• Man : Ahhhh, I thought something like that would be included in the price of the room.

• Hotel Clerk : Sorry, sir.

• Man : Well, you know, it... it kind of irks ^[각주:1]me it when hotels nickel-and-dime^[각주:2] their customers like this. I mean, I checked with sev(eral hotels)... I mean I checked with sev(eral hotels)...

• Hotel Clerk : You really should have checked this one too, shouldn't you have, buddy.

• Man : I... I guess that I... I'm all flustered^[각주:3] now. I mean all the other hotels provide these amenities ^[각주:4]for free.

• Hotel Clerk : Sorry, sir. It's just the way it is at this hotel.

• Man : And the bed? Is that extra too?

• Hotel Clerk : Of course NOT.

• Man : Oh, I've had it^[각주:5]. I'll just try the hotel across the street. I'm sure they'll give me better service.

• Hotel Clerk : Okay, but you'd be canceling your reservation here, so we'll have to charge you a cancellatioin fee of 50% of the cost of the room.

• Man : Ahhh, forget it. I can't win either way. What's my room again?

• Hotel Clerk : Three sixty.

• Man : Ughhhhhh!!!

esl-lab.com

1. irk - someone or something that bothers you [본문으로]
2. nickle-and-dime - take away someone's money by making the person pay small amounts for something [본문으로]
3. be flustered - be in a bothered or confused state [본문으로]
4. amenities - things or services that make you comfortable [본문으로]
5. I've had it - used to say that someone is tired or annoyed by something [본문으로]