询问营业时间
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Asking about business hours 询问营业时间
英文对话
Store owner: Hello.
Karin: Hello, is this Joe’s Shoe Repair?
Store owner: Yes, how can I help you?
Karin: I’m calling to find out your business hours.
Store owner: We’re open 24/7.
Karin: Really? You’re open 24 hours a day, seven days a week?
Store owner: Yes, we are, more often than not. Of course we close for major holidays.
Karin: Is that all?
Store owner: We also close the first and third Monday and every other Sunday of each month, except the fourth Sunday, when we’re always open 8:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m., unless we have extended hours.
Karin: Oh, okay. If I brought in a pair of shoes to be fixed today, how quickly can
you have them ready?
Store owner: Normally, we can have shoes repaired in three or four days, but
not this week.
Karin: Why?
Store owner: We’re closed Wednesday through Friday for renovation.
Karin: Okay, what if I brought them in next week?
Store owner: That’s no good either. The exterminators are coming in and we’re closed Monday through Thursday.
Karin: Are you pulling my leg?
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Karin: How about the week after next?
Store owner: Sorry, but you’re out of luck. The week after next we’re closed for
vacation.
Karin: When do you actually open 24/7?
Store owner: We’re always open 24/7 – with just a few exceptions.
注释:
business hours 营业时间
24/7 一天24小时,一周7天;全天候营业
seven days a week 一周7天
more often than not 多半;一般
Every night, more often than not, you'd find my father at the local pub.
每天晚上你大多能在附近的小酒店里找到我父亲。
major holidays主要的假日,重要的节日, 比如Christmas; thanks giving day.
every other每隔一…
You should write on every other line. 你应该隔行写。
extended hours 延长的时间
renovation修理;装修
no good不行;没有用;没有帮助
It's no good complaining.
抱怨是没有用的。
exterminator根除者;消滅者
The tenants were informed that the exterminator of cockroaches would be here
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房客们接到
说消灭蟑螂的人两天后来。
pull someone’s leg 取笑某人;
respectable 名声好的;体面的
It is not respectable to spit on the sidewalk.
在人行道上吐痰是不文雅的。
the week after next 再下一周
out of luck运气不好
He is out of luck.
他真不够运气。
中文翻译:
Store owner:你好。
Karin:你好,这里是Joe的修鞋店吗,
Store owner:对,有什么我可以帮你的,
Karin:我打电话过来是想问下你们的营业时间。
Store owner:我们是全天候营业的。
Karin:真的,你们整天都营业,天天营业,
Store owner:对,是的。大部分时间都是。当然,在大的节日里边我们会关门休息。
Karin:就这样吗,
Store owner:我们每个月的第一个和第三个星期一,每两个星期日有一天也都会关门休息。在每个月的第四个星期,除非我们延长时间工作,正常的情况下我们的工作时间是早上8点到下午5点。
Karin:哦,好了。如果我今天拿鞋过来修,你们最快什么时候能把鞋子修好,
Store owner:正常情况下,三四天时间我们就可以把鞋子修好,不过这个星期不行。
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Store owner:我们星期三到星期五都会关门搞装修。
Karin:那好,如果我下星期把它们带过来呢,
Store owner:那也不好。卫生消毒人员会过来,我们周一到周二也都会关门。
Karin:你不是在逗我吧,
Store owner:当然不是了。这是正经的工作,我从不拿工作开玩笑。
Karin:那再下一周呢,
Store owner:不好意思,你真的不大走运。再下周我们会关门休假。
Karin:那你们什么时候会全天候营业,
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