半夜,王小姐醒了,房间里太冷了。
In the middle of the night, Miss Wang woke up — the room was freezing.
空调坏了,怎么也关不上。
The air conditioning was broken and just wouldn't turn off.
她给前台打电话:“你好,806房间的空调有问题。”
She called the front desk: "Hello, the air conditioning in room 806 has a problem."
前台说:“真对不起!我们马上让人过去看看。”
The front desk said, "We're so sorry! We'll send someone up right away."
五分钟后,有人敲门。
Five minutes later, there was a knock at the door.
工作人员看了看,说:“今天晚上没办法修。”
The staff member took a look and said, "There's no way to fix it tonight."
“我们给您换一个房间,好吗?”
"May we move you to another room?"
新房间在九楼,比原来的还大一点。
The new room was on the ninth floor, even a little bigger than the old one.
过了一会儿,前台还送来了一盘水果。
A little while later, the front desk even sent up a plate of fruit.
王小姐笑了:“没关系,谢谢你们!”
Miss Wang smiled: "It's alright — thank you!"
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 半夜 | bàn yè | midnight; in the middle of the night |
| 王 | Wáng | king; monarch |
| 小姐 | xiǎo jie | miss |
| 醒 | xǐng | to wake up; to become alert |
| 了 | le | (particle indicating completed action or change of state) |
| 房间 | fáng jiān | room |
| 里 | lǐ | inside; interior; within |
| 太 | tài | too; very |
| 冷 | lěng | cold |
| 空调 | kōng tiáo | air conditioner |
| 坏了 | huài le | shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost |
| 怎么 | zěn me | how?; what? |
| 也 | yě | also |
| 关 | guān | to close; to turn off |
| 不 | bù | no; not |
| 上 | shàng | up; on |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 给 | gěi | to give; for, to (sb) |
| 前台 | qián tái | front desk; reception (or stage, in some contexts) |
| 打电话 | dǎ diàn huà | to make a phone call |
| 你好 | nǐ hǎo | hello; hi |
| 的 | de | possessive particle |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is, there are |
| 问题 | wèn tí | question; problem |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
| 真 | zhēn | really; truly |
| 对不起 | duì bù qǐ | sorry |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us |
| 马上 | mǎ shàng | right away; immediately |
| 让 | ràng | to let; to allow; to cause (someone) to feel something |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 过去 | guò qù | the past; former; previously |
| 看看 | kàn kan | to take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon |
| 五 | wǔ | five |
| 分钟 | fēn zhōng | minute |
| 后 | hòu | behind; after |
| 有人 | yǒu rén | someone; there is someone |
| 敲门 | qiāo mén | to knock on a door |
| 工作人员 | gōng zuò rén yuán | staff member |
| 看了 | kàn le | looked at; watched; read (completed action) |
| 看 | kàn | to look; to watch; to see |
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 晚上 | wǎn shang | evening |
| 没办法 | méi bàn fǎ | there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it |
| 修 | xiū | to repair; to cultivate; to study; (also a surname) |
| 您 | nín | you (polite) |
| 换 | huàn | to exchange; to change |
| 一个 | yī ge | a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) |
| 好吗 | hǎo ma | is it okay? |
| 新 | xīn | new |
| 在 | zài | to be (located); at; in |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine; 9 |
| 楼 | lóu | building; floor |
| 比 | bǐ | compared to; than |
| 原来 | yuán lái | originally; as it turns out |
| 还 | hái | still; yet |
| 大 | dà | big; large |
| 一点 | yī diǎn | a bit; a little; (in negative sentences) not at all; one o'clock |
| 过了 | guò le | to have passed (time); after (a period has gone by) |
| 一会儿 | yī huìr | a while |
| 送 | sòng | to give (as a gift); to send; to deliver; to escort or see off |
| 来了 | lái le | has come; arrived |
| 一 | yī | one |
| 盘 | pán | plate; dish; tray |
| 水果 | shuǐ guǒ | fruit |
| 笑了 | xiào le | smiled; laughed |
| 没关系 | méi guān xi | it doesn't matter |
| 谢谢 | xiè xie | thank you |
| 你们 | nǐ men | you (plural) |