中学英语词汇是英语的常用词。
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今天我们来学习book和reserve的用法,
请熟读例句到会说:
book和reserve是生活中最常用的单词,都能表示
预订,预约(座位、席位、房间等)。
它们经常可以互换使用,但又有些区别:
book和reserve都可以:
I'd like to book a table for tonight.
我想订一张今晚的桌子。
I'd like to book a table for two for 8 o'clock tonight.
我想订今晚8点两个人的座位。
I'd like to book a seat to Hangzhou for Monday the tenth.
我想订一张10号,期一去杭州的票。
We're booked on the next flight.
我们订了下一班飞机。
I'm sorry. We're all booked up tonight.
我很抱歉。我们今晚都订满了。
Suppose flights are fully booked on that day-which other day could we go?
假如那天的航班都订满了,我们哪一天可以去?
I'd like to reserve a table for three for eight o'clock.
我想订一张八点钟三个人的桌子。
You can reserve seats over/by the telephone.
你可以通过电话预订座位。
Do you have to reserve tickets in advance?
你们那必须提前订票吗?
I've reserved a room in the name of Jones.
我以琼斯的名义预订了一个房间。
book in(to)
登记入住(旅馆)
After booking into our hotel, we went straight down to the beach.
我们登记入住后,就直奔海滩去了。
Always insist upon seeing your room before booking in.
在入住之前一定要先看看你的房间。
根据客户要求,或主动“保留”,用reserve:
May I sit here, or is this seat/table reserved?
我可以坐在这里吗?这个座位/桌子是预订的吗?
We'll reserve the ticket for you till tomorrow noon.
我们将把票为您预留到明天中午。
They agreed to reserve four tickets for us.
他们同意为我们预留四张票。
These seats are reserved for special guests.
这些座位是为特殊客人预留的。
The car park is reserved for customers only.
停车场只为顾客保留(顾客专用)。
I reserve the right to leave at any time I choose.
我保留随时离开的权利。
You must reserve your strength for tomorrow’s match.
你必须为明天的比赛保留体力。
I reserve Sunday mornings for tidying my room.
我预定星期天早上整理房间。
We must reserve some of this corn for next year's seed.
我们必须储备一些这种玉米作为明年的种子。
储备(量);储藏(量);(动植物)保护区;自然保护区;内向;寡言少语;矜持
We have only a small reserve of coal.
我们只有很少的煤炭储备。
The area was declared a wildlife reserve twenty years ago.
二十年前这个地区被宣布为野生动物保护区。
We always keep some money in reserve, just in case.
我们总是储备一些钱,以防万一。
She overcame her own natural reserve.
她克服了自己内向的性格。
These children have a huge reserve of latent talent.
这些孩子有巨大的潜能。
内向的;寡言少语的;矜持的
He is a reserved man who spoke little.
他是个沉默寡言的人。
Ellen was a shy, reserved girl.
埃伦是个害羞、矜持的女孩。
The English have a reputation for being reserved.
英国人以矜持著称。
预订的行为,booking和reservation都可以:
Do you have a reservation?
您有预订吗?
I'm sorry, but I have to cancel my reservation.
We can hold the reservation for you until next Friday.
我们可以为您预留到下星期五。
对不起,我得取消预订。
I'll call the restaurant and make a reservation.
我会打电话给餐厅预订。
I made a reservation for tonight at the restaurant.
我在饭店预订了今晚的位子。
Can I make a booking for Friday afternoon?
我能预订星期五下午的票吗?
I made a booking for two double rooms online.
我在网上订了两间双人房。
Can you write and confirm your booking?
你能写信确认你的预订吗?
Please write to confirm your reservation.
请写信确认您的预订。
The booking office sells tickets 3 days in advance.
售票处提前3天售票。
保留其他东西,用reservation:
He accepted my advice without reservation.
他毫无保留地接受了我的建议。
She is an excellent worker and I commend her to you without reservation.
她是个出色的工人,我毫无保留地向你推荐她。
The family lives on a Native American reservation.
这家人住在美洲原住民保留地(印第安人保留地)。
Seventeen thousand Indians live in Arizona on a reservation.
一万七千印度人住在亚利桑那州的一个保留地。
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