每日英語 #110: Hotel Discounts 酒店折扣

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Hotel Discounts 酒店折扣

When “booking” (reserving; making arrangements for) a hotel room, it’s always “worthwhile” (worth the effort) to ask about any special “discounts” (reductions in price) that might be available. Many hotels offer discounted rates for certain groups of customers.

當「預訂」（預留；安排）酒店房間時，詢問是否有任何「特殊折扣」（價格減免）總是「值得」（值得努力）的。許多酒店為特定客群提供折扣價格。

For example, sometimes “government employees” (people who work for the federal, state, or local government) can get a discount. People who “serve” (work) in the “military” (the people and organizations that protect the country, such as the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines) may also be “eligible for” (qualified to get) a discount, as well as members of their “immediate” (closely related) family. “Senior citizens” (people older than 65 years old) are also eligible for discounts at many hotels. Less commonly, students might be able to get discounts, too, although this is more common at “hostels” (very inexpensive hotels, usually with shared bathrooms).

例如，有時「政府雇員」（為聯邦、州或地方政府工作的人）可以獲得折扣。「軍人」（保護國家的組織和人員，如陸軍、海軍、空軍和海軍陸戰隊）也可能「有資格」（有資格獲得）折扣，他們的「直系親屬」（密切相關的家人）也是如此。「老年人」（年齡超過65歲的人）在許多酒店也有資格獲得折扣。較不常見的是，學生也可能獲得折扣，儘管這在「青年旅館」（通常非常便宜的酒店，通常共用浴室）中更為常見。

Sometimes organizational “affiliations” (connections with an organization; membership) can make an individual eligible for special rates. “Presenting” (showing) an “AAA” (American Automobile Association) membership card can often “secure” (get) a lower rate.

有時，與某組織的「聯繫」（與組織的關聯；成員身份）可以使個人有資格獲得特殊價格。「出示」（展示）「AAA」（美國汽車協會）的會員卡通常可以「獲得」（獲得）更低的價格。

Many hotel chains have membership programs for their most “frequent” (doing something often) customers. These customers might earn points each time they stay at the hotel, and when they “accumulate” (add up; collect) a certain number of points, they might be eligible for discounts or special services.

許多連鎖酒店為其最「經常」（經常做某事）的顧客設立了會員計劃。這些顧客每次入住酒店時都可能獲得積分，當他們「累積」（累加；收集）到一定數量的積分時，他們可能有資格獲得折扣或特殊服務。

Finally, hotel guests can sometimes get discounted rates for booking their hotel room online and/or paying for the room online instead of doing it “in person” (while interacting face-to-face with another person) or over the phone.

最後，酒店客人有時可以通過在線預訂和/或在線支付房間費用來獲得折扣，而不是「親自」（與另一個人面對面交流時）或通過電話進行。

重要單字

• Booking /ˈbʊkɪŋ/ - 預訂
• Worthwhile /ˌwɜːrθˈwaɪl/ - 值得的
• Discounts /ˈdɪskaʊnts/ - 折扣
• Government employees /ˈɡʌvərnmənt ɛmˈplɔɪiːz/ - 政府雇員
• Military /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri/ - 軍隊
• Eligible for /ˈɛlɪdʒəbl fɔr/ - 有資格的
• Immediate family /ɪˈmiːdiət ˈfæmɪli/ - 直系親屬
• Senior citizens /ˈsiːnjər ˈsɪtɪzənz/ - 老年人
• Affiliations /əˌfɪliˈeɪʃənz/ - 聯繫
• Frequent /ˈfriːkwənt/ - 經常的
• Accumulate /əˈkjuːmjəleɪt/ - 累積
• In person /ɪn ˈpɜrsən/ - 親自