英语口语：Booking or scheduling a taxi （预订或安排出租车）

Booking or scheduling a taxi （预订或安排出租车）

• David: Hello, would you organize me a taxi for tomorrow afternoon?你好，你能帮我安排一辆明天下午的出租车吗?

• Hotel receptionist: That will be no problem. Where do you want the taxi to take you?没问题。你想要出租车到哪里接你?

• David: Well, I have to be at a business conference for 2 o clock at the Regents hotel. I'm hoping that it is not very far away from here.嗯， 2点钟我要到Regents酒店参加一个商务会议。我希望出租车能到离这儿不远的地方。

• Hotel receptionist: No. It’s only a twenty minute drive from this hotel and you will be fine as the traffic is not busy at that time.不远。从这里开车到酒店只要二十分钟，你会准时到达的，因为那个时候交通不会很堵塞。

• David: Then one thirty will be fine. No! make it one fifteen to be on the safe side. Book the taxi for 1：15 in the afternoon, please.那么让出租车1：30来接我就好了。不! 为了安全起见，还是1：15吧。请预订1：15出发的出租车。

• Hotel receptionist: OK. I will make booking right away for you.好的。我现在就为您预订。

• David: Thank you for your help. And please tell the taxi company to make sure the taxi arrives by 1-15, as that will leave me plenty of time.谢谢你的帮助。请告诉出租车公司，让他们确保出租车1：15到达，这样我就有足够的时间了。

• Hotel receptionist: Would you like me to order a taxi for when you return?你回来时要我叫辆出租车吗?

• David: That's a great idea. Could make sure the taxi waiting for me outside for 8 o clock是个好主意。可以让出租车8点在外面等我。

• Hotel receptionist: Don’t worry, we’ll take care of that.别担心，我们会处理的。

tips：

①booking or scheduling a taxi “预订或安排一辆出租车”。Schedule除了作名词表示“时间表，日程表”以外，还可以作动词，表示“安排，预订”。对话中表示“预订出租车”的表达还有很多，比如：book/order/organize a taxi。

②on the safe side“为了安全/保险起见；以防万一”。It may be nothing, but let's check it out to be on the safe side.（可能没事，不过为了安全起见，再检查一下。）

③Don’t worry, we’ll take care of that. “别担心，我们会处理的。”take care of“照看，照料；处理”。