#1843: Room reserved (Secretary - W)
    


  
  

    

      
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我打电话给你没通。我先定了一个房间没有最低消费。但是有百分之10服务费。只能保留到六点半。如果不行可以取消。大厅已经定满

        

        





    

            

                      

              Pinyin: 

                    Wǒ dǎ diànhuà gěi nǐ méi tōng. Wǒ xiān dìng le yī ge fángjiān méiyǒu zuìdī xiāofèi. Dànshì yǒu bǎifēn zhī10fúwù fèi. Zhǐnéng bǎoliú dào liù diǎn bàn. Rúguǒ bùxíng kěyǐ qǔxiāo. Dàtīng yǐjing dìng mǎn        

        





    

            

                      

              English Translation: 

                    I called you, but I didn’t get through. I booked a room. There is no the lowest fee, however, 10% for serving charge. We can only keep it until six o’clock. If you don’t agree, we can cancel it. The big dining hall is no spare room.         

        





      
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打电话【dǎdiànhuà】 to make a telephone call.

房间【fángjiān】 room.

没有【méiyǒu】 not have; there is not; be without; not so … as; less than.

最低【zuìdī】 lowest; minimum.

消费【xiāofèi】 consume.

但是【dànshì】  but; yet; still; nevertheless.

百分之【bǎifēnzhī】 percent.

服务【fúwù】 give service to; be in the service of; serve.

保留【báoliú】 continue to have; retain; hold back; reserve.

如果【rúguǒ】  if; in case; in the event of.

不行【bùxíng】 won’t do; be out of the question; be no good; not work.

可以【kěyǐ】 can; may;  passable; pretty good; not bad;  awful.

取消【qǔxiāo】 cancel; call off; abolish.

大厅【dàtīng】 hall.

已经【yǐjīng】 already.