Mr. Zhao forgets to pack slippers, a toothbrush, and toothpaste on a business trip and calls the hotel front desk to have them delivered to his room.
赵先生忘带东西
赵先生出差的时候忘了带一些东西,他到了酒店以后才发现自己没有拖鞋、牙刷和牙膏。他有点儿着急,就拿起电话打给前台。
电话那边说:“喂,有什么可以帮您?”赵先生说:“你好,我要拖鞋。”前台问他:“请问要几双?”赵先生说他一个人住,一双就够了。
前台又问他:“请问还要什么吗?”赵先生想了想,说他忘了带牙刷,也没有牙膏,所以还要牙刷和牙膏。前台把他要的东西都记下来了。
前台说:“没问题,马上给您送去。”赵先生谢谢她,挂了电话,觉得酒店的服务真快,自己不用出门也能拿到需要的东西。
几分钟以后,服务员就把拖鞋、牙刷和牙膏送到了他的房间。赵先生很满意,他想,以后出差,就算忘了带东西,也不用太担心了。
Zhào xiānsheng wàng dài dōngxi
Zhào xiānsheng chūchāi de shíhou wàng le dài yìxiē dōngxi, tā dào le jiǔdiàn yǐhòu cái fāxiàn zìjǐ méiyǒu tuōxié, yáshuā hé yágāo. Tā yǒudiǎnr zháojí, jiù ná qǐ diànhuà dǎ gěi qiántái.
Diànhuà nàbiān shuō: “Wéi, yǒu shénme kěyǐ bāng nín?” Zhào xiānsheng shuō: “Nǐ hǎo, wǒ yào tuōxié.” Qiántái wèn tā: “Qǐngwèn yào jǐ shuāng?” Zhào xiānsheng shuō tā yí gè rén zhù, yì shuāng jiù gòu le.
Qiántái yòu wèn tā: “Qǐngwèn hái yào shénme ma?” Zhào xiānsheng xiǎng le xiǎng, shuō tā wàng le dài yáshuā, yě méiyǒu yágāo, suǒyǐ hái yào yáshuā hé yágāo. Qiántái bǎ tā yào de dōngxi dōu jì xiàlái le.
Qiántái shuō: “Méi wèntí, mǎshàng gěi nín sòng qù.” Zhào xiānsheng xièxiè tā, guà le diànhuà, juéde jiǔdiàn de fúwù zhēn kuài, zìjǐ bú yòng chūmén yě néng nádào xūyào de dōngxi.
Jǐ fēnzhōng yǐhòu, fúwùyuán jiù bǎ tuōxié, yáshuā hé yágāo sòng dào le tā de fángjiān. Zhào xiānsheng hěn mǎnyì, tā xiǎng, yǐhòu chūchāi, jiùsuàn wàng le dài dōngxi, yě bú yòng tài dānxīn le.
Mr. Zhao Forgets Some Things
Mr. Zhao forgot to bring some things on his business trip. It was only after he arrived at the hotel that he realized he had no slippers, toothbrush, or toothpaste. He was a bit worried, so he picked up the phone and called the front desk.
The person on the other end of the line said, “Hello, what can I help you with?” Mr. Zhao said, “Hello, I’d like some slippers.” The front desk asked him, “May I ask how many pairs you’d like?” Mr. Zhao said he was staying alone, so one pair would be enough.
The front desk asked him again, “May I ask if you need anything else?” Mr. Zhao thought about it and said he had forgotten to bring a toothbrush and didn’t have toothpaste either, so he also needed a toothbrush and toothpaste. The front desk wrote down everything he needed.
The front desk said, “No problem, we’ll send it to you right away.” Mr. Zhao thanked her, hung up the phone, and felt that the hotel’s service was really fast — he could get what he needed without even having to leave the room.
A few minutes later, the staff delivered the slippers, toothbrush, and toothpaste to his room. Mr. Zhao was very satisfied. He thought that in the future, when traveling for business, even if he forgot to bring something, he wouldn’t need to worry too much.
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喂 | wéi | hello (on the phone) |
| 有什么 | yǒu shénme | what / anything |
| 可以 | kěyǐ | can |
| 帮 | bāng | to help |
| 您 | nín | you (polite) |
| 要 | yào | to want |
| 拖鞋 | tuōxié | slippers |
| 请问 | qǐngwèn | may I ask |
| 几 | jǐ | how many |
| 双 | shuāng | pair |
| 还 | hái | also |
| 什么 | shénme | what |
| 牙刷 | yáshuā | toothbrush |
| 和 | hé | and |
| 牙膏 | yágāo | toothpaste |
| 没问题 | méi wèntí | no problem |
| 马上 | mǎshàng | at once / immediately |
| 给 | gěi | to give |
| 送去 | sòng qù | to deliver |
几 + measure word (jǐ) — asking how many
几 before a measure word asks about a small, countable quantity.
请问要几双?
还 (hái) — “also / in addition”
还 before a verb adds an additional item or action to what was already mentioned.
还要牙刷和牙膏。
马上 (mǎshàng) — immediacy
马上 before a verb indicates that an action will happen right away.
马上给您送去。
No idiomatic expressions in this story.
Room Service Requests in Chinese Hotels
Most hotels in China provide slippers (拖鞋), a toothbrush (牙刷), and toothpaste (牙膏) upon request if guests forget to bring their own, usually delivered directly to the room within minutes at no extra charge. Calling the front desk with 喂 (wéi), the standard phone greeting, and using 请问 (qǐngwèn) to politely ask questions are common courtesies in these service calls.