A couple celebrates their wedding anniversary at a five‑star hotel. When the restaurant is full, the concierge arranges a special turndown service instead.
夜床服务
王先生和他的老婆今天来到上海旅游，因为今天是他们的结婚纪念日。
他们已经结婚两年了，所以王先生想给老婆一个特别的晚上。
他们住在一家五星级酒店，这家酒店在市中心附近，周围有很多出名的餐厅。
王先生问老婆想吃什么。老婆说她喜欢法国菜，因为法国菜比较有情调。他们决定晚上去一家法国餐厅吃饭。
下午六点，王先生去礼宾部，请工作人员帮他们预订餐厅。工作人员很有礼貌，但是餐厅已经满座了。王先生有一点儿失望，不知道应该怎么办。
工作人员听说今天是他们的结婚纪念日，就马上恭喜他们。他说，虽然餐厅没有位置，但是酒店可以准备一个特别的夜床服务。
他们可以先在房间里休息，然后让酒店准备鲜花、巧克力和饮料。王先生问五点是否方便，老婆高兴地说：“好啊！”
晚上五点，服务员来到他们的房间，把房间准备的很漂亮。床上有很多花，桌子上有一个特别的蛋糕。王先生的老婆非常开心，觉得这比去餐厅更方便，也很有情调。
他们一边吃蛋糕，一边说起第一次见面的事情。虽然这次没有在法国餐厅吃晚餐，但是他们还是好好庆祝了结婚纪念日。
他们感谢礼宾部的工作人员，并决定以后每年都要一起旅行。对他们来说，最重要的不是去哪一家餐厅，而是两个人在一起。
yè chuáng fú wù
Wáng xiānsheng hé tā de lǎo po jīn tiān lái dào Shànghǎi lǚ yóu, yīn wèi jīn tiān shì tā men de jié hūn jì niàn rì.
Tā men yǐ jīng jié hūn liǎng nián le, suǒ yǐ Wáng xiānsheng xiǎng gěi lǎo po yí gè tè bié de wǎn shang.
Tā men zhù zài yì jiā wǔ xīng jí jiǔ diàn, zhè jiā jiǔ diàn zài shì zhōng xīn fù jìn, zhōu wéi yǒu hěn duō chū míng de cān tīng.
Wáng xiānsheng wèn lǎo po xiǎng chī shén me. Lǎo po shuō tā xǐ huan Fǎ guó cài, yīn wèi Fǎ guó cài bǐ jiào yǒu qíng diào. Tā men jué dìng wǎn shang qù yì jiā Fǎ guó cān tīng chī fàn.
Xià wǔ liù diǎn, Wáng xiānsheng qù lǐ bīn bù, qǐng gōng zuò rén yuán bāng tā men yù dìng cān tīng. Gōng zuò rén yuán hěn yǒu lǐ mào, dàn shì cān tīng yǐ jīng mǎn zuò le. Wáng xiānsheng yǒu yì diǎn er shī wàng, bù zhī dào yīng gāi zěn me bàn.
Gōng zuò rén yuán tīng shuō jīn tiān shì tā men de jié hūn jì niàn rì, jiù mǎ shàng gōng xǐ tā men. Tā shuō, suī rán cān tīng méi yǒu wèi zhi, dàn shì jiǔ diàn kě yǐ zhǔn bèi yí gè tè bié de yè chuáng fú wù.
Tā men kě yǐ xiān zài fáng jiān lǐ xiū xi, rán hòu ràng jiǔ diàn zhǔn bèi xiān huā, qiǎo kè lì hé yǐn liào. Wáng xiānsheng wèn wǔ diǎn shì fǒu fāng biàn, lǎo po gāo xìng de shuō: “Hǎo a!”
Wǎn shang wǔ diǎn, fú wù yuán lái dào tā men de fáng jiān, bǎ fáng jiān zhǔn bèi de hěn piào liang. Chuáng shàng yǒu hěn duō huā, zhuō zi shàng yǒu yí gè tè bié de dàn gāo. Wáng xiān sheng de lǎo po fēi cháng kāi xīn, jué de zhè bǐ qù cān tīng gèng fāng biàn, yě hěn yǒu qíng diào.
Tā men yì biān chī dàn gāo, yì biān shuō qǐ dì yī cì jiàn miàn de shì qing. Suī rán zhè cì méi yǒu zài Fǎ guó cān tīng chī wǎn cān, dàn shì tā men hái shì hǎo hǎo qìng zhù le jié hūn jì niàn rì.
Tā men gǎn xiè lǐ bīn bù de gōng zuò rén yuán, bìng jué dìng yǐ hòu měi nián dōu yào yì qǐ lǚ xíng. Duì tā men lái shuō, zuì zhòng yào de bú shì qù nǎ yì jiā cān tīng, ér shì liǎng gè rén zài yì qǐ.
Turndown Service
Mr. Wang and his wife came to Shanghai today because today is their wedding anniversary.
They have already been married for two years, so Mr. Wang wanted to give his wife a special evening.
They are staying at a five‑star hotel. This hotel is near the city center, and around it there are many famous restaurants.
Mr. Wang asked his wife what she wanted to eat. His wife said she likes French food because French food is more romantic. They decided to go to a French restaurant for dinner in the evening.
In the afternoon at six o’clock, Mr. Wang went to the concierge and asked a staff member to help them reserve a restaurant. The staff member was very polite, but the restaurant was already fully booked. Mr. Wang was a little disappointed and didn’t know what to do.
When the staff member heard that today was their wedding anniversary, he immediately congratulated them. He said that although the restaurant had no seats, the hotel could prepare a special turndown service.
They could first rest in their room, and then let the hotel prepare fresh flowers, chocolate, and drinks. Mr. Wang asked whether five o’clock was convenient, and his wife happily said, “Sure!”
In the evening at five o’clock, the attendant came to their room and made the room look very beautiful. There were many flowers on the bed, and on the table there was a special cake. Mr. Wang’s wife was very happy; she felt this was more convenient than going to a restaurant and also very romantic.
While eating the cake, they talked about the first time they met. Although this time they did not have dinner at a French restaurant, they still properly celebrated their wedding anniversary.
They thanked the concierge staff and decided that in the future every year they would travel together. For them, the most important thing was not which restaurant to go to, but that the two of them were together.
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 结婚纪念日 | jié hūn jì niàn rì | wedding anniversary |
| 五星级 | wǔ xīng jí | five‑star |
| 有情调 | yǒu qíng diào | romantic; atmospheric |
| 礼宾部 | lǐ bīn bù | concierge (department) |
| 夜床服务 | yè chuáng fú wù | turndown service |
| 满座 | mǎn zuò | fully booked; no seats left |
| 工作人员 | gōng zuò rén yuán | staff member |
| 恭喜 | gōng xǐ | congratulations; to congratulate |
虽然……但是…… (suī rán … dàn shì …) “although … but …”
This pattern expresses contrast: “although X, but Y.” In spoken Chinese, 但是 is often kept even though English would drop “but.”
虽然餐厅没有位置，但是酒店可以准备一个特别的夜床服务。
一边……一边…… (yì biān … yì biān …) “while … while …”
Used to describe two actions happening at the same time: “while doing X, (also) doing Y.”
他们一边吃蛋糕，一边说起第一次见面的事情。
好好庆祝一下 (hǎo hǎo qìng zhù yí xià)
好好 emphasizes doing something “properly” or “in a good way.” 一下 softens the action, like “a bit” or “for a while.” Together: “celebrate properly (for a bit).”
我们要好好庆祝一下结婚纪念日。
Turndown Service in Chinese Hotels
In many mid‑ to high‑end hotels in China, 夜床服务 (yè chuáng fú wù, “turndown service”) is offered in the late afternoon or early evening. Staff may tidy the room, draw the curtains, turn down the bed, and leave small gifts such as flowers, chocolates, or fruit. For special occasions like anniversaries or birthdays, hotels often add extra decorations or a cake, similar to the story above.
