The First Guest (Part 2)

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第一dì yī位wèi客人kè rén是shì一位yī wèi年轻nián qīng的de旅客lǚ kè。The first guest was a young traveler.他tā拖tuō着zhe行李xíng li,看起来kàn qǐ lai有点yǒu diǎn累lèi。He pulled his luggage and looked a little tired.

美玲měi líng微笑wēi xiào着zhe问wèn:“请问qǐng wèn您nín要yào入住rù zhù吗ma?”Mei Ling smiled and asked, "Would you like to check in?"旅客lǚ kè点头diǎn tóu,说shuō他tā刚gāng下xià飞机fēi jī。The traveler nodded and said he had just gotten off a flight.

小杰xiǎo jié很快hěn kuài帮bāng他tā找到zhǎo dào空房kōng fáng。Xiao Jie quickly found an empty room for him.美玲měi líng拿出ná chū房卡fáng kǎ,告诉gào sù他tā房号fáng hào和hé楼层lóu céng。Mei Ling took out the room card and told him the room number and floor.

旅客lǚ kè问wèn饭店fàn diàn有没有yǒu méi yǒu早餐zǎo cān。The traveler asked if the hotel had breakfast.美玲měi líng说shuō早上zǎo shang七qī点diǎn到dào九jiǔ点diǎn都dōu有yǒu。Mei Ling said breakfast was available from seven to nine.

旅客lǚ kè笑xiào着zhe说shuō谢谢xiè xie,看起来kàn qǐ lai轻松qīng sōng多duō了le。The traveler smiled and said thank you, looking much more relaxed.美玲měi líng心里xīn li想xiǎng:一天yī tiān的de工作gōng zuò真的zhēn de开始kāi shǐ了le。Mei Ling thought: the day's work has truly begun.

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