SECTION 4——場(chǎng)景背景介紹：

本節(jié)講述的主題是旅館的設(shè)施與服務(wù)。為了營(yíng)造賓至如歸的氛圍，一些旅館給客房配備了廚房，旅館還為客人提供體貼入微的服務(wù)，比如提供小瓶的香波、小巧的香皂，甚至?xí)谡眍^上為客人放上巧克力。

本節(jié)必背詞匯、詞組
hospitality n. 殷勤的款待 dispense with 省卻，免除
disorient v. 使迷失方向；使神智迷亂 maximize v. 使最大化
dispirit v. 使氣餒，使沮喪 sleek adj. 雅致的；時(shí)髦的；豪華的
opulent adj. 富裕的；豐富的，豐饒的 underpin v. 加強(qiáng)……的基礎(chǔ)；[喻]支持，鞏固
contemporary adj. 當(dāng)代的
external adj. 外面的 hotelier n. 旅館老板
investigate v. 調(diào)查 predictability n. 可預(yù)測(cè)性
chic n. / adj. 漂亮(的)；瀟灑(的)；時(shí)髦(的) indulge v. 使(自己)沉迷；使?jié)M足；縱容
pamper v. 縱容，嬌養(yǎng)
boutique n. 精品店；鑲嵌珠寶(或鍍金)的日用品(或奢侈品) spoil v. 溺愛
treat v. 對(duì)待；款待n. 款待；難得的樂事
mansion n. 大廈
luxury n. 奢侈(品) miniscule adj. 很小的

詞匯拓展

lease n. 租約 quilt n. 被子
furniture n. 家具 pillow n. 枕頭
stereo n. 立體音響裝置 sheet n. 床單
fridge n. 電冰箱 towel n. 毛巾
radiator n. 暖氣 bed-linen n. 床單及枕套
microwave stove 微波爐 closet n. 壁櫥

文本及疑難解析

l. Last week I looked at the economy end of the hotel business; this week I'm going to discuss the luxury end of the market.
上周我們講了旅館業(yè)的經(jīng)濟(jì)實(shí)惠，這周我們要講這個(gè)市場(chǎng)奢侈的一面。本句中的難點(diǎn)在于“end”。在這里，它不是“結(jié)尾”的意思，而是“方面”的意思。

2. You wake up in the middle of the night in a strange hotel miles away from home, disoriented most probably from jet lag, when even the most expensive surroundings can seem empty and dispiriting.
午夜，當(dāng)你在離家很遠(yuǎn)的陌生旅館醒來的時(shí)候，極有可能因?yàn)闀r(shí)差反應(yīng)而感到昏昏沉沉的，周圍的環(huán)境即使很豪華也會(huì)看起來空洞、令人沮喪。該句中“disoriented most probably from jet lag”的邏輯主語(yǔ)是前面的“you”。“when”在這里不是“當(dāng)……時(shí)”，而是表轉(zhuǎn)折。

3. Do these findings, however, apply only to hotels situated in particular areas?
但是，這些發(fā)現(xiàn)只適合特殊地段的旅館嗎?“these findings”指上文提到的“顧客的基本需要”。

4. However, nothing stands still in the world.
但是，世界上沒有什么是停滯不前的?！皊tand still”在這里不是指“站著不動(dòng)”。

5. Those in the business industry maintain that these serviced apartments dispense with all the unwanted and expensive hotel services that business travellers don't want, while maximising the facilities they do want.
業(yè)內(nèi)人士主張自助旅館省去那些商務(wù)旅行的客人不想要的而且昂貴的服務(wù)，同時(shí)盡可能增加客人需要的設(shè)施。“maintain”在這里指的是“主張”，而不是“保持”?！癿aximising”的邏輯主語(yǔ)是“these serviced apartments”?！皌hey”指“旅客”。

6. The attractions of such facilities are obvious and it'll be interesting to see whether the company manages to establish a trend all over the world and make a lasting impact on the luxury accommodation market.
這些設(shè)施顯然是非常吸引人的。這個(gè)公司是否會(huì)在世界范圍內(nèi)建立一種趨勢(shì)，從而持續(xù)影響豪華住宿市場(chǎng)?我們將拭目以待。該句中“it”指后面的不定式詞組“to see”及其賓語(yǔ)?！癿ake”與前面的“establish”是并列關(guān)系。

7. Now, finally I want to consider the psychology underpinning the traditional holiday hotel industry.
最后，我想談一下傳統(tǒng)假日旅店產(chǎn)業(yè)的心理依據(jù)?！癱onsider”在本句中指“談?wù)?，討論”，而不是“考慮”。

8. Secondly, there is something very powerful in our need to be pampered and looked after, it's almost as if we return to being a baby, when everything was done for us and we felt safe and secure.
第二，我們有一種需要非常強(qiáng)烈，那就是被縱容和照料，就好像回到了嬰兒時(shí)代，所有的事情都為我們做好了，我們感覺到安全、放心。

題目解析

31～34題是選擇題。考生要注意培養(yǎng)自己邊聽邊讀的能力。

31. 原文“You wake up in the middle of the night in a strange hotel miles away from home, disoriented most probably from jet lag, when even the most expensive surroundings can seem empty and dispiriting. ”中的“seem”與題干中的“might”意義相近。原文中的“dispiriting”與B選項(xiàng)中的“depressed”也是同義詞。

32. 原文“...the research suggests that even the most opulent, luxurious hotels seem to have underestimated the most basic needs of their customers... the need to feel at home in surroundings which are both familiar and inviting. ”中的后半部分與B選項(xiàng)表述的意思相似。題干中的“need”出現(xiàn)在了原文中，這對(duì)定位答案很有幫助。

33. 原文“...the company's research covered a whole range of different hotel types, both independent hotels and those which are part of large chains. ”中的“research”與題干中的“research”重疊，比較容易定位。原文的“whole range of”與A選項(xiàng)“wide variety of”的同義詞關(guān)系也很明顯。

34. 原文“...and the research concluded that what was outside the hotel building simply didn't matter. ”中說“旅館的外部并不重要”，所以本題選擇C。

35～40題是提綱填空題。這個(gè)提綱中只有兩個(gè)主題。

35. 原文“... all the unwanted and expensive hotel services that business travellers don't want, while maximising the facilities they do want. ”中的“service”與題干中的“cater”是同義詞關(guān)系。另外，該題的難點(diǎn)在于如果用“traveller”定位的話，就會(huì)先聽到答案，然后才會(huì)聽到定位詞，答案容易被忽略。

36. 原文“...for example, not only sleeping and living accommodation, but also a sleek modem kitchen”中的“sleek”沒有直接出現(xiàn)在題干中，而是以同義詞“stylish”的形式出現(xiàn)，增加了難度。

37. 原文“The attractions of such facilities are obvious and it'll be interesting to see whether the company manages to establish a trend all over the world and make a lasting impact on the luxury accommodation market. ”中直接給出了答案?！癮ll over”與題干中的“throughout”是同義詞。答案“world”是大家比較熟悉的單詞，所以很簡(jiǎn)單。另外要注意的是：35、36、37題在原文中位置接近，信息比較密集，需集中注意力進(jìn)行聽寫。

38. 該題目比較難。原文“Firstly, hotels exploit people's need to escape the predictability of their everyday lives. ”與題干前后都不一樣，如果不能迅速弄清句子結(jié)構(gòu)，就難以馬上找到答案。如果考生能預(yù)測(cè)到答案是動(dòng)詞，定位會(huì)相對(duì)簡(jiǎn)單一些。

39. 原文“...it's almost as if we return to being a baby”中的“as if”與題干中的“l(fā)ike”是同義詞。該題不是很難。

40. 原文“...give little treats... like the miniscule bottles of shampoo and tiny bars of soap, the chocolate on your pillow at night...”中“shampoo and tiny bars of soap”與題干中的“cosmetics”是同義詞。該題目需要捕捉的是一個(gè)比較簡(jiǎn)單的并列信息，難度不大。?