S: Simon F: Fanny
Simon and Fanny walk into the entrance of their hotel. Simon looks puzzled as he looks around and finds no one at the counter.
S: Hey, where’s the receptionist? Are you sure we’re at the right hotel?
F: Yep, this is the one. It’s a self-check-in hotel, so there’s no front desk or reception area. Everything is handled digitally.
S: Self-check-in? How does that even work?
F: It’s pretty simple. We check in using either our phones or that kiosk over there. You just enter your reservation details on it.
S: And the hotel just trusts us to do everything ourselves?
F: Basically, yes. The system is fully automated. You verify your ID and settle any payments, and then you get either a digital key on your phone or a physical keycard from the kiosk.
賽門和芬妮走進飯店門口。當賽門環顧四周並發現櫃檯沒有人時,他很困惑。
賽 門: 嘿,櫃檯人員在哪裡?妳確定我們在對的飯店嗎?
芬 妮: 是啊,就是這家。這是一家自助報到飯店,因此沒有前臺或接待區。一切都以數位化方式處理。
賽 門: 自助報到?這到底是如何運作的?
芬 妮: 這很簡單。我們使用手機或那邊的電子自助服務機辦理入住。你只要在上面輸入你的訂房資訊。
賽 門: 飯店信任我們自己做所有事情嗎?
芬 妮: 基本上是的。這套系統是完全自動化的。你驗證你的身分並結清所有款項,然後你可以在手機上取得數位鑰匙或從電子自助服務機取得實體鑰匙卡。
生活必備字詞:
digitally adv. 數位地
digital a. 數位的,電子的
reservation n. 預訂,預約
physical a. 實體的,實物的
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