488.I'd like to hire a car for three days.

我想租一辆车，租用三天。

489.What kind of car do you want？

您想租用什么样的车？

490.We need a minibus.

我们想租一辆面包车。

491.How would you pay？

您如何付款？

492.We'll pay in check and hire the car from tomorrow.

我们将用支票付款并从明天开始租用。

493.Could you please send a car to Garden Hotel？

你能派辆车子到花园宾馆吗？

494.We are going to Pudong International Airport.

我们准备去浦东国际机场。

495.The taxi will be there about five minutes.

车子五分钟左右就到。

496.Please wait at the hotel gate.

请在宾馆门口等候。

497.What kind of car do you have in mind？

您需要租什么样的车？

498. A new and handsome limousine.

想租一辆新的、漂亮的四门轿车。

499.How long will you need it？

您要租多长时间？

500.How  much is the  rent？

租金怎么算？

Dialogue A

（Miss Yang， the secretary of Shanghai Import ＆  Export  Corporation wants to hire a minibus to send their clients to visit some factories， so she is  telephoning  a  taxi company  for  help. ）

（ A： a clerk of Dazhong Taxi Company；  B： Miss Yang）

A： Hello. Dazhong Taxi Company. Can I help you？

B： Yes. This is the secretary from Shanghai Import ＆ Export Corporation. I'd like to hire a car for 3 days.

A： What kind of car do you want？

B： We need a minibus. How much does it cost each day？

A： 500 yuan RMB per day. How would you pay？ In check or in cash？

B： We'll pay in check and hire the car from tomorrow.

A： No problem. Ma I have your telephone？

B： Yes. The number is 66428868 extension 607. Thank you.

Dialogue B

A： This is Qiangsheng Taxi Service. May I help you？

B： Hello， this is Miss wang Qing speaking. Could you please send a car to Garden Hotel？

A： Sure. Where are you going？

B： We are going to Pudong International Airport.

A： No problem. The taxi will be there about five minutes. Please wait at the hotel gate.

B： Thank you very much.

Dialogue C

A： Good morning. Is there anything I can do for you？

B： Yes. I'd like to rent a car.

A： What kind of car do you have in mind？

B： A new and handsome limousine.

A： I see. How long will you need it？

B： Four days. How much is the rent？

A： 1200 Yuan a day.

Notes 注释

1.I'd like to hire a car for three days.

动词 hire指临时雇佣劳动力或短期租用某物，一般指租用汽车、船只等。

如：The store hired two more clerks.

这个商店又雇佣了两个店员。

During our vacation we hired a boat and went fishing.

在假期中我们租了一条船去钓鱼。

hire out boats by the day 按日计算出租船只

2.in check用支票支付

3.in cash 用现金支付

4.No problem. 没问题。

Words and Expressions

hire /hai+/                                     n. 雇用；租赁

corporation/？k&： p+'reiM+n/           n. 股份有限公司

minibus/'minib）s/                           n. 面包车

cash /k$M/                                  n. 现金

rent /rent/                                     v. 租用

n. 租金

limousine/'limuzi： n/                       n. 加长型高级轿车