上回在芝加哥开行业峰会,同行的张总在前台急得冒汗。他指着房间门卡比划:"My passport must go into the deposit box!" 前台小哥一脸茫然。我走过去拍了拍张总肩膀,转头对前台笑着说了句:"Could you help him set the code for the in-room safe?" 小哥瞬间恍然大悟:"Ah! The SAFE! No problem!"
记住这个黄金表达:"in-room safe" (客房保险柜)。简单直白,全球通用。需要操作时可以说:"How do I reset the code on the safe?"(重置密码)或者"The safe won't open, could you assist?"(打不开求助)。我在孟买、开普敦甚至冰岛的小旅馆试过,百试百灵。