強龍大戰地頭蛇
Keith and Kathy are chatting.
基斯和凱西正在聊天。
Kathy: There are more and more international hotels opening in Taiwan.
凱西：台灣開了愈來愈多的國際飯店了。
open(v.)投入營運
Keith: Yeah, I’ve noticed. There must be some reason why they’re choosing to open up hotels here.
基斯：是啊，我也發現了。他們選擇在這裡開飯店一定有一些理由。
notice(v.)注意、發現=notehave (has) V-pp現在完成式(已經…)
Kathy: The Kimpton Da An Hotel is a boutique hotel that aims to make its guests feel at home with its warm and cozy atmosphere and interior design.
凱西：金普頓大安酒店是一間精品飯店，利用它溫暖、舒適的氣氛和室內裝潢，它想為客人營造出家的感覺。
boutique hotel精品飯店aim(v.)打算、想要=try, attempt, intendcozy(adj.)舒適的atmosphere(n.)氣氛、氛圍interior design室內設計
Keith: The management at Kimpton don’t want their hotel to be like the other hotels which all look the same.
基斯：他們的管理階層不想要飯店只像其他長得都一樣的飯店。
management(n.)管理層、資方
Kathy: Yeah, I can see that. They also try to differentiate themselves from their competition through their management style and customer service.
凱西：是啊，看得出來！他們也嘗試透過飯店管理與客戶服務，來與其他競爭者作出區別。
differentiate(v.)區別、使產生差異=separatethe competition競爭對手、競爭者management(n.)管理、經營
Keith: So, in their eyes, the management and service in our local hotels need improving.
基斯：所以在他們眼中，本土飯店的管理和服務有需要改善的地方。
in sb’s eyes從…的角度、在…心目中improve(v.)改善、改進
Kathy: You could say that. International hotels usually have well-planned online booking systems that allow customers to check for room availability and to book a room 24/7.
凱西：國際飯店有完善的線上訂房系統，讓消費者能查詢空房狀況並隨時可訂房。
well-planned(adj.)周密的、完善的book(v.)預約、預訂allow sb. to do sth.允許某人做某事availability(n.)可得性、可用性
Keith: That’s true, but local hotels still have an edge over the international hotels. Local hotels cater more to the local culture and thus usually are able to offer a more authentic cultural experience for travelers.
基斯：是這樣沒錯。但比起國際飯店，當地飯店還是有自己的優勢。本土飯店更能滿足對當地文化的需求，因此通常能夠提供他們道地的文化體驗。
have an edge over…比起…具有優勢cater to sth.滿足…的需求be able to能夠authentic(adj.)真正的、可靠的=genuinecultural(adj.)文化的experience(n.)體驗、經驗