选C,意思是下榻(入住)酒店.
这句话节选自以下短文(第一段倒数第二句):
IarrivedintheUnitedStatesonFebruary6,1966,butIremembermyfirstdayhereveryclearly.MyfriendwaswaitingformewhenmyplanelandedatKennedyAirportatthreeo’clockintheafternoon.Theweatherwasverycoldanditwassnowing,butIwastooexcitedtomind.Fromtheairport,myfriendandItookataxitomyhotel.Ontheway,IsawtheskylineofManhattanforthefirsttimeandIstaredinastonishmentatthefamousskyscrapersandtheirman-madebeauty.Myfriendhelpedmeunpackatthehotelandthenleftmebecausehehadtogobacktowork.Hepromisedtoreturnthenextday.
Shortlyaftermyfriendhadleft,Iwenttoarestaurantnearthehoteltogetsomethingtoeat.BecauseIcouldn’tspeakawordofEnglish,Icouldn’ttellthewaiterwhatIwanted.Iwasveryupsetandstartedtomakesomegestures,butthewaiterdidn’tunderstandme.Finally,Iorderedthesamethingthemanatthenexttablewaseating.Afterdinner,IstartedtowalkalongBroadwayuntilIcametoTimesSquarewithitsmovietheatres,neonlights,andhugecrowdsofpeople.Ididnotfeeltired,soIcontinuedtowalkaroundthecity.Iwantedtoseeeverythingonmyfirstday.Iknewitwasimpossible,butIwantedtotry.
WhenIreturnedtothehotel,Iwasexhausted,butIcouldn’tsleepbecauseIkepthearingthefireandpolicesirensduringthenight.IlayawakeandthoughtaboutNewYork.Itwasaverybigandinterestingcitywithmanytallbuildingsandbigcars,andfullofnoiseandbusypeople.IalsodecidedrightthenthatIhadtolearntospeakEnglish.