美語口語：旅行--坐飛機單元（三)（音頻文字）

美語口語：旅行--坐飛機單元（三)（音頻文字）VOA (ZT)

美語會話：旅行--坐飛機單元（二）（音頻文字）
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Professor: Todd just arrived at his parents' house in Alaska after flying there from California. He is telling his parents about what a disastrous flight he had.

我還擔心Todd因為去錯了候機樓趕不上飛機呢。這麽說他並沒有誤機，那有什麽好倒黴的呢？

Professor: Well, let's listen and find out!

Todd: I can't tell you how glad I am to be home! I had a horrible flight.

Mom: What happened? And why do you have that big stain on your shirt?

Todd: The flight attendant was reaching to serve a drink to the man sitting next to me, and suddenly the plane hit some turbulence and she spilled it all over me.

Dad: Well, did the airline company offer to pay for a new shirt?

Todd: Are you kidding me? They're too cheap even to give you peanuts now, much less a new shirt. The flight attendant gave me some soap and showed me where the lavatory was.

哦，飛機遇到了turbulence，氣流，結果飛機一顛簸，空姐就把給別人的飲料灑到Todd的襯衫上了。

Professor: That's exactly what happened, Winnie.

航空公司也沒賠新襯衫，給Todd一塊肥皂，把他打發到 lavatory去了？Professor Bowman, lavatory和bathroom是一回事麽？

Professor: Yes, but when you're on an airplane you always call the bathroom the "lavatory."

Mom: The airline companies have gotten so cheap these days! When I was your age they gave really good service.

Dad: And can you believe that today they charge you to check your luggage? It's ridiculous!

Todd: Well that isn't even the worst part. When I got to the airport I accidentally went to the wrong terminal, so I had to run to make my flight.

Mom: Oh no! Did you make it on time?

Todd: Well, I got to the gate on time, but then the ticketing agent said that the flight had been overbooked!

這麽說，Todd一路小跑總算趕上了飛機。可是飛機overbooked，這是什麽意思？

Professor: Sometimes the airline companies sell more tickets than there are seats on the plane because they expect some people won't show up. But if everyone shows up and there aren't enough seats, you can say the flight was "overbooked."

噢，就是航班訂位超員了！這下可糟了。

Mom: So what happened? Did they let you get on the plane?

Todd: No, the plane was already full, so they bumped me to the next flight. But that flight wasn't until the next morning, so I had to stay the night in a lousy hotel.

Dad: Wow, that sounds terrible. Did they compensate you in some way?

Todd: Well, they gave me a voucher for a free flight.

Mom: Well that's not so bad! For one night of inconvenience, you can visit anywhere you want for free.

航空公司"bumped" Todd to the next flight，是不是安排他坐下一班飛機？

Professor: Exactly. The word "bump" is a casual way to say "move or "transfer." For example, "I was originally sitting in the economy cabin, but since I had lots of frequent flier miles the airline bumped me up to first class."

哦，這麽說Todd因禍得福，雖然被迫在一個破酒店過夜，但卻得到了一張voucher， 機票代金券!

Dad: So where are you going to go with your free ticket? What about Hawaii?

Todd: No, the airline says I can only use it in the continental United States.

Mom: Well what about Florida? It's warm and sunny there too.

Todd: Actually, after this experience, I don't think I want to fly anywhere ever again.

Professor, 機票代金券隻能飛the continental United States是什麽意思呢？

Professor: The continental United States are all the US states except for Alaska and Hawaii. Sometimes they are called the contiguous United States.

哦，所以continental United States指美國大陸，是除了阿拉斯加和夏威夷以外的美國各州。那也不錯啦！

Professor: Well, apparently Todd is not interested in flying ever again.

可他幾天後還要坐飛機回洛杉磯啊？看來我們隻能祝他下次旅途比這次順利嘍!

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Words and Phrases

1. The flight attendant 空姐

2. turbulence 氣流

3. lavatory和bathroom是一回事麽？

Lavatory is the same as bathroom. But when you're on an airplane you always call the bathroom the "lavatory."

4. overbooked 航班訂位超員

Sometimes the airline companies sell more tickets than there are seats on the plane because they expect some people won't show up. But if everyone shows up and there aren't enough seats, you can say the flight was "overbooked."

5. bumped

The word "bump" is a casual way to say "move or "transfer."

For example,

"I was originally sitting in the economy cabin, but since I had lots of frequent flier miles the airline bumped me up to first class."

6. voucher 機票代金券

7. the continental United States 指美國大陸，是除了阿拉斯加和夏威夷以外的美國各州。

The continental United States are all the US states except for Alaska and Hawaii. Sometimes they are called the contiguous United States.