Dialogue 1
Jingjing: Mark, have you heard about Beijing's new airport?
京晶：馬克，你聽(tīng)說(shuō)了北京的新機(jī)場(chǎng)嗎？
Mark: You mean T3? I've flown in and out of there dozens of times.
馬克：你是指T3嗎？我都在那飛進(jìn)飛出幾十次了。
Jingjing: No, it's an entirely new airport, to the south-east of Beijing.
京晶：不，我說(shuō)的是北京東南部的一個(gè)全新的機(jī)場(chǎng)。
Mark: You mean Tianjin airport? I flew in and out of there once.
馬克：你是說(shuō)天津機(jī)場(chǎng)嗎?我也曾在那里進(jìn)出港過(guò)一次。
Jingjing: No. It's Daxing Airport. It's an international airport 46km from Beijing's city center.
京晶：不是。是大興機(jī)場(chǎng)。它是一個(gè)距北京市中心46公里的國(guó)際機(jī)場(chǎng)。
Mark: Oh. I heard years back about plans to build a mega airport. Is it open now?
馬克：哦！幾年前我到時(shí)聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)要建造一個(gè)超大型機(jī)場(chǎng)的計(jì)劃?，F(xiàn)在投運(yùn)了嗎?
Jingjing: Yes. It went into operation on September 30. This year alone, it's projected to handle 45 million passengers.
京晶：是的。它9月30號(hào)已經(jīng)開(kāi)放運(yùn)行。僅今年一年，它預(yù)計(jì)能吞吐旅客4500萬(wàn)人次。
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Mark: Wow. That'll take a load off Beijing's Capital Airport.
馬克：哇哦。這將大大減輕北京首都機(jī)場(chǎng)的負(fù)擔(dān)。
Jingjing: For sure. In the future, when the four runways Daxing has now go up to seven, the new airport should be able to meet the needs of 75-100 million passengers annually.
京晶：這是當(dāng)然。將來(lái)大興機(jī)場(chǎng)由4條跑道增加到7條時(shí)，新機(jī)場(chǎng)每年能滿足7500萬(wàn)至1億進(jìn)出港旅客的需求。
Mark: Geez. The entire US population could fly through there once every 3 years. Is it running a lot of international flights?
馬克：厲害了。三年就能飛出一個(gè)全美人口。(美國(guó)人口3億)?，F(xiàn)在那里有很多國(guó)際航班在飛嗎?
Jingjing: Well, the transition will be gradual. At present, China's major airlines are using Daxing, as well as a few international carriers.
京晶：是這樣的，航班正在逐步轉(zhuǎn)場(chǎng)中。目前中國(guó)各大航空公司陸續(xù)入駐大興，也有一些國(guó)際航空公司了。
Mark: I can't wait to see it. Do you have any pictures of the terminal?
馬克：我等不及想看看了。你有航站樓的照片嗎?
Jingjing: Yeah. Here: have a look.
京晶：有，在這呢：看吧。
Mark: Cool. It looks like a starfish.
馬克：酷。它看起來(lái)像一個(gè)海星。
Jingjing: Um, Mark, it's supposed to be a phoenix. You know, a phoenix represents strength and renewal.
京晶：呃，馬克，那應(yīng)該是只鳳凰。你知道的，鳳凰象征著力量和新生。
Mark: Oh. I see that also. You'll have to tell me more about it after I go get some coffee.
馬克：噢，這意思我也能明白了。等我去喝杯咖啡，你再多跟我說(shuō)說(shuō)。
Jingjing: You can count on it. I'll be ready with stats.
京晶：沒(méi)問(wèn)題。一會(huì)兒我準(zhǔn)備好各種數(shù)據(jù)。


New words : 習(xí)語(yǔ)短語(yǔ)
take a load off 卸下負(fù)擔(dān)
– relieve the burden of something
terminal 航站樓
– the building for passengers at an airport, including check-in and gates
stats 數(shù)據(jù)統(tǒng)計(jì) 統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)字
– statistics, information expressed in numbers

Dialogue 2
Jingjing: Mark, you're back with something warm to drink.
京晶：馬克，你帶著喝的熱飲回來(lái)了。
Mark: Yes, and I'm ready to get an earful of statistics on the new airport.
馬克：是啊，我已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備好來(lái)聽(tīng)你說(shuō)一大堆關(guān)于新機(jī)場(chǎng)的數(shù)據(jù)呢。
Jingjing: OK, so here's the big news: the terminal has 700,000m2 of indoor space, while the whole airport spans an area of 47km2.
京晶：好的，這里有個(gè)大新聞:航站樓有70萬(wàn)平方米的室內(nèi)空間，而整個(gè)機(jī)場(chǎng)占地47平方公里。
Mark: That's incredible. It must mean a lot of walking for passengers.
馬克：真是難以置信?。?duì)乘客來(lái)說(shuō)，這意味著得走很多路。
Jingjing: Actually, no. Because of the way the terminal is designed, it should take less than 8-10 minutes to get from gate to gate.
京晶：實(shí)際上并不是。由于航站樓的設(shè)計(jì)方式，從一個(gè)登機(jī)口到另一個(gè)登機(jī)口應(yīng)該只需不到8-10分鐘。
（從出發(fā)層到最遠(yuǎn)的登機(jī)口只有600m，最久只需步行8分鐘）。
Mark: Well, that's the best news. People on connecting flights will be especially pleased about that.
馬克：噢，這倒是極好的消息。這一點(diǎn)轉(zhuǎn)機(jī)的旅客會(huì)尤其開(kāi)心。
Jingjing: So, are you thinking of going out there to visit?
京晶：那么，你打算去參觀一下嗎?
Mark: Well, you said it was almost 50km from here. Soft pass, until I actually have to fly.
馬克：可你說(shuō)過(guò)離這兒有50公里呢。先不要了，等我不得不飛的時(shí)候吧。
Jingjing: That's understandable. But another piece of good news is that it takes only 19 minutes by express train. It departs from Caoqiao.
京晶：可以理解。但另一個(gè)好消息是，坐機(jī)場(chǎng)快線只需要19分鐘, 快線從草橋發(fā)車。
Mark: I'll have to look at the subway map to see where that is.
馬克：我還得看看地鐵線路圖才能知道草橋在哪兒。
Jingjing: There are a bunch of options. I read about another, more direct, train that takes 30 minutes in total.
京晶：還有很多選擇。我看到過(guò)另一種，直達(dá)機(jī)場(chǎng)的火車，總共需要30分鐘。
Mark: Well, I'll look forward to my next trip, especially if I'm headed through Daxing. Just one more question.
馬克：好啊，我很期待我的下一次旅行，特別是當(dāng)我出發(fā)去大興機(jī)場(chǎng)的時(shí)候。還有一個(gè)問(wèn)題。
Jingjing: Try me. I hope I have the info.
京晶：問(wèn)吧。希望我能回答出來(lái)。
Mark: How much did it cost to build the new airport?
馬克：建造這個(gè)新機(jī)場(chǎng)花了多少錢?
Jingjing: It cost 80 billion yuan.
京晶：耗資800億元。
Mark: That's a pretty penny. But I imagine it'll pay for itself in business growth and convenience.
馬克：真是一筆巨資啊。但我想它會(huì)從業(yè)務(wù)增長(zhǎng)和便捷服務(wù)中得到回報(bào)。


New words : 習(xí)語(yǔ)短語(yǔ)
an earful 聽(tīng)到很多 聽(tīng)到一大堆
– a lot of information, more than I need to hear/know
connecting flight轉(zhuǎn)接班機(jī) ; 轉(zhuǎn)機(jī)
– a flight plan for a passenger, transferring at one airport and flying on to another destination
soft pass 目前先不考慮
– I'd rather not, I'm not really interested unless there's something else that can persuade me
a pretty penny一大筆錢 一筆數(shù)目可觀的錢
– a high price