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GoEnglish:Flight─beginner
各位聽眾，大家好！今天我們為您播出“美語三級跳”節目“坐飛機”單元的初級課程。
Winnie:Todd 在洛杉磯上學，趁著放寒假，要回阿拉斯加去和父母一塊兒過圣誕節。今天，他來到一家旅行社定機票。
Professor:Do you visit your parents on the holiday, Winnie?
MC:當然了，我可是孝順女兒呢！
Agent:Good afternoon sir, may I help you?
Todd:Yes, I need to buy a ticket from Los Angeles to the capitol of Alaska.
Agent:Alright, when would you like to leave?
Todd:I would like to leave December 24th and return January 3rd.
Winnie:圣誕節是12月25號，Todd要訂24號飛阿拉斯加的機票，這可夠趕的，萬一飛機晚點，他就趕不上和家人過平安夜了。
Professor:Well if his flight is delayed, maybe he could ask Santa Claus for a ride home.
Winnie:搭圣誕老人的車？哈哈，這可是個好主意！ Todd 還說，他要1月3號飛回洛杉磯，這樣好，可以在新年夜盡情狂歡后休息一下再出發！
Agent:Do you want a direct flight?
Todd:Yes, I want to fly non-stop.
Agent:Alright, the cheapest direct flight is $500.
Todd:Are there any cheaper flights?
Agent:Yes, there is a connecting flight with one layover for $400.
Professor:Winnie, do you know what a layover is?
Winnie:知道啊，如果你坐的不是直達航班 direct 或是 non-stop flight，而是要中途轉機的話，這個轉機就是layover, l-a-y-o-v-e-r, layover.
Professor:Yes. For example, you can say you had a three-hour layover in Chicago when you flew to New York.
Winnie:嗯，旅行社告訴 Todd 說，直飛票要500塊，有一個layover的便宜些，400塊。不知道Todd會買哪種。
Todd:Well, I'll take the direct flight.
Agent:Where would you like to sit?
Todd:Is there an aisle seat available?
Agent:No, there is only a window seat.
Todd:Alright, I'll take the window seat.
Professor:Winnie, do you like sitting in the window seat or the aisle seat?
Winnie:Window seat 就是靠窗的座位，aisle seat 則是靠過道的座位。我倒是無所謂，坐哪兒都行，不過千萬別有個大哭大鬧的孩子坐在我旁邊！
Professor:Yes, I really hate it when there is a crying baby near me on a plane. I can never fall asleep.
Agent:Would you like to fly first-class?
Todd:How much does a first-class ticket cost?
Agent:A first-class ticket is $3,000.
Todd:Umm ... I think I'll just fly in the economy class.
Winnie:頭等艙要三千塊啊！比經濟艙貴好幾倍！Professor Bowman，你知道嗎，我的夢想就是，有朝一日發了財，一定要到頭等艙過把癮！
Professor:Well, there is another way to reach your dream. You could earn frequent flyer miles.
Winnie:Frequent flyer miles? 就是常飛客積攢的里程數吧？對！這也是個好辦法，可以用里程換積分，攢夠了升級坐頭等艙！
Professor:Yes! You know, sometimes people also call economy class "coach."
Winnie:哦，原來economy class 和 coach 都是經濟艙的意思，不過要我說啊，叫“沙丁魚艙”更合適！
Todd:What if I need to cancel my trip for some reason? Can I get a refund?
Agent:You can get a refund if you cancel your trip one day before you leave.
Todd:What if I need to cancel my trip at the last minute?
Agent:In that case, the tickets are non-refundable.
Winnie:Professor Bowman, 什么叫 at the last minute？
Professor:If you did something as late as possible, you can say you did it at the last minute. For example, "I wasn't going to give any homework at the end of class, but then I changed my mind at the last minute."
Winnie:哦，就是到最后一分鐘才臨時決定做什么事。旅行社的人說，Todd 如果在出發當天才突然改變主意，就不能退票了。看來他還在猶豫到底是不是要回家，所以才會問退票的事吧？
Professor:Let's tune in next time and find out!
A:我要求不高，Direct flight and window seat─these are my preferences for a plane ticket.
B:As for me, first class 就可以了。If they serve 北京烤鴨 and have in-flight karaoke , I'll be even happier.
A:你可真夠貪心的！
B:Hey! I'm allowed to have dreams, right?
A:那以后有特別便宜的red eye flight ticket─夜班飛機票，還是經濟艙的，我就不通知你啦！
B:別啊！ 只有常坐這種便宜飛機，才能攢夠錢坐頭等艙啊！
A:你還挺會算計！ 好啦，不說飛機的事兒了，咱們換個話題，說說橄欖球比賽。來聽“禮節美語”。
