跟艾米莉一起学口语 第600期:接机

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A: Hey, that girl's holding a board with our name on it. Hello, my name's Kyle, and this is my wife, Sarah.

嘿，那个女孩手里举了个牌子，上面写着我们的名字。你好，我是凯尔，这是我的太太，萨拉。

B: It's wonderful to finally meet you both. I am Wang Dan.

终于见到你们了，真是太好了，我是王丹。

C: Hi. Nice to meet you.

嗨，看到你很高兴。

B: How was your flight?

你们乘坐的班机怎么样啊？

A: To be honest, I'm not really a big fan of flying.

说实话，我真是不喜欢飞行。

B: Because of all the security¹?

是因为这些安检？

A: No. Because it hurts my ears.

不是，因为飞行使我的耳朵疼。

B: What do you mean?

这是什么意思？

A: Every time we land or take off, my ears hurt so much.

飞机起飞和降落的时候我耳朵都会疼的厉害。

B: That's just the altitude², I guess.

我想这就是海拔反应吧。

A: Whatever it is. It hurts.

不管是什么，反正就是疼。

B: You can try taking some medicine.

你可以吃点药试试。

A: I've tried all sorts of things, but nothing works³.

我已经尝试了各种方法，但是都不起作用。

B: Have you tried earplugs?

你试过耳塞吗？

A: They don't work, either.

也不起作用。

B: Well, it's lucky you're not a pilot. Let me take you to the taxi.

你没当飞行员，真是太幸运了。我带你们去打车吧。

A: Are we going straight to the hotel?

我们是直接去宾馆吗?

B: Yes. I thought you might like a rest after your flight.

是的，我想你们刚下飞机可能需要休息一下。

A: Definitely⁴. But we'd like to get something to eat first.

肯定的，但是我们想先吃点东西。

B: That's no problem. There's a wonderful western restaurant at the hotel.

没问题，宾馆里有一个非常棒的西餐厅。

A: We were hoping to eat something Chinese.

我们希望吃点中餐的。

B: There's a wonderful Chinese restaurant at the hotel, too.

宾馆里也有很不错的中式餐厅。

A: OK, which way to the car?

好的，车在哪儿？

B: We have to go down this escalator. It's not far.

我们先下自动扶梯，不远了。

1 security   

n.安全，安全感；防护措施；保证(金)，抵押(品)；债券，证券

参考例句：

• A security guard brought him down with a flying tackle.一名保安人员飞身把他抱倒。
• There was tight security at the airport when the President's plane landed.总统的专机降落时，机场的保安措施很严密。

2 altitude   

n.海拔高度；高处

参考例句：

• The plane flew at an altitude of 20,000 feet.这架飞机在两万英尺的高空飞行。
• What is the altitude of the top of the mountain?这座山的顶峰海拔是多少？

3 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

4 definitely   

adv.一定地，肯定地；明确地，确切地

参考例句：

• The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛，这个队肯定会输。
• I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前，我一定回家。