【大家说英语】 第116期:去机场

 Lesson 7 Around Town 第七课 城镇地标

February 16 2月16日

Alex and the Airport 去机场

Read it! 读读看！

Alex's parents are coming for a visit. 亚力克斯的父母要来看他，

They arrive at the airport today at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. 他们会在今天下午三点抵达机场。

Alex writes down their flight number and arrival¹ time. 亚力克斯记下了他们的班机号码与抵达时间。

He can drive to the airport. 他可以开车到机场去。

He can take Third Street. 他可以走第三街，

It goes straight to the airport. 那条街直接通往机场。

Will the plane be delayed²? Alex hopes not. 飞机会不会误点呢？ 亚力克斯希望不会。

Conversation A 会话A

Hi, Alex. What are you doing? 嗨，亚力克斯，你在做什么？

Hi, Rob³. I'm looking for the airport on this map. 嗨，罗柏，我在这张地图上找机场。

Airport? Are you going somewhere? 机场？你要去什么地方吗？

No. My parents are coming. 不是，是我爸妈要来。

They arrive today for a visit! 他们要来看我，今天会抵达！

Oh! That's great! 哦！那太好了！

Are they coming for Chinese New Year? 他们是为了春节而来的吗？

Yes. I'm really excited. 是啊，我非常兴奋。

I can't wait to see them. 等不及要和他们见面了。

Conversation B 会话B

What are you doing, Alex? 亚力克斯，你在做什么？

Hi, Susie. I'm writing down my parent's flight number and arrival time. 嗨，苏希，我在记下我爸妈的班机号码和抵达时间。

Your parents are coming? That's great! 你爸妈要来？真棒！

Yes, I'm really happy. 是啊，我真的很开心。

What time do they arrive? 他们几点到？

They arrive this afternoon at 3 o'clock. 他们今天下午三点抵达。

And you're picking them up? 你要去接他们吗？

Take Third Street. It goes straight to the airport. 走第三街， 那条街直通机场。

OK, thanks. 好，谢了。

Conversation C 会话C

Bye, Taylor. See you tomorrow. 再见，泰乐，明天见。

Are you leaving? 你要走了吗？

Yes. I'm going to the airport to pick up my parents. 是啊，我要到机场去接我爸妈。

Oh, OK! 哦，好！

I'm a little nervous. 我有点紧张。

I don't know the airport here too well. 我对这里的机场不熟，

And their plane may be delayed. 而且他们的班机可能会误点。

Don't worry. Everything will be fine! 别担心， 一切都不会有问题的！

Now get going! 快去吧！

1 arrival   

n.到达，达到，到达者

参考例句：

• She's impatient for her father's arrival.她急切地盼望着父亲的到来。
• The new arrival was none other than the President.刚到的不是别人，正是总统。

2 delayed   

adj.延时的，定时的v.（使）耽搁，延误( delay的过去式和过去分词 )；推迟；使延期；使延迟

参考例句：

• Deliveries of mail could be delayed because of cost-cutting. 由于削减成本，邮件的递送可能会延迟。
• The most likely explanation is that his plane was delayed. 最可能的解释是他的飞机晚点了。

3 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。