华尔街中级英语Lesson 23

- Well, I’m here at South Hampton Eaoheigh. airport on the south coast of England. It’s a small airport with destinations for their flights to the Channel Islands of Guernsey. and  Jersey¹ to  Aldernay to Paris, to Amsterdam to Edinburgh and Gasgous and  many other places as well. I’m now gonna to wonder around and chat to some of the passengers.
- So if I can just interrupt you for a second. Have you just come off a plane or are you just getting on a plane? Where are you….?
- I’ve just come off a plane. Came in from Canada.
- From Canada?
- From Canada.
- Which airport did you fly into?
- We flew into Heathrow.
- And are you flying from this airport today?
- Yeah. My mother is flying from this airport today to Belfast.
- Do you fly a lot?
- I did at one time. Yes, a few years ago I used to fly almost every week. But not any more. No
- How did you find your flight over from Canada.
- Wonderful! Tremendous² flight!
- What makes the difference between a good flight and a bad flight then?
- The service. We came over on a 747. That was the first time I’d ever been on a 747. It was quite a treat. The service. The food was good.
- Thank you, sir!
- Thank you very much!
- Now a family’s  just got off the plane. And where have you just flown from?
- We’ve just flown from Guernsey
- How long was the flight?
- Just over half an hour.
- Did you enjoy it?
- Yes, it was super. Bit bumpy³ coming down.
- Are you used to flying?
- No, not at all only done it once before.
- And  you’re here with your family, your daughter. Hello, how old are you?
- 9. 
- And what do you think of the flight?
- It was a bit scary when we bumped⁴ in the air, but apart from that it was alright.
- So a bit of turbulence⁵. I think they call that, don’t they?
- Yeah.
- But it was alright the rest of the time? – Yeah..
- Well I’m glad you had a good holiday. Thanks for talking to us.
- Ok. Thanks.
- Thanks.

1 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

2 tremendous   

adj.巨大的，极大的；很好的，非常好的

参考例句：

• This book was the outcome of a tremendous amount of scientific work.这本书是大量科学研究工作的成果。
• There is a tremendous difference between them.他们之间有着极大的差别。

3 bumpy   

adj.颠簸不平的，崎岖的

参考例句：

• I think we've a bumpy road ahead of us.我觉得我们将要面临一段困难时期。
• The wide paved road degenerated into a narrow bumpy track.铺好的宽阔道路渐渐变窄，成了一条崎岖不平的小径。

4 bumped   

凸起的，凸状的

参考例句：

• In the dark I bumped into a chair. 我在黑暗中撞上了一把椅子。
• I bumped against an old friend in town today. 我今天在城里偶然碰见了一个老朋友。

5 turbulence   

n.喧嚣，狂暴，骚乱，湍流

参考例句：

• The turbulence caused the plane to turn over.空气的激流导致飞机翻转。
• The world advances amidst turbulence.世界在动荡中前进。