万花筒2007-12-26:Keeping Busy at the Airport 丰富的机场娱乐

Well you heard it here first, getting delayed at the airport? could be the best thing that happens to you this holiday season, yeah, you heard me right. Forget about camping out by your gate and sitting in the chair, you can do just about anything at the airport these days from a little last minute/ holiday shopping, /i've done that, to teeth whitening.

Yes, Bianna Golodryga's here to explain. Teeth whitening? teeth whitening, you can do a whole lot more, too. Now for years, you've been going to the airport, and you know you've been dealing¹ with long lines, longer delays, and those massive headaches, well those days are long gone.

Spending hours at the airport has never been so much fun. From live music in Nashville in Portland, to art exhibits in Denver, even a 24 hour fitness in Las vegas. Many of the nation's airports now do more than just get you to destination, they / are destination.

Delays are up and so there's an opportunity for airports to do more. In fact /, travel retail² sales soared to more than 29 billion dollars last year, a nearly 7.5% increase over the year before, so with 75% of travel delays this year traced back to New York area runways, we took a trip to JFK, one of the country's busiest airports.

Whether it's to take/ care of last minute errands or to simply unwind before a long flight. Airports are no longer just about travel, look at me, I'm getting a reflexology treatment. We found other passengers being primped and pampered³ with mayonnaise and massages⁵ at this Xpress spa, who come here most? surprisingly it's men.

What are you go/nna / do for 2 hours, you get a massage⁴, you got to do this free...
I've been walking around for about 6 hours, so I just thought i wanted to sit down, might as well get a foot massage.

There's even a dentist on site here offering everything from / emergency root-canals to one hour teeth whitening. Time is of essence, why not get your work done at the airport, and between flights or of these delays, we send them on the way with a great bright smile. We also found several chapels⁶ for all the dominations. And arcade⁷ for kids, big and small. And who needs the mall, there's enough retail therapy at airports today to relieve any last minutes shopper.

Airports are realizing /that not only can they make money if they can keep people happier in the airports, but they can be part of the overall experience. And let's face it, the flying experience could use a little left.

And this is just the beginning, airport operatives are saying that they are gonna / add more choices for flyers of travellers of all times. Some airports like in phoenix⁸, even have / park areas for your pets, so you can relax and have your pets with you right there. And Chris, I don't know if you noticed, but I was kind of surprised just to see so many /men at the spas and they actually make up the majority /of frequenters, so I've brought you a little Bling nail file.

Oh, I need one of these. I need one of these. people keep taking my nail files.

And it's quite masculine and blue.
No, it's good, it's put fraze off my eyes, a little bit . thank you very much for this, Bianna, it's very nice

1 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

2 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

3 pampered   

adj.饮食过量的，饮食奢侈的v.纵容，宠，娇养( pamper的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The lazy scum deserve worse. What if they ain't fed up and pampered? 他们吃不饱，他们的要求满足不了，这又有什么关系？ 来自飘（部分）
• She petted and pampered him and would let no one discipline him but she, herself. 她爱他，娇养他，而且除了她自己以外，她不允许任何人管教他。 来自辞典例句

4 massage   

n.按摩，揉；vt.按摩，揉，美化，奉承，篡改数据

参考例句：

• He is really quite skilled in doing massage.他的按摩技术确实不错。
• Massage helps relieve the tension in one's muscles.按摩可使僵硬的肌肉松弛。

5 massages   

按摩，推拿( massage的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• At present the doctor is giving him daily massages to help restore the function of his limbs. 目前医生每天在给他按摩，帮助他恢复腿臂的功能。
• His father massages his nose and chin. 他爸爸揉了揉鼻子和下巴。

6 chapels   

n.小教堂， （医院、监狱等的）附属礼拜堂( chapel的名词复数 )；（在小教堂和附属礼拜堂举行的）礼拜仪式

参考例句：

• Both castles had their own chapels too, which was incredible to see. 两个城堡都有自己的礼拜堂，非常华美。 来自互联网
• It has an ambulatory and seven chapels. 它有一条走廊和七个小教堂。 来自互联网

7 arcade   

n.拱廊；(一侧或两侧有商店的)通道

参考例句：

• At this time of the morning,the arcade was almost empty.在早晨的这个时候，拱廊街上几乎空无一人。
• In our shopping arcade,you can find different kinds of souvenir.在我们的拱廊市场，你可以发现许多的纪念品。

8 phoenix   

n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生

参考例句：

• The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
• The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。