新东方商务口语[8]:定票 Booking tickets

Business Travel 商务旅行

1.Booking tickets 定票

Mr. Lee: I would like to buy a ticket to New York please.
我要买一张去纽约的票。

Ms. Booker: When do you plan to travel?
你要什么时间？

Mr. Lee: I’d like to pack my bags and leave tonight.
我想收拾好行李今晚就走。

Ms. Booker: Are you aware that without two weeks advance notice prices will be very high?
你不知道没有两周的提前预定，票价会很贵。

Mr. Lee: Yes I know, but I just got the chance to leave and so I am going to take it no matter what.
知道，但是好不容易有机会，所以我无论如何都要走。

Ms. Booker: I understand. So that’s one ticket to New York, and you’ll be departing¹ tonight. Will that be one-way or round trip?
我明白了。　一张去纽约的票，今晚的。是单程还是往返票？

Mr. Lee: I wish I could stay there, but unfortunately it will have to be a round trip ticket.
我希望自己能呆在那里，但是我必须要买往返票.

Ms. Booker: When would you like to return?
什么时间回来？

Mr. Lee: My return date will be the 14th.
十四号。

Ms. Booker: OK. I have several seats available. Would you like a window seat or an aisle² seat?
好的，我有几张票。你要靠窗户的还是过道的？

Mr. Lee: Anything but a center seat is fine with me. The middle seat drives me crazy!
只要不是中间的座位都可以。坐中间会让我疯掉的。

Ms. Booker: OK Mr. Lee. I have you booked on flight 513 leaving on the 5th at 11:00 pm and arriving in New York on the 6th at 6:00 pm. The return is flight 514 leaving on the 14th at 8:00 a.m. and arriving in Beijing at 12:00 noon on the 15th.
好的。Lee 先生。我给您订了五号晚上十一点的513次航班，六号晚上六点到达纽约十四号晚上八点的514次航班返程，十五号中午十二点到达北京。

Mr. Lee: Will there be any layovers?
中途要换机吗？

Ms. Booker: No, all flights are direct³.
不必，都是直飞航班。

Mr. Lee: Perfect! I’m afraid to ask, but how much is it ?
很好!请问多少钱？

Ms. Booker: $800 dollars.
八百美元。

1 departing   

离开( depart的现在分词 )； 出发； 开出； 离职

参考例句：

• The train is departing from the railway station at 6 o'clock. 列车将在六点钟离开火车站。
• We are departing for Paris by the next plane. 我们将搭乘下一班次的飞机前往巴黎。

2 aisle   

n.（教堂、教室、戏院等里的）过道，通道

参考例句：

• The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。
• The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去。

3 direct   

adj.直接的；直达的；v.指挥；知道；监督；管理

参考例句：

• This train is direct,you do not have to change.这辆火车是直达的，你不必换车。
• The army is under the king's direct command.军队由国王直接统帅。