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airport机场的常用对话
ConfirmingyourFlight
Ifyouaretakingaplanetotravel,thenyouwillbecallingatravelagentandpurchasingaticketinyourowncountry. Wewillnotcoverthisportionbecauseyoucandoitinyourownlanguage. ButonceyouarrivetoyourEnglishspeakinglocation,youmightneedtochangeyourflightandtalktoEnglishspeakingpeople. Morelikely,theywillhavepeoplespeakingyourlanguage,butjustincase,wewillcoversomegeneraltopicsaboutairtravelinghere.
Confirmingyourflight
Someairlinesrequireyoutocallacoupledaysinadvancetoconfirmyourdeparturedate. Herearesomesentencesyouwillbeaskedandwhatyouwillneedtosay.
You:
"Iwouldliketoconfirmmyflight."
Them:
"CanIgetyourticketnumber?
"
You:
"Thenumberis45-6-43."
Them:
"YouarescheduledtodepartonJune15that1:
00pm. Isthiscorrect?
"
You:
"Yesitis."
Them:
"Isanybodyelsetravelingwithyou?
"
You:
"Yes,mywife."
Them:
"CanIhavetheotherticketnumber?
"
You:
"Itis45-6-44."
Them:
"Yourticketshavebeenconfirmed. Pleasearriveattheairport3hoursbeforeyourflightdeparts. Thankyouforcalling."
Someotherquestionsyoumightheararesimilartotheonesyoumighthearattheairportcounter.
"Wouldyouliketobookyourseatsnow?
"
"Wouldyoulikeawindowseatoranaisleseat?
"
AttheCounter
Whenyoufirstreachthecounter,youshouldgivethemyourticketandyourpassport. Thefirstquestiontheyusuallyaskishowmanyaretravelingwithyou.
"Isanybodytravelingwithyoutoday?
"
"Isanybodyelsetravelingwithyou?
"
"Arejustyoutwotravelingtoday?
"
Allairlineshavealistofquestionstheyhavetoaskyou. Let'slookatsomeofthesequestions.
"Didsomeoneyoudonotknowaskyoutotakesomethingontheplanewithyou?
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"Didyouhavepossessionofyourluggagesinceyoupacked?
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"Didyouleaveyourluggageunattendedatallintheairport?
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"Areyoucarryinganyweaponsorfirearms?
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"Areyoucarryinganyflammablematerial?
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"Doyouhaveanyperishablefooditems?
"
Ifyoudon'tunderstand,youcan'tsayyesornotoallofthem. Thecorrectanswerforsomeofthemis'no'andsomeofthemis'yes'.
"Howmanyluggageareyoucheckingin?
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"Doyouhaveacarryon?
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"Canyouplaceyourbaguphere?
"
"Howmanycarryonbagsareyoutakingwithyou?
"
Afterwards,theymightaskifyoupreferanaisleseatorawindowseat.
"Doyoupreferwindoworaisle?
"
Iftheyareoutofaisleseats,theywillaskyouifwindowisok.
"Wedonothaveanyaisleseatsremaining. Isawindowseatokwithyouorwouldyoupreferamiddleseat?
"
Somepeopleliketobebytheemergencyexit. Youcanaskforthatseat.
"Doyouhaveaseatnexttotheemergencyexit?
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"CanIhaveaseatclosesttotheemergencyexit?
"
Iftheydo,thenyouwillgetaseatbytheexit,butiftheydon't,theywilltrytogiveyouonethatisclose.
"Alltheseatsnexttotheexithavebeentaken. Ihaveaseatdirectlyinfrontofit. Wouldyoulikethatone?
"
Finally,theywilltellyouthegatenumberandtheboardingtime.
"Hereareyourtickets. Thegatenumberisonthebottomoftheticket. Theywillstartboarding20minutesbeforethedeparturetime. YoushouldreporttogateC2bythen. C2isaroundthecorneranddownthehall. Thankyou."
CarAvailability
Whenyoutravel,itiscommontorentacar. Youwilleithercallandmakeareservation,oryouwillrentonebywalkinguptothecounter. Wewillcoverbothscenarioshere.
AttheCounter
Ifyouareattheairport,youcanaskanairportemployee,"whereistherentalcarbooth?
"or"wherecanIrentacar?
"
Afteryouarriveattheplace,youwillaskifyouanycarsareavailable. Hereisacommonscript.
"Hi. Iwouldliketorentacar."
"Doyouhaveanycarsavailable?
"
Theymightask,"Didyoumakeareservation?
" Inthisscenario,youdidn'tsoyoucananswer,'no.' Iftheydon'thaveanycarsavailable,theywillsay,"I'msorry,wedonothaveanycarsavailabletoday." Ifthatisthecase,thengotothenextcounter. Mostairportshavenumerouscarrentalboothssoyoucankeepaskinguntilyoufindacompanythathasacaravailable. Ifyouaregoingduringpeakvacationperiods,itmightbegoodtocallandreserveone. Butlet'scontinuewiththisscenario.
Iftheyhaveacaravailable,theywillaskwhattypeofcarorwhatsize.
"Whatsizecarwouldyoulike?
"
"Whattypeofcarwouldyoulike?
"
"Whattypeofcardoyouneed?
"
"Whatsizesdoyouhave?
"
"Whataremyoptions?
"
"Wehavecompact,midsize,fullsize,luxury,SUV,andaminivan."
"Howmuchisthefullsizecar?
"
"Howmuchisthemidsizecar?
"
"Howmanydoesthefullsizecarseat?
"
"Howmanycanfitinthemidsizecar?
"
"I'lltakeamidsizecar."
MakingaReservation
Youwillbecallingthecompanyyouarerentingfrom. Whenyoucall,youshouldverifyiftherentalcarcompanyhasalocationattheairportyouareflyinginto.
"IneedoneatLosAngelesAirport."
"IamflyingintoLosAngelesAirport."
Iftheyhaveone,theywillsaytheydoandstartaskingyousimilarquestionswealreadycovered. Wewillnotrepeatthemhere,butIwillhaveapracticesessiongivinganexampledialogonmakingareservationbelow.
Theymightaskyouforacreditcardnumberonthephone. Ifyoudon'tcallandcancel,youmightbecharged. Soifyouneedtocancel,remembertocallandcancelatleast24hoursbeforethedate. Iamnotsureifitis24hours. Youshouldaskandverify.
"IfIneedtocancel,whenshouldIdothatby?
"
"Assoonaspossible,butinordertoavoidachargeyoushouldcall24hoursbeforethedate."
Whenyouarriveatthecounter,youwilltellthepersonthatyouhaveareservation.
"Hi,IhaveareservationunderlastnameLee."
"Hi,Ihaveareservationforamidsizecar."
RegularPractice
Forthispracticesession,therewillbeonequestionwithalongdirection. Youshouldn'treadthetextwhilelistening. Instead,listentotheaudio,andthenwithoutlooking,trytowritethemdown. Seeifyoucanunderstandonthefirstattempt. Hereareseveralquestionsandanswersforpractice.
Question:
"Excuseme. I'mlookingforasupermarket. Doyouknowwheretheclosestoneis?
"
Answer:
"Yes. Itisacouplemilesaway. Whatyouwanttodoisgodownthisstreetforaboutamile. At112thstreet,turnleft. Stayon112thuntilyoupassthreelights. Youshouldsee56thstreet. Turnrightandyouwillseethesupermarketjustaroundthecorner."
Question:
"Excuseme. DoyouknowwhereStarbucksislocated?
"
Answer:
"Yes. Godownthisstreet. Whenyoureacha'T',turnright. Atthenextstopsign,turnleft. You'llseeagasstationonyourleft. Starbucksisdirectlyacrossthestreet."
Question:
"Excuseme. I'mlookingforBestWestern. Wasn'tthereonearoundhere?
"
Answer:
"Yeah. Letmethink...thebestwaytogetthereisbyturningrightatthenextstreet. Immediatelytakeanotherrightonthenextstreet. Goforabout2miles. WhenyouseeGreenwoodAvenue,turnleft. HeaddownGreenwoodforabout3miles. Ibelieveitwillbeonyourlefthandside. Ifyoupassaschool,thatmeansyouwenttoofar."
Question:
"Excuseme. HowdoIgettotheairportfromhere?
"
Answer:
"Turnaroundandyou'llseeanentrancetothefreeway. Gosouth. You'llhavetogoforabout15miles. Youshouldseeairportsigns,butjustincase,itisexitnumber154. Turnrightofftherampanditwillbestraightahead."
VeryLate
Ifyouaregoingtobealotlaterthan5minutes,thenyoushouldcallyourmanagerandtellthemaboutit.
"HiBarbara,I'mgoingtobe30minuteslatetoday. Mycarishavingtroublethismorning,soIarrangedforaridewithafriend."
"HeyJack,I'mrunningalittlelatetoday. IjustgotoutofmydentistappointmentanditwaslongerthanIexpected."
"Mark?
ThisisPat. I'mstuckintraffic. Ithinkthereisanaccidentthatisholdinguptraffic. I'mgoingtobealittlelate."
Whenyouplanonbeinglateaheadoftime,itismucheasier. Forexample,ifyouhaveadoctor'sappointmentinthemorning,youcantelltheminadvanceandthenyoudon'thavetoworryaboutcominginontime.
"Ihaveadoctor'sappointmenttomorrowmorning. RememberItoldyouearlierthisweek?
I'llcomeinrightaftermyappointment."
"Mydaughterhasbeensick,soI'mgoingtotakehertoseethedoctortomorrowmorning. IsitokifI'malittlelate?
Myappointmentisatseveninthemorning,soI'llonlybeanhourlate."
"Ihavetotakemyparentstotheairporttomorrow. Ishouldn'tbetoolate,butwantedtotellyouaheadoftime."
LeavingWorkEarly
Thisisalittleeasierthanexplainingtoyourbosswhyyouare10minuteslate. Youcanthinkofanexcuseaheadoftime,ortellthemaboutanappointmentsoyoucanleaveearly. YoucanusethesameexcusesastheonesImentionedearlier. Youjusthavetochangethewordingalittleandmakeitfuturetense.
"Ihavetoleavealittleearlytoday. IsitokifIfinishmyworkathome?
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"Ihaveadentistappointmentatfour. Ihavetoleaveearlytoday."
"Ihaveadentistappointmenttomorrowatfour. IsitokifIleaveearlytomorrow?
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"Ihavetopickupmywifeattheairporttomorrow. IsitokifIleaveatthree?
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"Ihaveaconferencewithmyson'steachertomorrowatthreethirty. Ihavetoleaveatthree. Willthatbeok?
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"Ihaveaterribleheadache. IsitokifIleaveearlytoday?
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"IthinkImightbecomingdownwiththeflu. Ishouldgetsomerestandtrytofightthisthingoffearly. MayIleaveearlytoday?
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"I'mnotfeelingwell. IthinkIshouldgetsomerest. WillitbeokifIgohomeearlytoday?
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"MysongotsickandIhavetopickhimupfromschool.