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G: is everything alright?

M: yes, everything is fine.

G: what took so long? I thought your flight was supposed to arrive 3 hours ago!

M: didn't they announce that our flight was delayed?

G: I didn't hear anything about a delay. I thought everything was running on time. What happened?

M: we boarded the plane on time, but then we were held up for almost an hour due to a maintenance problem.

G: then what? Your plane was three hours late!

M: we finally took off, but about 30 minutes later, the captain came on the loudspeaker to warn us that there would be some bad turbulence for most of the flight.

G: turbulence is pretty normal, isn't it?

M: yes, but this was the worst turbulence I'd ever experienced in my life! Everyone started getting sick. The flight attendants had to stay in their seats. The captain decided to land early.

G: so where did you land?

M: we landed in Southamoton and waited an hour for the storms to pass and then took off again.

G: that sounds like a nightmare!

M: it wasn't too bad. At lease I'm alive.

G: have you had anything to eat?

M: I managed to get a sandwich from a flight attendant. How about you?

G: I had a few coffees while I was waiting. Let's get out of here!



参考翻译


一切都正常吧?
是的,都还不错.
怎么花了这么长的时间?你的班机三小时之前就该到了.
没有广播通知我们的班机晚点了吗?
我没有听到任何关于晚点的广播.我以为都会正点到达呢.出什么事了?
我们是准时登记的,但是后来由于设备维修,我们整整耽误了将近一个钟头.
那后来又出什么事了呢?你们可是晚点了三个钟头呢!
后来我们好不容易起飞了,可是半个小时以后,机长广播说我们这次航程将会遇到很厉害的气流.
遇到气流很平常嘛,对吧.
是的,可是这次是我这辈子从未遇到过的最强的气流!所有人都开始晕机.空乘人员也不得不在他们的位子上坐好.机长决定提前降落.
那你们在哪儿着陆了?
我们降落在南安普顿,在地面上等了一个小时,等暴风雪的气流过去之后才再次起飞.
听上去简直是场噩梦.
也不是太糟糕.至少我还活着?
你吃过饭了没?
空姐给我送过一个三明治.你呢?
等你的时候我喝了一点咖啡.咱们离开这儿吧.

核心词汇


Board: to get on a ship, train, plane, bus, etc. 上船（或火车、飞机、公共汽车等）
The ship was boarded by customs officials.
海关官员登上了这艘船。
Passengers are waiting to board.
乘客们正在候机。

Maintenance: the act of keeping sth in good condition by checking or repairing it regularly 维护；保养 ~ (of sth) uncountable
The school pays for heating and the maintenance of the buildings.
学校负担这些大楼的供热和维修费用。
car maintenance
汽车保养

Turbulence: a series of sudden and violent changes in the direction that air or water is moving in （空气和水的）湍流，涡流，紊流
We experienced severe turbulence during the flight.
我们在飞行中遇到了强烈的气流。

Nightmare: an experience that is very frightening and unpleasant, or very difficult to deal with 可怕的经历；难以处理之事；噩梦 ~ (for sb)
The trip turned into a nightmare when they both got sick.
这次旅行成了一场噩梦，他们俩都病了。
Nobody knows what's going on─it's a nightmare!
谁也不知道是怎么回事 真是棘手至极！
Filling in all those forms was a nightmare.
填写了那么多的表格，真是太可怕了。
Losing a child is most people's worst nightmare.
对于大多数人来说，丧子之痛是最可怕的梦魇。

核心词组


Hold up: stop for a short time暂时停止；停顿；延续
The policeman held up the traffic to allow pedestrians to cross the road．
警察挡住车辆让行人过街。
Work on the building site has been held up by bad weather．
由于天气恶劣，建筑工地上的作业被延误了。
We were held up for nearly an hour on our way by the traffic accident．
我们在路上被交通事故耽搁近一个小时。
The steel strike may hold up production for several months，
钢铁工人的罢工会使生产停顿数月之久。

Take off: of an aircraft, etc. 飞机等 to leave the ground and begin to fly 起飞
The plane took off an hour late.
飞机起飞晚了一个小时。