生活英语对话 Episode 50: Landing in London

本单元是关于到达伦敦机场的对话

crew 1: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to London. Please wait until the aircraft has come to a complete standstill before unfastening your seatbelts.
We would like to remind you that mobile¹ phones must remain completely switched off until the seatbelt sign has been turned off.
Please remember that you can only smoke in designated² areas once inside the terminal³ building.
Please take care when opening the overhead⁴ lockers⁵ as the contents may have moved during the flight and might fall out and injure you or your fellow passengers.
Thank you for flying with us and we look forward to seeing you onboard with us again soon.
crew 2: Excuse me madam, didn't you just hear the announcement?
Alice: I'm not phoning anyone I just want to see if I've got any messages.


Vocabulary:（字汇）

a standstill:（停稳）
a stop or an end

a designated area:（指定区域）
a place that is signed for a particular purpose (for example, a designated smoking area)

a terminal building:（航站大楼）
the part of an airport where planes arrive or depart⁶ from

a message:（信息，短信）
text information to or from a mobile phone

to confiscate:（没收，充公）
to take something away from someone as a punishment for doing something wrong

本单元语言点是和乘飞机有关的词汇，请看下面机场和搭飞机有关的字汇

Air travel vocabulary

Here is some vocabulary about airports and air travel. 本节介绍与机场和搭飞机有关的字汇。


Parts of an airport:（机场内）

a duty-free shop （免税店）
a shop in an airport where you don't have to pay taxes on the goods you buy

a departure⁷ lounge:（出境大厅）
the part of an airport where you wait until you get on the plane

a gate （登机门）
the place in the airport where you go to get onto your flight

a runway （跑道）
the part of an airport, like a road, which planes use when arriving or departing⁸ from an airport

a control tower （控制塔台）
the building in an airport which tells planes when it is safe for them to take off and land



Air travel jobs:（航空职业）

the cabin⁹ crew（机组人员）
the people who look after passengers during a flight

a pilot （飞行员）
a person who flies a plane

a baggage handler（行李员）
a person who is responsible for your luggage, after you check-in, and takes it to the plane

an immigration officer（移民官员）
a person who checks your visa and passport when you go into a country

a customs officer（海关官员）
a person who checks you are not trying to bring illegal food, drugs, guns or other items into a country


Things you find on a plane:（飞机上）

a cockpit（驾驶舱）
the place where the pilots sit to control the plane

a galley（机舱厨房）
the area on a plane where the cabin crew prepare meals and store duty-free goods etc.

a trolley（手推车）
a small cupboard with wheels. Cabin crews use trolleys to take food and drink to passengers during a flight

a seatbelt（安全带）
a safety feature on planes to secure passengers in their seats

an oxygen mask（氧气罩）
a piece of safety equipment which passengers put over their nose and mouth to help them breath if there is an emergency on a plane

an overhead locker（头顶行李柜）
a storage area above passengers' heads in a plane

a tray-table（椅背小桌）
a small table that is stored in the back of the seat in front of you on a plane

hand luggage (uncountable)（手提行李，不可数名词）
small bags or suitcase which passengers carry with them onto the plane

checked baggage/luggage (uncountable)（托运行李，不可数名词）
large suitcases or bags which passengers don't carry with them onto the plane but which are put in the hold (the storage area of a plane)


Verbs about air travel:（搭乘飞机有关的动词）

to check in（办理报到）
to show your travel documents to the airline staff in the airport so that you can begin your journey

to board/to embark（登机）
to go onto a plane at the beginning of the journey

to disembark （下飞机）
to get off a plane

to take off（起飞）
to start flying in the air

to taxi（滑行）
to move a plane slowly along the ground before or after flying

to cruise（巡航）
to fly at a steady speed

to land（降落）
to bring a plane down to the ground

to fasten/unfasten a seatbelt（系紧/松开安全带）
to secure two parts of your seat-belt together/to untie your seatbelt

to approach (the runway)（转向跑道飞航）
to fly at slow speak towards the runway

to declare（申报）
to give information about goods or money you are bringing into a country

1 mobile   

adj.可移动的，易变的，机动的；n.运动物体

参考例句：

• The old lady sits on a mobile chair every morning.那位老妇人每天上午坐在一把可携带使用的椅子上。
• She's much more mobile now that she's bought a car.自从她买了汽车后，活动量就大多了。

2 designated   

a.指定的，特指的

参考例句：

• Smoking is allowed in designated areas.允许在指定区域内吸烟。

3 terminal   

n.终端机，终点，末端；adj.终点的，按期的，致死的

参考例句：

• The car has reached its terminal speed and can run faster no longer.这辆车的速度已达到了极限，不能再跑更快了。
• There's a taxi stand outside the terminal.在终点站的外面有出租车。

4 overhead   

adj.在头顶上的，悬空的；n.间接开支

参考例句：

• A number of birds are circling overhead.很多鸟在头顶上空盘旋。
• Many stars overhead are invisible to the naked eye.天上的许多星星是肉眼看不到的。

5 lockers   

n.寄物柜( locker的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I care about more lockers for the teachers. 我关心教师要有更多的储物柜。 来自辞典例句
• Passengers are requested to stow their hand-baggage in the lockers above the seats. 旅客须将随身携带的行李放入座位上方的贮藏柜里。 来自辞典例句

6 depart   

v.离开，启程

参考例句：

• The train will depart at 7:30 a.m.早七点半发车。
• Before you depart,let me give you a word of advice.在你走之前，我给你一句忠告。

7 departure   

n.离开，起程；背离，违反

参考例句：

• Do you know what lies behind her sudden departure for London?你知道她突然去伦敦的原因吗？
• She took over his work after his departure.他离开以后，她接替了他的工作。

8 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。

9 cabin   

n.(结构简单的)小木屋；船舱，机舱

参考例句：

• They threw up a new cabin in a couple of hours.在几小时之内他们就建起了一座新的小屋。
• It's very hot in the cabin;let's go on deck.舱室内很热，我们到甲板上去吧。