实战口语情景对话 第20期:搭飞机回家

 Todd: OK, Victor, tomorrow you're flying home. 维克多，明天你要搭飞机回家。

Victor: Yes, that's correct. 是的，没错。

Todd: OK. So, are you afraid of flying? 你害怕坐飞机吗？

Victor: No, flying's fine. 不，做飞机挺好。

Todd: Really. Back home, for your job, do you fly? 真的。回到家，你会因为工作而搭飞机吗？

Victor: No, I drive to work and to different assignments. 不，我工作需要开车去不同的地点。

Todd: OK, you never have to fly to go to conventions¹ or other cities or stuff² like that. 好的，你从来不用不用搭飞机去开会，或是出国？

Victor: Once or twice each year I do fly to go to conventions connected with my work. 每年一次或两次我会搭飞机出差开会。

Todd: OK. Um, tomorrow you have a really long flight. 好的，明天你要坐很长时间的飞机。

Victor: That's correct. 是的。

Todd: It's probably what about 15 hours 大约15小时。

Victor: From Narita to Washington DC is 12 hours in the air. 从成田机场坐飞机到华盛顿需要12小时。

Todd: So how do you pass the time on the plane? 那么你如何在飞机上打发时间呢？

Victor: On the plane I like to sleep as much as possible. 我喜欢在飞机上尽可能多地睡觉。

Todd: OK. Do you take medication or just have a beer or..? 好的。你靠吃药还是喝点儿酒来入睡？

Victor: No, no. I don't take any medication. I just, I tend to stay up late the day before so that I'm so tired I'll want to sleep on the plane. 不。我不吃药。我只是在搭飞机前一天睡得晚点，这样我在飞机上就会觉得很累很想睡觉。

Todd: Well, good strategy³ and I hope you have a good flight. 哇，好策略，希望你明天旅途愉快。

1 conventions   

（某一职业、政党等的人士召开的）大会( convention的名词复数 )； 协议； 习俗； （美国）全国代表大会

参考例句：

• They broke away from conventions. 他们打破了常规。
• They disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary. 他们不顾社会习俗，并未意识到自己在做些与众不同的事。

2 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

3 strategy   

n.方法，策略，战略

参考例句：

• The only way to take the enemy position is by strategy,not by forceful attack.只可智取，不可强攻。
• Tactics differs from strategy.战术有别于战略。