夏说英语新闻晨读 第414期:希斯罗入境排长龙

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Delays at Heathrow Airport passport control left passengers queuing for up to two and a half hours last month, figures show. On 30 out of 31 days in July, the border force missed its target of a 45-minute wait or less for 95% of visitors from outside the European Economic Area. Virgin¹ Atlantic, which obtained the data, said passengers are "frustrated²".

delay: n. 晚点；推迟；延误
passport control: 护照检查处；入境管理处
queue: vi. 排队
Excuse me, (but) where is the end of the queue?
figure: n. 数据
miss the/one's target: 没有完成目标
European Economic Area: 欧洲经济区
Virgin Atlantic: 维珍航空 (英国维珍大西洋航空公司)
frustrated: adj. 郁闷的；沮丧的
frustrating³: adj. 令人灰心的；使人气馁的

1 virgin   

n.处女，未婚女子；adj.未经使用的；未经开发的

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？
• There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。

2 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 frustrating   

adj.产生挫折的，使人沮丧的，令人泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的现在分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's frustrating to have to wait so long. 要等这么长时间，真令人懊恼。
• It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience. 那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。 来自《简明英汉词典》