原版英语对话1000个:020 Going Home

Todd: OK, Victor, tomorrow you're flying home.

Victor: Yes, that's correct.

Todd: OK. So, are you afraid of flying?

Victor: No, flying is fine.

Todd: Really. Back home, for your job, do you fly?

Victor: No, I drive to work and to different assignments.

Todd: OK, you never have to fly to go to conventions¹ or other cities or stuff like that.

Victor: Once or twice each year I do fly to go to conventions connected with my work.

Todd: OK. Um, now tomorrow you have a really long flight.

Victor: That's correct.

Todd: It's probably what about 15 hours

Victor: From Narita to Washington DC is 12 hours in the air.

Todd: So how do you pass the time on the plane?

Victor: On the plane I like to sleep as much as possible.

Todd: OK. Do you take medication or just have a beer or..?

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.

Todd: Well, good strategy and I hope you have a good flight.

Victor: Thank you very much.

 

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。