新视野大学英语视听说教程 3 Unit 8-1

Flying there is not half the fun
II•Basic Listening Practice
1 Script
M：would you prefer a window or an aisle¹ seat，madam?
W：Aisle，please．If there's none 1eft，then a wind。w seat is OK．But I don't like middle  seats。
Q: what is the order of the woman’s preference?
C: aisle-wingdow-minddle
2 Script
M：I’d like to fly economy to Thailand on October 8th．1 want to book two tickets．
W：we have only one seat left in economy，but we will give you two business class seats for the same price as one economy and，one business class seat．
Q：What can the man get?   
B: Two business class tickets at a reduced price
3 Script
M：Excuse me，where do I check in for British Airways² to London? I can’t find the
right check-in counter．   
W：You should go to Counter 26 on the left-hand side．sir．It's just next to Thai Air．You’d better hurry, though. There’s a long queue
Q：What does the woman say?  ”
C)The British Airways counter  is counter26.
4．Script
W：Airport security checks always make me nervous．I’m afraid I’11 set off the alarm
because of the jewelry³ I’m wearing．    ’
M：I know. I’ll set off the security alarm. I have a steel plate in my arm from a rugby 
Injury.
Q：Why will the man set of the alarm?
D)Because he has a metal plate in his body
5．Script
M：Welcome home! Here，let me take your suitcase．The car is out in the parking lot．
your plane was two  hours late：you must be exhausted⁴．   
W：Yes，we have to check in three hours before take-off time；secufity guards take   
ages searching carry_0n stuff, but they ignore check-in baggage．Strange system．  
Q：What is the woman NOT complaining about?
 A)Security guards search her check-in suitcase

1 aisle   

n.（教堂、教室、戏院等里的）过道，通道

参考例句：

• The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。
• The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去。

2 AIRWAYS   

航空公司

参考例句：

• The giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways. 越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机。
• At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet. 有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。

3 jewelry   

n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝

参考例句：

• The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
• Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。

4 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。