高考英语作文高分必备 实践篇 013

 　　An announcement about the land of the flight
Announcement
Ladies and gentlemen! May I have your attention pls. I have an announcement to make. Because of the terrible fog, the airport will be closed. The flight to Shanghai will be delayed¹ for 5 hours. Now we have to change some of our plans. This afternoon we will go to a place of interest nearby. At about three a'clock, we will go to the shopping centre. You can do some shopping there. Those who want to go to other places must be back before 6:00 in the evening. Thank you.

1 delayed   

adj.延时的，定时的v.（使）耽搁，延误( delay的过去式和过去分词 )；推迟；使延期；使延迟

参考例句：

• Deliveries of mail could be delayed because of cost-cutting. 由于削减成本，邮件的递送可能会延迟。
• The most likely explanation is that his plane was delayed. 最可能的解释是他的飞机晚点了。