洪恩环境英语第七册 02 He's Flying Somewhere Today...

　　Lesson 2   He's Flying Somewhere Today...
他今天要乘飞机去某地....
Stand by.Three,two,one.
准备。三，二，一。
Where's Abbott Larkin?That's the question at the Stamford Hotel this morning.
阿伯特.拉金在哪儿？这是今晨斯坦福德宾馆的一个谜。
The President of International Computer was in the Soviet¹ Union last week.
这个国际计算机公司的总裁上周在苏联，
He was in the Bahamas on Monday.He was in Rome yesterday.
星期一在巴哈马斯，昨天在罗马。
Why is he in Stamford today talking with James Brady,president of NIT?
他为什么今天来到斯坦福德与NIT的总裁詹姆斯.朗迪会谈呢？
Is he discussing a merger²?
他是商量合并的事吗？
OK,Mike.Cut.I don't know if we can use that.
噢，迈克。停！我不知道我们能不能用上这段。
We can use it if we catch Abbott Larkin.
如果我们能找到阿伯特.拉金的话，我们就能用上了。
Let's look for him.
我们去找找他吧。
Did you see Larkin?Do you have the picture?
你看到拉金了吗？你拍到照片了吗？
No,I just saw the car drive away.I didn't see Larkin.
没有，我只看到那辆轿车开走了，我没有看到拉金。
Where's he going now?
他现在去哪儿了呢？
He's traveling.Larkin told me I could ask the travel agent for his plans.
他要出门旅行，拉金告诉我可以向旅行社打听一下他的飞行计划。
He said he might talk to me tomorrow.
他说他明天可以和我谈谈，
I'm going to see the travel agent now.
我现在就去旅行社。
Good idea.
好主意。
I'll meet you here in an hour.
一小时后我在这儿与你会合。
That's what it's showing.And then it connects at 4:45...
这是屏幕上所显示的。然后在4：45接着飞...
and gets into White Plains at 6:24...Yeah,
在6：24 到达怀特普楞斯机场....哦，这是它上面显示的....是的，
Yeah,because the next one is at 6:50 from Saginaw.
因为下一航班在6：50从萨格诺机场出发，
That gets into Detroit at 7:35.
在7：35抵达底特律机场。
So it's a very similar...You're all set.
所以这是非常类似的.... 你的事全办好了。
I'll get seats and I'll put this on your American Express...Um-hmm...
我给你订座，然后把这记在您的美国运通卡上...嗯，
It has to be ticketed this week.
这周就要出票了。
I need to find Abbot Larkin.
我需要找到阿伯特.拉金，
He's flying somewhere today,maybe to Dallas or St.Louis on TWA.
他今天要飞到别处去了，或许乘TWA航班去达拉斯或圣.路易斯。
Try St.Louis.
试试圣地.路易斯吧。
All right.Well,let me check what flights are available that are going out this afternoon.
好吧。噢，我先来看看今天下午出发的航班都有哪些。
There's a TW flight leaving LaGuardia at 3:35,arriving St.Louis at 5:25.
3：35有一从拉瓜地尔起飞的TW航班，5：25 到达圣.路易斯。
Is he on that flight?
他在那次航班上吗？
I cannot tell you that.I would have to call up TWA.
我不知道，我得打个电话给TWA 查一查。
Well,can we do that?  Certainly can.
噢，我们能那样做吗？  当然能。
This is Marion at Prospect³ Travel.
我是希望旅行社的玛丽安。
Could you display your Flight 119,LaGuardia-St.Louis,
你能查找一下119次拉瓜地尔至圣.路易斯的航班记录吗？
for Larkin,L-a-r-k-i-n,first initial⁴ A or Abbott?...
找拉金，L-a-r-k-i-n,名字的首字母是A或者是Abbott?...
You're not showing anything?  It would be later today,then.
什么也查不出来？那么，也许是今天晚些时候。
OK,uh,would you....No,no,that's OK...
好了，呃，你能 ... 不，不，那也行....
Would you please check,uh,Flight 361...At 3:35 today?
你能查一下，呃，361航班....班...今天3：35的？
...Yes...Yes,same person...Yes...A.Larkin?
...是的...是的，同一个人...是的...阿.拉金？
...Right.And you show he is confirmed⁵ on 361 leaving at 3:53 from LaGuardia,
....是的。你说他确实乘坐了361次3：53
arriving St.Louis at 5:43?  Is he going to Dallas?
从拉瓜地尔起飞5：43抵达圣.路易斯的航班？他是去达拉斯吗？
Do you show him continuing on to Dallas?
计算机显示他接着要去达拉斯吗？
...He is.And what-Do you show any further reservations⁶ for him?
.... 他要去。还有什么——还能显示他别的预订记录吗？
...So he is,um,leaving from LaGuardia today to St.Louis,
.....那么他，嗯，今天从拉瓜地尔去圣.路易斯，
and then continuing tomorrow from St.Louis to Dallas?
然后明天接着从圣.路易斯去达拉斯？
...OK,thank you very much...You're welcome.Bye.
....好的，非常感谢....不客气，再见。
So what's his schedule?
那么他的日程是怎样的？
He is on TW Flight 361 today,the 26th,leaving LaGuardia at 3:53,
今天是26号，他坐TW公司的361航班，3：53 离开拉瓜地尔，
arriving St.Louis at 5:43...
5：43到达圣.路易斯。。。
And tomorrow he is continuing on TW Flight 551,
明天接着坐TW的551航班，
leaving Dallas at 11:55,and arriving-
11：55离开达拉斯，到——
I mean,leaving St.Louis at 11:55 and arriving Dallas at 1:45.
我是说，11：55离开圣.路易斯，1：45到达达拉斯。
So he's going to St.Louis first?
那么他是先去圣.路易斯了？
He's going to St.Louis today and Dallas tomorrow from St.Louis.
他今天要去圣.路易斯，明天从圣.路易斯出发去达拉斯。
Will I get there before he does?
我能在他之前赶到那儿吗？
You are leaving on the 27th,tomorrow,
明天是27号，
from LaGuardia on American 295 at 7:30 A.M.and arriving in Dallas at 10:08.
你坐美国航空公司的295次航班早晨7：30从拉瓜地尔出发，10：08到达达拉斯。
Great.Thank you very much.That's just exactly what I need.
太好了。非常感谢。那正是我想要的。
You're terrific⁷.
你太棒了。
Mike,I found Larkin.
迈克，我找到拉金了。
He's staying in St.Louis tonight.He's flying to Dallas in the morning.
他今晚在圣.路易斯过夜，早晨飞往达拉斯。
He's leaving at 11:55 A.M.We're leaving at 7:30 A.M.
上午11：55出发。我们早晨7：30出发，
We're arriving at 10:08.We can interview him at the airport.
10：08到达。我们可以在机场采访他。
OK,Jake.But what does Steven think?
好的，杰克。但是史蒂文会怎么想？
And will Maria pay for the trip? Let's find out.
玛丽亚会给你报销旅费吗？我们看看结果是什么吧。
First,Abbott Larkin goes to St.Louis.
首先，阿伯特.拉金将去圣.路易斯。
He stays overnight⁸ in St.Louis.
他在圣.路易斯过一夜，
He leaves St.Louis tomorrow morning and arrives in Dallas at 1:45 P.M.
明天上午他离开圣.路易斯，下午1：45到达达拉斯。
We leave tomorrow morning at 7:30 A.M.
on an American Airlines flight and arrive in Dallas at 10:08A.M.
我们明天上午7：30坐美国航空公司的飞机出发，10：08到达达拉斯，
We get there first and interview Larkin at the airport.
我们先到那儿，在机场采访拉金。
I don't understand.What does this story mean?
我不明白，这新闻有什么意义？
Abbott Larkin has the biggest computer company in the Midwest.
阿伯特.拉金拥有中西部最大的电脑公司。
James Brady has the biggest computer company in the East.
詹姆斯.布朗迪有东部最大的电脑公司
Together,they control most of the country.
他们一起能控制本国大多数市场。
They can grow in the West-California,Nevada,Oregon,and Washington⁹.
而且他们将在西部发展——在加利福尼亚，内华达，奥利冈和华盛顿。
And they also have business in Europe,Scandianvia,and South America.
他们在欧洲，在斯堪第纳维亚半岛和南美都有业务。
It's one of the biggest mergers¹⁰ in history.
这是有史以来最大的合并交易之一。
I have to go to Dallas,Maria.
玛丽亚，我得去达拉斯。
No.I don't like it.
不，我不喜欢这个题材。

1 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。

2 merger   

n.企业合并，并吞

参考例句：

• Acceptance of the offer is the first step to a merger.对这项提议的赞同是合并的第一步。
• Shareholders will be voting on the merger of the companies.股东们将投票表决公司合并问题。

3 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

4 initial   

adj.最初的，开始的，词首的；n.首字母，姓名的开头字母；vt.标注姓名的首字母于

参考例句：

• After she'd overcome her initial shyness,she became very friendly.她克服了起初的羞怯之后，变得十分友善。
• The experiments have given initial results eventually.那些试验总算初见成效了。

5 confirmed   

adj.确认的；坚定的；根深蒂固的v.批准(confirm的过去式和过去分词)；证实

参考例句：

• Rumours of job losses were later confirmed. 裁员的传言后来得到了证实。
• The truth of his conjecture was confirmed by the newspaper report. 新闻报道证明了他的推测果然不假。

6 reservations   

n.[法律]（权益等的）保留( reservation的名词复数 )；预订；保留地；保留意见

参考例句：

• Most of these workers are American Indians living on reservations. 这些工人中的大多数是住在居留地的美洲印第安人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Have you made the reservations for our holiday yet? 你为我们度假做好预订安排了吗？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 terrific   

adj.可怕的，极好的，非常的

参考例句：

• The game was terrific.那场比赛棒极了。
• Darren drove at a terrific speed.达伦以惊人的速度驾车。

8 overnight   

ad.前一天晚上，一夜间 a.前一天晚上的

参考例句：

• She stayed overnight in the hotel. 她在旅馆过了一夜。
• Our success is not won overnight. 我们的成功不是一夜之间得来的。

9 Washington   

n.华盛顿特区(是美国首都)

参考例句：

• His birthplace is Washington,but he lives in San Francisco.他出生于华盛顿，但住在旧金山。
• They, together with my father,have gone to Washington.他们和我父亲一起去华盛顿了。

10 mergers   

n.（两个公司的）合并( merger的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Mergers fall into three categories: horizontal, vertical, and conglomerate. 合并分为以下三种：横向合并，纵向合并和混合合并。 来自辞典例句
• Many recent mergers are concentrated within specific industries, particularly in retailing, airlines and communications. 现代许多合并企业集中进行某些特定业务，在零售业、民航和通讯业中更是如此。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件