情景会话口袋书人际篇 第407期:乘飞机(3)

　　9. Are there any discount tickets for me?
我买票有折扣吗？
还能这样说：
Will you give me some discount on tickets?
Any tickets on discount?
应用解析：
cash discount 现金贴现；
sample discount 打折扣样品；
discount factor 折现系数
10. Will you be travelling in first class or economy class?
您要头等舱，还是要经济舱？
还能这样说：
Which class would you prefer, first class or economy?
What kind of tickets do you want, first class or economy?
谚语：
First come, first served.
先到先接待。
11. I'd like to change this ticket to the first class.
我想把这张票换成头等票。
还能这样说：
Could I change this ticket to the first class?
Would you like to change this ticket to the first class?
应用解析：
change指使改变得与原物完全不同或使发生以新代旧的变化；
alter指局部的、外表的变化，但特点不变；
vary指不规则或连续地改变。
12. What's the arrival time?
何时抵达？
还能这样说：
When does the plane get there?
Could you tell me the arrival time of this plane?
谚语：
Too swift arrives as tardy¹ as too slow.
欲速则不达。

1 tardy   

adj.缓慢的，迟缓的

参考例句：

• It's impolite to make a tardy appearance.晚到是不礼貌的。
• The boss is unsatisfied with the tardy tempo.老板不满于这种缓慢的进度。