旅游英语对话-Missing Connecting Flight(2)

A: Our flight was late, and I missed my connecting flight.
B: We can help you find an alternate¹ flight that will get you where you are going.
A: Whom should I call?
B: The arrival² gate is where you need to find someone to help you. You are in the right place.
A: I think the flight we missed was the last flight out of here today.
B: We can go on the computer to try to find an alternate flight on another airline if we cannot accommodate³ you.
A: What if I get stuck here and can’t get out of this airport?
B: There is a shuttle that is still running and can take you into town to a hotel.
A: I don’t have any money for a hotel room.
B: The flight that you missed is not with our airline, and we would not have suggested booking the flights so close together. We won’t pay for your hotel room.
 

1 alternate   

adj.交替的，间隔的；v.（使）轮流　　

参考例句：

• He and I clean our room on alternate days.我和他隔日轮流打扫我们的房间。
• That was a week of alternate rain and sunshine.那是晴雨天交替的一周。

2 arrival   

n.到达，达到，到达者

参考例句：

• She's impatient for her father's arrival.她急切地盼望着父亲的到来。
• The new arrival was none other than the President.刚到的不是别人，正是总统。

3 accommodate   

vt.容纳，向...提供住处，使适应，顺应

参考例句：

• You should soon accommodate yourself to the new circumstance.你应尽快适应新环境。
• Are there enough shelves to accommodate all our books?有足够的书架容纳我们所有的书吗？