機長廣播
After takeoff, Kathy and Evan are reading magazines when the pilot makes an announcement.
起飛后,凱西和艾凡正在閱讀雜志時聽到飛機駕駛對大家廣播。
C:Good evening, everyone. This is your captain speaking. I'm Captain Rogers, and my crew and I will be piloting this 747 aircraft from New York to Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
機長:各位晚安。這是機長報告,我是羅杰斯機長,我和本班機全體服務(wù)人員將駕駛這班七四七客機從紐約飛往荷蘭阿姆斯特丹。
K:I can't believe we're on our way!
凱西:真不敢相信我們已經(jīng)上路了!
E:Shh!
艾凡:噓!
C:We're presently at an altitude of 28,000 feet ascending to our cruising altitude of 35,000 feet. The weather looks pretty good over the Atlantic, but we may experience some turbulence over the British Isles.
機長:我們現(xiàn)在的高度是兩萬八千呎,正往三萬五千呎的巡航高度爬升。大西洋上空的天氣看起來相當(dāng)不錯,但是我們在經(jīng)過不列顛群島上空時可能會遇上亂流。
K:Uh-oh. I hate choppy air!
凱西:糟了。我討厭不穩(wěn)定的氣流!
E:Shh!
艾凡:噓!
C:You may have noticed that I turned off the "fasten seat belt" sign a few moments ago. If you like, you may get up and move about the cabin. However, the crew and I advise you to keep that seat belt fastened in case of turbulence. We keep ours fastened, and we hope you will, too.
機長:諸位可能已注意到我在幾分鐘前關(guān)掉了『系好安全帶』的指示燈。如果諸位愿意的話,可以起身在機艙內(nèi)走動。不過,我和全體機員都希望諸位就座時系好安全帶以免突然遇到亂流。我們自己隨時系著安全帶,希望諸位也能這樣做。
K:That makes sense, doesn't it?
凱西:很有道理,不是嗎?
E:Shh!
艾凡:噓!
C:After we reach our cruising altitude, I'll give you the weather report for Amsterdam. Until then, sit back and relax and enjoy our famous KLM service. Thank you and out.
機長:在我們攀升至巡航高度時,我會向諸位報告阿姆斯特丹的天氣狀況。在這之前,請坐好,放松自己享受我們著名的荷蘭皇家航空公司的服務(wù)。播報完畢,謝謝。
單詞短語精講:
1. takeoff (飛機)起飛
take off (飛機)起飛(不及物動詞)
take off..·脫掉……(衣服等,為及物動詞)
例:Twenty minutes after we took off,the stewardesses served lunch.
(我們的飛機起飛20分鐘后,空中小姐送來廠z{幾餐。)
If you feel too hot,take off your sweater.
(如果你覺得太熱的話,就把毛衣脫廠。)
2. pilot 飛行員;領(lǐng)航員
3. announcement 宣告,聲明(常與動詞mak。并用)
例:When the princi},al said he wanted to make an announcement,all thestudents became quiet.
(當(dāng)校長說他有事要宣布時,所有的學(xué)生都安靜廠下來。)
4. crew 機上或船上全體工作人員
例:We have a crew of 16 on our ,lane.
=We have 16 crew members on our ,lane.
(我們機上一共有16名組員。)
Jane is a crew member working for Japan Airlines.
(簡是在日航工作的一位組員。)
5.altitude 高度
6. ascend 上升
descend 下降
例:The nose of an air},lane is higher than the tail when it ascends,but the tail is higher than the nose when it descends.
(飛機起飛時機頭比機尾高,但是降落時機尾比機頭高。)
7. cruising altitude 巡航高度
8. turbulance 亂流(不可數(shù))
9. the British Isles
不列顛群島(包括Great Britain , Ireland及附近約500個小島)