生活英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力文章：免費(fèi)做飛機(jī)頭等艙
Fly First Class Free of Charge
免費(fèi)坐飛機(jī)頭等艙
How would you like to fly first class anywhere in the world free of charge? Every time I fly internationally, I fly first class in my own fully reclining seat-FOR FREE. In this lesson I will teach you the tricks of the trade- how you can accumulate frequent flyer miles without ever getting on an airplane so that when you actually take a trip, you can fly in luxury and land rested, ready to go.
你是怎么免費(fèi)做頭等艙環(huán)游世界的呢?我每次跨國(guó)飛行，我都是免費(fèi)游泳頭等艙的躺椅。本節(jié)課，我將會(huì)教你行業(yè)技巧-怎么在沒(méi)有真實(shí)坐飛機(jī)卻能積累常飛里程，這樣當(dāng)你真實(shí)要魯行的時(shí)候，你就可以免費(fèi)奢侈一下，著落的時(shí)候也不覺(jué)得疲勞，開(kāi)始吧。
Did you know you could accumulate airline frequent flyer miles by selecting credit cards that give you one mile for every dollar you spend? Do you know the best way to use your miles to gain the greatest value?
你知道可以通過(guò)選擇每消費(fèi)一美元就可以獲得一英里的信用卡來(lái)積累常飛里程么?你知道你的里程能夠最大發(fā)揮價(jià)值的方式么?
Right now, I am getting ready for my trip to Thailand where I will be traveling for more than twenty seven hours including one sixteen hour flight. Unlike most people who would dread this type of trip, I am looking forward to it because I am flying first class. And, unlike first class seats on domestic flights, international first class provides you with twice the legroom and a reclining seat that opens into a bed.
現(xiàn)在，我將要去泰國(guó)旅行，我將要行程上奔波27小時(shí)，包括16小時(shí)的飛行。不像絕大多數(shù)恐懼這種旅行的人，我反而是很期待的，因?yàn)槲铱梢宰鲱^等艙。并且國(guó)際的頭等艙飛行跟國(guó)內(nèi)的頭等艙不一樣，它會(huì)給你們提供兩倍的腿伸張空間以及展開(kāi)的像張床的躺椅。
How I Accumulate Miles
我是怎么積累飛行里程的
My wife and I have a United Airlines credit card that we use for all our personal purchases. I also have an American Airlines credit card I use for all my business purchases.
我跟我老婆有張聯(lián)合航空公司的信用卡，我們用它買(mǎi)所有的個(gè)人所需品。我同時(shí)擁有美國(guó)航空公司的信用卡，我用它來(lái)進(jìn)行所有商業(yè)購(gòu)買(mǎi)。
Having two cards allows me to easily separate my business and personal expenses and it allows me to collect miles on two airlines, giving me more options when I travel. Both credit cards give us one frequent flyer mile for every dollar we spend.
兩張信用卡讓我能夠容易的分開(kāi)商業(yè)以及個(gè)人花費(fèi)，我也因此能夠讓我積累兩家航空公司的飛行里程，在我需要飛行的時(shí)候，我可以有更多的選擇。兩張信用卡都可以讓我每消費(fèi)一美元獲得一英里里程。
The Best Value for Your Miles
里程的最大價(jià)值
Don’t stop reading this because you don’t have any plans to fly internationally for business. How about going on that African safari you’ve always wanted to do? Would you like to visit the Great Wall of China, scuba dive on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, ski in the Swiss Alps or attend the Rio Olympics?
不要因?yàn)槟悴淮蛩銍?guó)際飛行出差而停止閱讀這篇文章。如果你一直想要去非洲旅行怎么辦?你想要游中國(guó)萬(wàn)里長(zhǎng)城，澳大利亞大堡礁水肺潛水，在阿爾卑斯上滑雪，或者去觀看里約的奧林匹克么?
The best use of your accumulated miles is to fly internationally. Both United and American require 25,000 miles for a domestic round trip coach ticket. From Tampa I can fly just about anywhere in the U.S for less than $300 as long as I plan in advance. This means that each mile has a value of just over $.01 per mile. Both airlines require an average of 135,000-145,000 miles for a first class international award ticket. If you would pay cash for such a ticket, the fare could be as low as $5000 or as high as $18,000. When I use my accumulated miles for International trips, each mile has a value of over $.05 per mile- five times the value of a domestic coach seat.
最好體現(xiàn)你積累里程的價(jià)值就是國(guó)際飛行。美國(guó)聯(lián)合航行公司和美國(guó)航空公司都需要你積累兩萬(wàn)英里才提供一次國(guó)內(nèi)往返票。從坦帕市，只要我提前預(yù)定，我就可以花少于300美元去美國(guó)的任何地方。這意味著沒(méi)里程只體現(xiàn)出剛剛超過(guò)0.1美元的價(jià)值。兩家航空公司需要十三萬(wàn)五千到十四萬(wàn)五，就會(huì)給你提供國(guó)際頭等艙回饋票。如果你現(xiàn)金付款，那么價(jià)格低至5000美元，高至18000美元。當(dāng)我使用積累里程獲得國(guó)際飛行的時(shí)候，每英里可以體現(xiàn)0.5美元的價(jià)值，是國(guó)內(nèi)普通艙長(zhǎng)途飛行價(jià)值的五倍。
While I almost always fly coach when traveling domestically, flying coach Internationally is just an awful experience. It is virtually impossible to sleep in a coach class seat and if you do, you won’t sleep long. Whether you are traveling internationally for business or pleasure, you don’t want to land feeling exhausted and aching all over.
盡管在國(guó)內(nèi)，我絕大多數(shù)做普通艙飛行，然而做普通艙跨國(guó)飛行真是很可怕的體驗(yàn)。你很難在普通艙睡覺(jué)，如果你真的睡的話，你也不會(huì)睡的很長(zhǎng)。無(wú)論你出國(guó)做生意還是旅游，你都不會(huì)希望在著落的時(shí)候感到疲勞或者全身酸痛
Compare saving $1500 by redeeming your miles for five domestic coach tickets to using those same miles to fly first class anywhere in the world you’ve dreamed of visiting. If there is someplace on your “Bucket List” you want to go, now would be the time to get your airline credit cards and start saving your miles. Even if it takes you five or more years to save enough miles, it will be well worth it.
就拿用積累的的里程去兌換五次國(guó)內(nèi)普通艙飛機(jī)票而省下1500美元與使用同樣的里程做頭等艙飛去你夢(mèng)想的地方對(duì)比。如果，在你的夢(mèng)想清單里邊有些地方要去，那么現(xiàn)在就是你辦理航空公司信用卡的時(shí)間，開(kāi)始積累里程。及時(shí)會(huì)花費(fèi)你五年或者更久才能積累足夠的里程，那么，這是非常值的。
The second best value for your miles is to use them to fly first class to Alaska (redeem 50,000 miles) and third best value is first class to Hawaii (80,000 miles).
第二種最好發(fā)揮里程價(jià)值的途徑就是使用這些里程坐頭等艙飛往阿拉斯加(積累5萬(wàn)里程)第三選擇就是坐頭等艙飛往夏威夷(80000英里)
While my wife and I selected American and United, every airline offers credit cards. There are also credit card companies such as Capital One, where you can use your miles on any airline. The downside is they require a lot more miles for both domestic and international trips. My advice is to select a credit card that is offered through a major international airline. Even if they don’t fly where you ultimately want to go, more than likely they will have a partner airline that does.
盡管我跟我的老婆選擇選擇美國(guó)以及美國(guó)聯(lián)合航空公司，每個(gè)航空公司其實(shí)都是有提供信用卡的。有一些信用卡公司譬如”captial one “通過(guò)這些公司你可以在任何航空公司使用你的里程。缺點(diǎn)就是國(guó)內(nèi)外旅途你需要花費(fèi)更多的里程。我建議你選擇大型的航空公司提供的信用卡，這樣的花，及時(shí)他們最終沒(méi)有去你最終想要去的地方，他們很有可能有一些合作公司去這些地方。
My last tip is to always book your free tickets as far in advance as you can. The airlines limit the number of seats available per flight for people redeeming miles.
我最好一條建議就是盡早的預(yù)定你的免費(fèi)機(jī)票。航空公司每班航班提供限量的里程兌換座位
While I realize this lesson was a bit more pragmatic than the others, I hope you will be able to put my recommendations to the test. When you experience what it’s like to sit in first class on an International flight and land refreshed, you will know that little things matter. For the best hotel deals anywhere in the world, go to Hotel Deal Site.
盡管我認(rèn)為這節(jié)課的內(nèi)容比其他的更加實(shí)用，我希望你能幫我的建議付諸實(shí)踐。當(dāng)你體驗(yàn)到坐在頭等艙跨國(guó)飛行并且著落的也很精神煥發(fā)是什么感覺(jué)的時(shí)候，你就會(huì)知道小事卻有大作用。去酒店訂購(gòu)網(wǎng)訂購(gòu)世界任何地方的最好旅店。
Don’t just use your miles to save money; use them to improve the quality of your life.
不要僅僅用你的里程節(jié)約錢(qián)，嘗試下用它們提高生活質(zhì)量。
