EP 0058Daily Life

This Is Your Captain Speaking

A

And the next thing you know, we’re running towards the... Oh...did you feel that?

B

Yeah, don’t worry about it; we’re just going through a bit of turbulence.

C

Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. It looks like we’ve hit a patch of rough air, so we’re going to have a bit of a bumpy ride for the next several minutes, and...

A

This why I hate flying... Oh!

C

At this time, I’d like to remind all of our passengers to fasten their seat beltsand remain seated until the fasten seat belt sign is turned off. Please ensure that all cabin baggageis carefully stowed under the seat in front of you. I’ll be back back to update you in a minute.

A

Did you hear that? Brent!

B

Don’t worry about it. This is totally normal. It happens all the

C

Ah, ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain again. We’ve got quite a large patch of rough air ahead of us, so for your safety, we will be suspending in-flight service. I would ask all in-flight crew to return to their seats at this time. I would also like to ask that all our passengers refrain from using the lavatory until the seat belt sign has been switched off We can expect...

核心词汇

turbulencecommon noun, nonvariable

sudden, strong movement of air especially that causes a plane to move up and down in the air

roughAdjective

having or causing sudden violent movements

patchcommon noun, singular

small area

bumpy fastenAdjective

having sudden up and down movements to fasten

cabin bagcommon

suitcases and luggage

gage stow suspendnoun, nonvariable

that travels inside the plane with the passengers stowed will be suspending

refrainverb

avoid doing

lavatorycommon noun, singular

room with a sink and toilet, chiefly on an airplane or train

拓展词汇

overhead bincommon noun, singular

place above the seat in an airplane where you can store luggage

carryoncommon noun, nonvariable

a suit case that you bring onto the plane

table traycommon noun, singular

a table that folds down from the seat in front of you on a an airplane

life jacketcommon noun, singular

piece of clothing that you ware to stay floating in water /life jacket

oxygen maskcommon noun, singular

a mask worn over your mouth and nose so you can breathe