By Ian Sir | 2019-12-03 | 語言
正所謂「又到聖誕、又到聖誕」,聖誕即將來臨,又是時候去旅行!今天讓我們看看去旅行的實用英文 (Travel English):

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機場報到Check-in
Aman is going to leave Hong Kong for a holiday, and a member of the ground staff (地勤人員) is helping him to check in.
Aman: Excuse me (不好意思), is this where I check in for flight number (航班編號) CX 135? I am a Cathay club member(會員).
Ground Staff: Yes, may I have your passport (護照), please?
Aman: Here you go (給你).
Ground Staff: Do you have a seat preference (座位喜好)?
Aman: Yes, I’d like to sit near a window, please.
Ground Staff: No problem. Mr. Chan, do you have any luggage (行李) that you’d like to check in at this time?
Aman: Yes, this one, please. Could you help me mark this bag as ‘fragile (易碎)’?
Ground Staff: OK, please place your bag on the scale (磅).
Aman: Is there a layover (中途轉機)?
Ground Staff: Yes, in Taipei (台北), for 4 hours.
Aman: Do I need to pick up my luggage there?
Ground Staff: No, it’ll go straight through to Melbourne (墨爾本). Here is your boarding pass (登機證) – your flight leaves from gate 70 and it’ll start boarding (開始登機) at 6:30 pm. Your seat number is 36A and it’s a window seat. As our club member, you may enjoy the lounge(貴賓室) before your flight.
Aman: Thanks.
Ground Staff: Have a pleasant flight (祝您旅途愉快)!

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Vocabulary
1. luggage vs baggage
意思完全一樣,都是指「行李」。
luggage為英式英文,baggage為美式英文,兩者皆為不可數名詞。
2. layover vs stopover
layover是指「中途轉機」,通常是指在轉機機場停留24小時以內的短暫等待。
stopover是指「中途停留」,通常超過 24 小時。例如從香港飛美國,中途在新加坡下機玩幾日才繼續飛。
Expressions
例如: Do you want this water bottle? Here you go.
例如: There you go. I hope you like the water bottle.
但留意There you go亦能代表對方突然開竅、領悟到某些東西,或者做對了。
例如: There you go. You don’t need my advice. You can figure it out yourself.
如果需要轉機,一定要問清楚行李是否直接運送到終點站,不需要中途提取。
旅行小貼士

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