通過(guò)本則航空主題的英語(yǔ)幽默故事，學(xué)習(xí)者可掌握機(jī)場(chǎng)廣播、數(shù)字表達(dá)等實(shí)用英語(yǔ)場(chǎng)景對(duì)話，培養(yǎng)在突發(fā)情境下的英語(yǔ)理解能力。
英文原文：
A 747 was halfway across the Atlantic when the captain got on the loudspeaker: "Attention, passengers. We have lost one of our engines, but we can certainly reach London with the three we have left. Unfortunately, we will arrive an hour late as a result."
Shortly thereafter, the passengers heard the captain's voice again: "Guess what, folks. We just lost our third engine, but please be assured we can fly with only one. We will now arrive in London three hours late."
At this point, one passenger became furious. "For Pete's sake," he shouted, "If we lose another engine, we'll be up here all night!"
中文對(duì)照：
當(dāng)波音747客機(jī)飛越大西洋中途時(shí)，機(jī)長(zhǎng)通過(guò)廣播通知："各位乘客請(qǐng)注意，我們的四臺(tái)發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)中有一臺(tái)出現(xiàn)故障。剩余的三臺(tái)發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)仍能飛抵倫敦，預(yù)計(jì)到達(dá)時(shí)間將延遲一小時(shí)。"
片刻之后，廣播再次響起："各位，我們剛剛又失去了第三臺(tái)發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)。但請(qǐng)放心，僅憑最后一臺(tái)發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)我們?nèi)钥衫^續(xù)飛行，不過(guò)抵達(dá)時(shí)間將延遲三小時(shí)。"
此時(shí)，一位乘客憤怒喊道："天??！如果再壞一臺(tái)發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)，我們整晚都得在天上過(guò)了！"
| 語(yǔ)言要素 | 學(xué)習(xí)重點(diǎn) |
|---|---|
| 數(shù)字表達(dá) | halfway across、three hours late等時(shí)間量詞使用 |
| 情態(tài)動(dòng)詞 | can certainly、will arrive等表可能性的用法 |
| 口語(yǔ)表達(dá) | For Pete's sake等感嘆句的語(yǔ)境運(yùn)用 |
