P1Do you like flying?Which do you prefer? Travelling by train or Travelling by air?How does flying compare to other forms of transport?Do you think aircraft will be used more in the future?What are the benefits of travelling by air?喜欢坐飞机的——为什么喜欢?It shows the status! same reason people travel first class rather than economy class. 坐飞机有面子——体现身份。
就好像有些人坐飞机也专坐头等舱不坐经济舱一样。
I can get tiny drinks and bag of salty nuts. 坐飞机能喝饮料,吃咸花生。
I love the flight attendants...actually i love the uniform. But the nurses uniform doesnt always live up to expectation and have you ever seen a fat air stewardess? 因为喜欢看空姐。
说白了就是喜欢制服。
虽然护士也穿制服,但和空姐最大的区别是:护士有时候经常让你失望。
因为经常能看见肥护士而肥空姐几乎没有。
I arrive quickly at my destination and staff treat customers very well with frequent drinks and meals. They also bow to the passengers in the waiting area as they pass to go behind the desk. 坐飞机到达目的地快,而且服务人员服务周到,要吃有吃,要喝有喝。
最关键的是,他们还给乘客鞠躬。
My favorite part is taking off, i love engine sounds, i love the view down below.. 我最喜欢的就是飞机起飞的时候,我喜欢引擎的声音,我喜欢在空中看下面的风景。
Yeah I love the excitment of it! So much fun! But I get so nervous cause sometimes my ears don't pop for a few days. 我喜欢坐飞机时候的兴奋。
但有时候坐完飞机耳朵经常像塞住一样很多天都不舒服。
讨厌坐飞机的——为什么讨厌?It's okay to fly but it is a pain on very long flights or when there is bad turbulence. 坐飞机还好,关键是飞太久挺烦人的,或者遇上气流。
I'm sure my bloodpressure is elevated. God forbid if there's turbulence. 坐飞机我就血压高。
上帝保佑别遇到气流。
I hate flying. I freak out at the slightest bit of turbulence. Xanax really, really helped me. 我讨厌坐飞机。
一点点气流就让我害怕。
吃Xanax(一种安眠药)能管很大用。
I hate flying, it's too claustrophobic(abnormally afraid of closed-in places). 我讨厌坐飞机,太容易引起我的幽闭恐惧症了。
(幽闭恐惧:害怕在密闭的空间内)It's true that flying is a safer than driving, statistically; however, your chances of surviving a car crash are much higher than a plane crash. Thus, the stress of having zero control over the plane is often too much to handle. 数据上体现,坐飞机确实比开车安全(出现事故次数少),可我们从车祸中幸存的几率却大大高于空难。
我们根本没法去控制飞机。
I have acrophobia, fear of heights. So I hate flying on plane. 我有恐高症,怕高。
喜欢坐火车的——为什么喜欢?I much prefer to travel by rail. I most often travel by air which does at best get me there when I need to, but at great cost of effort, fatigue, stress and general irritation. I never feel this way traveling by rail when new New Oriental arranged a business trip for me, even though there are delays at times. 我喜欢坐火车,因为坐飞机花费高,费体力,有压力,受刺激。
可每次新东方给我安排坐火车去出差,却没这坐飞机那种感觉,虽然火车有时候会晚点。
There are lengthy and unwarranted delays encountered in air travel. But at least by rail their is time to relax, and enjoy the scenery. 坐飞机有时候会有长时间的、无法保证的晚点。
坐火车至少能休息,看风景。
Train allows one to make the most of your time, whether for relaxing, chatting, meeting new people or working. I think JK Rowling wrote the first Harry Potter in trains. 火车上人们可以充分利用时间,甭管是放松、聊天、认识新朋友还是工作。
JK罗琳的第一部哈里波特不就是在火车上写的么。
坐飞机坐哪个位置比较好?First class preferably but if I can't get an upgrade then I go for aisle seat or emergency exit seat. 更喜欢头等舱,但如果不能免费升仓、那我就坐邻通道或者紧急出口的座位。
front-- cuz you can get off the plane faster. 我坐飞机前部,能先下。
isle front..because then u dont' get stuck waiting for everyone else to grab their stuff and get out. 飞机前部靠通道!这样不用被那些拿行李的人挡住去路动弹不了。
I prefer first class its so roomy and comfy plus u get better drink and food choises. 头等舱。
又宽敞又舒服,而且饮料更好,吃的也丰富。
I prefer to sit by the wing, which is the safest place experts say. 我喜欢坐中间机翼的位置,专家说坐这位置最安全。
P2 Describe something naughty you did when you were a child.You should say:when you did itwhat you didwhy you did itand explain how your parents felt about what you did.when you did itGenerally, I‘m born to be a quiet and well-behaved girl. But who didn‘t do something naughty when he or she was a kid? Till now I can still remember one thing I did when I was a primary student.born to be 生来就是well-behaved 听话的,表现乖巧的what you did& why you did itI used to have serious toothache. And just because of my decayed tooth, my mom completely prohibited me from taking any sugar. At that time I really envied my classmate who can eat lollipops or chocolates. One day after class my best friend gave me a candy which was said to be of power and magic. Cause my mom came to pick me up soon, I had no time to taste it. So I had to hide it inside my fist and in the end I selected to taste it when I went to bed. I never know the meaning of its name, the Little Devil. The next day morning, when I brushed my tooth, I was suddenly shocked for my tongue was totally green.∙decayed tooth 蛀牙∙completely prohibited me from taking any sugar 严禁我吃任何糖∙envy sb. 羡慕某人∙lollipop 棒棒糖∙pick me up 来接我走∙fist 拳头∙the Little Devil 小魔鬼(小时候一种糖)and explain how your parents felt about what you did.Then I cried out so that drew my mom‘s attention. She astonished as if I was eat something poisonous last supper and she decided to take me to the hospital. At last, I realized that it‘s a kind of candy that full of pigment to change the basic red color of your tongue. It sounds can be embarrassing funny, and a little bit stupid.∙poisonous 有毒的∙pigment 色素∙embarrassing funny 尴尬又搞笑其它素材taking fluoride tablets(吃氟化药片)I remember this fondly(天真地): When I was in kindergarten I remember having to take fluoride tablets. I hated them! So when our teacher gave them to us to take I hid mine in the kid's desk next to me. I did this for quite a long time until the kid found a bunch of(一堆)the tablets in his desk and told the teacher. He was accused of(因为……被批评)not taking his fluoride. Poor kid. The teachers eventually found out it was me.I don't remember them saying anything to me but they told my parents in a parent/teacher conference(家长会). My parents asked me about it and of course I denied it as the little kid I was. After that when we had to take our fluoride the teachers gave it to us and watched us one by one take our fluoride and then made us open our mouths to prove that we chewed (咀嚼)it up and swallowed(吞咽). I laugh when I think about it today.Other words to describe what u didnaïve 天真的childish 幼稚的,孩子气的innocent 天真无邪的,无知的dewy-eyed 容易相信的be curious about 对……感到好奇troublemaker捣乱者,惹麻烦的人sprite 精灵,调皮鬼Describe an important occasion when you were late.You should say:∙when this happened∙what occasion you were late for∙why you were late (Or, how you explained your lateness)and explain the result of your being latewhen this happened& what occasion you were late forWell, I recalled the experience of my being late for a flight which is the unique flight during the whole week. And I promised that I will never do such a stupid thing again. It was last term that I went home from Beijing to spend my summer holiday.recall 回忆(recollect remember memorize)why you were late & how you explain your latenessIn order to avoid missing the plane, I arrived at the airport at 2ish pm. When I reached the airport, firstly Ilooked up the information of my flight as usual by the electronic notice board. I checked it many times and finally convinced myself of the departure time, which was 5.30 pm. Then I decided to wait for the time in a cafeteria near the check-in desk. It was about 4.30 that I came back to get my boarding card and security pass. However, to my surprise, the plane had already gone! What was worse, no one took responsibility to explain it to me of the wrong time writing on the board.∙electronic notice board 电子告示牌∙departure time 航班起飞时间∙cafeteria 餐厅∙check-in desk登机服务台∙boarding card 登机牌∙security pass 安检∙take responsibility to 负责explain the result of your being lateI was keeping the time to get to the airport, but indeed I still missed the flight. The behavior that they changed the time without informing the passengers in advance annoyed me so much. In the end, I had to reissue my ticket to a week later with some extra money. I thought that it was not my fault but I paid the price for it!∙annoy sb. 让某人生气∙pay the price for it为此付出了代价补充素材when this happened &what occasion you were late for∙I‘ll never forget the time when I was late for my grandmother's funeral last year. 我绝不会忘记去年参加祖母葬礼时候我迟到的经历。