地道美语听力播客:Holiday Travel
时间：2019-02-03 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
It's hard to avoid traveling over the holidays but the experience I had last week really takes the cake.
I flew back to Tucson, Arizona, to be with my wife's family, as we do every Christmas. I got to the airport an hour and a half before my flight, which I thought would be plenty of time. When I got there, though, I saw that the security 1 line was out the door. Because it was the holidays, people were traveling with a lot of extra packages. It took twice as long as it normally 2 would to get to the front of the line. When I finally got to the gate, I found out that my flight had been oversold. The gate agent was looking for people to voluntarily 3 give up their seats for a later flight in exchange for a $100 travel voucher 4. If she didn't get enough volunteers, she would have to bump 5 people from the flight. Luckily, several people took her up on the offer and the rest of us boarded.
What a hassle! I love the holidays but I don't love holiday travel.
- A security guard brought him down with a flying tackle.一名保安人员飞身把他抱倒。
- There was tight security at the airport when the President's plane landed.总统的专机降落时，机场的保安措施很严密。
- I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
- My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。
- He was not asked to leave—he went voluntarily. 没人让他走，是他主动走的。
- They were said to have left their land voluntarily. 据说他们是自愿离开他们的家园。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The government should run a voucher system.政府应该施行凭证制度。
- Whenever cash is paid out,a voucher or receipt should be obtained.无论何时只要支付现金，就必须要有一张凭据或者收据。