【一起闲话英语】坐飞机时你都干嘛-In Flight

Matthew / U.K.

speaker My wife and I like to play cards, backgammon, other games like that. I try and read. I try and watch the movies, but often I just look out the window.

 

Eoin / U.K.

speaker When I'm on flight I like to sleep, but unfortunately I can't always sleep. Failing that, watching the movies is good, listening to my iPod or reading a book, something like that. In terms of not ... what I don't like to do ... I don't like to drink on flights, seeing that I had a pretty bad drinking beer and then passing out on an airplane before.

 

Lori / Canada

speaker Well, usually, I'm too excited when I'm on a flight to concentrate¹ on the movie or to concentrate on a book, so usually I try to convince² my husband to play cards with me or one of the many travel games we brought, and also I eat and drink everything they will bring me ... any complimentary³ food or drink item⁴, bring them to me.

 

Aki / Japan

speaker I usually sleep. Like when the plane takes off. I get some sleep. When I wake up, maybe two hours later, I start watching DVDs, movies. I also bring my iPod with me all the time, so I listen to podcasts and music.

 

Amir / Iran

I watch videos. I talk to the passenger next to me. I walk. I drink wine, or I just simply sleep.

 

 Shalini / Canada

Long flight: sleeping, watch a movie, one movie, no matter how good the rest are, eat the dinner, have a drink and just sleep for the rest of the flight.

1 concentrate   

vt.集中；聚集；浓缩；vi.集中；全神贯注

参考例句：

• You should concentrate on the road when you're driving.开车时注意力应集中在路上。
• Concentrate your mind on study,Don't look around.专心学习，别东张西望的。

2 convince   

vt.使确认，使信服；使认识错误

参考例句：

• It requires a lot of talking to convince him.要说服他很费口舌。
• I have given over trying to convince him.我已经不再试图说服他了。

3 complimentary   

adj.赠送的，免费的，赞美的，恭维的

参考例句：

• She made some highly complimentary remarks about their school.她对他们的学校给予高度的评价。
• The supermarket operates a complimentary shuttle service.这家超市提供免费购物班车。

4 item   

n.项目；条款；（消息，情报等的）一条

参考例句：

• We should go on to the next item for time is short.时间不多了，我们应该谈下一项内容。
• Put this item on our daily work schedule.把这项工作提到议事日程上来。