纯正地道美语 第89期(外教讲解):At The Airport

Daily Life - At The Airport (C0089)

A: Next please! Hello sir, may I see your passport please?
B: Yes, here you go.
A: Will you be checking any bags.
B: Yes, I’d like to check three pieces.
A: I’m sorry, sir. Airline policy¹ allows only two pieces of checked luggage, at twenty kilograms² each,plus one piece of carry-on luggage. I will have to charge you extra for the additional³ suitcase.
B: What? Why! I am taking an intercontinental flight!I’m flying sixteen thousand kms! How am I supposed to only take two, twenty kilo bags? That’sabsurd!
A: I am sorry, sir, there’s nothing I can do. You cannot board the flight with that large bag either.Carry-on bags must fit in the over-head compartment⁴ or under your seat. That bag is clearly too big.
B: Now I see. You charge next to nothing for an international ticket, but when it comes to charging for any other small thing, you charge an arm and a leg! So tell me, miss, how much will I have to pay for all of this.
A: Let’s see... six hundred and twenty-five US dollars.
B: That’s more than my round-trip ticket!
 

1 policy   

n.政策，方针，保险单

参考例句：

• This policy is very tough.这个政策是很强硬的。
• The country has always pursued a policy of peace.该国一直奉行和平政策。

2 kilograms   

n.千克( kilogram的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• 2 kilograms of rice 2公斤大米
• Every tonne of coal contains,on average,30 kilograms of nitrogen. 每吨煤平均含30公斤氮。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 additional   

adj.添加的，额外的，另外的

参考例句：

• It is necessary to set down these additional rules.有必要制定这些补充规则。
• I think we can fit in an additional room.我想我们可以再加建一间房子。

4 compartment   

n.卧车包房，隔间；分隔的空间

参考例句：

• We were glad to have the whole compartment to ourselves.真高兴，整个客车隔间由我们独享。
• The batteries are safely enclosed in a watertight compartment.电池被安全地置于一个防水的隔间里。