ESL Podcast 678 – Reporting Damaged Luggage

　　I picked up my luggage off of the baggage carousel¹ and noticed that the handle was broken and some of my clothes were falling out of the open zipper². The bag looked like it had been mishandled, but could someone have tampered³ with it, too? I went to the baggage claim office to report what I found.
Clerk: Next. How can I help you?
Jordan: I retrieved⁴ my bag and found that it’s been damaged.
Clerk: What’s the problem?
Jordan: The handle is broken and I think someone has gone through my bag.
Clerk: That was probably security. They may have searched your luggage.
Jordan: Yes, but my camera is missing and everything is in disarray⁵. I’m not sure if other things are missing.
Clerk: Why don’t you make a more thorough inspection⁶ over there and then you can file a claim for anything that’s missing or broken.
Jordan: Will I be compensated⁷ for the damage to my luggage and for my missing camera?
Clerk: I really can’t say.
Jordan: How long will it take for someone to contact me?
Clerk: I really can’t say. Next!
...
I knew a blow off when I heard it, but I looked through my bag anyway and filled out the forms. Who knows? Miracles do happen, don’t they?
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse

1 carousel   

n.旋转式行李输送带

参考例句：

• Riding on a carousel makes you feel dizzy.乘旋转木马使你头晕。
• We looked like a bunch of awkward kids riding a slow-moving carousel.我们看起来就像一群骑在旋转木马上的笨拙的孩子。

2 zipper   

n.拉链；v.拉上拉链

参考例句：

• The zipper is red.这条拉链是红色的。
• The zipper is a wonderful invention.拉链是个了不起的发明。

3 tampered   

v.窜改( tamper的过去式 )；篡改；（用不正当手段）影响；瞎摆弄

参考例句：

• The records of the meeting had been tampered with. 会议记录已被人擅自改动。 来自辞典例句
• The old man's will has been tampered with. 老人的遗嘱已被窜改。 来自辞典例句

4 retrieved   

v.取回( retrieve的过去式和过去分词 )；恢复；寻回；检索（储存的信息）

参考例句：

• Yesterday I retrieved the bag I left in the train. 昨天我取回了遗留在火车上的包。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He reached over and retrieved his jacket from the back seat. 他伸手从后座上取回了自己的夹克。 来自辞典例句

5 disarray   

n.混乱，紊乱，凌乱

参考例句：

• His personal life fell into disarray when his wife left him.妻子离去后，他的个人生活一片混乱。
• Our plans were thrown into disarray by the rail strike.铁路罢工打乱了我们的计划。

6 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

7 compensated   

补偿，报酬( compensate的过去式和过去分词 )； 给（某人）赔偿（或赔款）

参考例句：

• The marvelous acting compensated for the play's weak script. 本剧的精彩表演弥补了剧本的不足。
• I compensated his loss with money. 我赔偿他经济损失。