夏说英语新闻晨读 第507期:国泰航空一诺千金

 本期内容：

Cathay Pacific has said it will honour first-class and business-class tickets that it sold to some lucky passengers for a fraction¹ of the usual price. The Hong Kong-based airline mistakenly sold business-class seats on August flights from Vietnam² to New York for about $675 return. Prices on the same route³ in July and September cost $16,000. The airline admitted that it "made a mistake", but said it would honour the tickets.

honour: vt. 履行（美式英语写作honor）
fraction : n. 一小部分
mistakenly: adv. 错误地
mistaken: adj. 错误的
return: n. 往返票
round trip: 往返程（return trip）
single trip: 单程
route: n. 路线

1 fraction   

n.小部分，碎片；一点，一些；分数

参考例句：

• The car missed me by a fraction of an inch.那车子差一点儿就要撞到我了。
• The cost is only a fraction of his salary.那项费用不过是他薪水的一小部分。

2 Vietnam   

n.越南

参考例句：

• Vietnam is suffering from food shortage.越南正遭受食物短缺之苦。
• Laos is on the west of Vietnam.老挝在越南西面。

3 route   

n.路径，途径，路线；vt.确定路线，按规定路线发送

参考例句：

• On the way home, we took an indirect route.回家的路上，我们绕了一个大圈。
• The plane did not fly the usual commercial route.飞机没有沿通常的商业航线飞。