新视野大学英语视听说教程 3 Unit 8-1

（单词翻译）

Flying there is not half the fun
II•Basic Listening Practice
1 Script
M：would you prefer a window or an aisle¹ seat，madam?
W：Aisle，please．If there's none 1eft，then a wind。w seat is OK．But I don't like middle  seats。
Q: what is the order of the woman’s preference?
C: aisle-wingdow-minddle
2 Script
M：I’d like to fly economy to Thailand on October 8th．1 want to book two tickets．
W：we have only one seat left in economy，but we will give you two business class seats for the same price as one economy and，one business class seat．
Q：What can the man get?   
B: Two business class tickets at a reduced price
3 Script
M：Excuse me，where do I check in for British Airways² to London? I can’t find the
right check-in counter．   
W：You should go to Counter 26 on the left-hand side．sir．It's just next to Thai Air．You’d better hurry, though. There’s a long queue
Q：What does the woman say?  ”
C)The British Airways counter  is counter26.
4．Script
W：Airport security checks always make me nervous．I’m afraid I’11 set off the alarm
because of the jewelry³ I’m wearing．    ’
M：I know. I’ll set off the security alarm. I have a steel plate in my arm from a rugby 
Injury.
Q：Why will the man set of the alarm?
D)Because he has a metal plate in his body
5．Script
M：Welcome home! Here，let me take your suitcase．The car is out in the parking lot．
your plane was two  hours late：you must be exhausted⁴．   
W：Yes，we have to check in three hours before take-off time；secufity guards take   
ages searching carry_0n stuff, but they ignore check-in baggage．Strange system．  
Q：What is the woman NOT complaining about?
 A)Security guards search her check-in suitcase