华尔街中级英语Lesson 25

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- Now, sir. Are you about to fly?
- Not today, no, not from South Hampton.
- Now ,so you’re seeing someone off , are you?
- Yes, yes. My colleague¹ travels from South Hampton to Paris.
- Do you fly a lot yourself?
- Indeed Yes, once per month.
- That’s for business?
- For business to Paris, to Lyon, to Dijon.
- How do you find flying these days? Is the service generally getting better?
- Yes. It’s good. It’s very convenient³. It’s quick. Connections in Europe are excellent and generally for UK it’s improving also.
- Do you find that there is quite a difference between the standard of service of one airline and another?
- To a point, although all European airlines now are of good quality. For the business traveler. It’s efficient.
- What about the cost of air travel?
- Can be expensive. But cost is relative to one’s need.
- And what do you think makes the difference between a good flight and bad flight?
- Generally the aircrew, the efficiency⁴ ,the speed in and out at the airport. It’s a means⁵ to an end the flight
- Have you ever missed a flight?
- Not miss. But very recently I arrived at Charles de Gaulle with maybe 15 minutes to catch the flight 9:30. And credit⁶ to Acruk who helped me immensely to get through and catch the flight of the day,. It was the last flight.
-  I bet² you’re glad you made it?
- Very pleased.
- Thank you very much indeed.  Have a good flight sir.