[00:00.00]Lesson 3 Flying Without a Ticket
[00:03.10]无票飞行
[00:06.19]Air travelers may want to have their tickets in hand before taking their planes,
[00:10.97]航空旅行者在搭乘飞机前可能希望把机票拿在手里，
[00:15.75]but the airline companies are doing everything they can
[00:21.81]to bring forward cost-saving ticketless flight-no paper needed.
[00:25.64]但是航空公司正想方设法推行节省开支的无票飞行——无需纸张，
[00:29.47]just a ticket number and a photo ID.
[00:32.14]只需一个机票号码和带照片的身份证件。
[00:34.82]Anyone who buys a Northwest E-ticket throgh the airline's computer service
[00:43.49]by June 16 will get an award.
[00:45.98]凡在6月16日前通过电脑服务购买美国西北航空公司的电子机票的乘客，都可获得得奖励。
[00:48.46]Next time you fly,you can buy another ticket for a friend for $99,
[00:52.69]在下次旅行中，您不仅可以享受最低票价，还可以以99美元的价格为朋友买一张机票，
[00:56.92]good anywhere in the US or Canada through Febuary 12,2000.
[01:05.10]along with the lowest ticket prices.
[01:07.32]这张机票在2000年2月12日前可以飞往美国和加拿大任何地方。
[01:09.54]Some airlines offer extra frequent-flier miles for the ticketless passengers.
[01:13.72]有些航空公司为无票飞行的乘客提供额外的常客优惠里程。
[01:17.90]And there are rising punishments for paper lovers.
[01:20.63]另外对喜爱的一般机票的乘客加大了惩罚力度。
[01:23.36]American,Northwest,United,and last week,
[01:26.64]美国美洲航空、西北航空、联合航空，
[01:29.91]US Airways have raised the cost for lost-ticket replacment
[01:37.67]to $70 from either $60 or $50.
[01:41.30]还有美国航空公司也在上周把机票挂失贯用从50或60美元提高到了70美元。
[01:44.93]The airlines insist that the increase in price is not meant
[01:52.01]to push travelers toward E-tickets
[01:54.59]航空公司强调提价并非为了迫使乘客购买电子机票
[01:57.16]but only covers the increasing cost of replacing and tracking a missing ticket.
[02:01.13]只是为了支付查找和替换机票越来越高的费用。
[02:05.10]Buying Online
[02:10.27]You sure are buying a lot of things online.
[02:13.00]你的确在网上买了不少东西。
[02:15.73]Yes,I ordered a camera and some personal care stuff online yesterday.
[02:19.82]是啊。我昨天在网上订购了一台照相机和一些个人护理用品。
[02:23.91]They will be delivered two weeks.
[02:26.34]两星期后就发货。
[02:28.77]What are the advantages of buying online?
[02:31.34]网上购物有什么好处呢？
[02:33.91]Sometimes you can save money
[02:38.38]and you can find things that you had difficulty finding in a store,
[02:42.25]有时候你可以省钱，能找到你在商店里不好找的东西
[02:46.11]sometimes it's just convenient.
[02:50.76]like doing it late at night and sometimes it's just fun.
[02:54.39]有时候很方便，比方说你可以在晚上买东西，有时候就是好玩。
[02:58.02]The idea of doing it at night is interesting.Maybe I'll try it some day.
[03:01.96]晚上买东西这想法不错。改天我也试试。
[03:05.89]Buying Online
[03:15.34]You sure are buying a lot of things online.
[03:18.07]你的确在网上买了不少东西。
[03:20.80]Yes,I ordered a camera and some personal care stuff online yesterday.
[03:24.89]是啊。我昨天在网上订购了一台照相机和一些个人护理用品。
[03:28.98]They will be delivered two weeks.
[03:31.60]两星期后就发货。
[03:34.23]What are the advantages of buying online?
[03:36.75]网上购物有什么好处呢？
[03:39.27]Sometimes you can save money
[03:43.63]and you can find things that you had difficulty finding in a store,
[03:47.51]有时候你可以省钱，能找到你在商店里不好找的东西
[03:51.39]sometimes it's just convenient.
[03:56.07]like doing it late at night and sometimes it's just fun.
[03:59.90]有时候很方便，比方说你可以在晚上买东西，有时候就是好玩。
[04:03.72]The idea of doing it at night is interesting.Maybe I'll try it some day.
[04:16.25]晚上买东西这想法不错。改天我也试试。 |