Section One Everyday Communication
UNIT ONE TRAVELLING BY AIR
P3
Then when is the earliest direct flight available to Beijing?
那么什么时候有到北京的直达航班？
P4
The exact airfare of the two plane tickets is $2,000. You can pay when you come to pick up your tickets.
两张机票费用是2000美元。你们可以来拿机票的时候再付款。
P5
--Anything to declare?
--I have some personal effects in my carry-on suitcase.
－有什么东西需要申报吗？
－我有一些个人物品在手提箱里。
P6
Please book me two economy class seats on the JAL Flight 104 to Hong Kong.(Japanese Airline)
请给我订两张去香港的日航104班机的经济舱机票。
UNIT TWO MEETING FOREIGN GUESTS AT THE AIRPORT
P9
Thank you. It’s very kind of you to come and meet me at the airport, Miss Wang.
谢谢。
P10
I hope you will enjoy your stay here in Qingdao.
希望您在青岛过得愉快。
P11
I managed a few hours’ sleep and am now feeling fine. I am sure, however, that jet lag will catch up with me tomorrow.
我设法睡了几个小时，现在感觉很好。但是，我想明天就会有时差反应了。
Catch up with: to begin to have an effect on someone
The lack of sleep caught up with her, and she began to doze off.
P13
We’ve been expecting you ever since you sent us the fax informing us ofyour date of arrival.
自从您把来访日期传真给我们以后，我们一直在期待着您的到来。
We were held up for a few hours at Hong Kong Airport because of a small accident.
因为一个小小的事故，我们在香港机场滞留了几个小时。
UNIT THREE CHECKING IN AT THE HOTEL
P15
Right now he is negotiating an important transaction with one of our Brazilian suppliers.
他现在正和我们的一位巴西供货商谈一笔重要的生意。
P16
I see. Is this flyover a new one too?
噢。这座立交桥也是新建的吗？
It is one of the biggest Chinese conglomerates. It’s also a well-known Chinese transnational corporation.
它是中国最大的跨行业公司之一，也是一家著名的中国跨国公司