通過本則航空主題的英語幽默故事，學(xué)習(xí)者可掌握機(jī)場廣播、數(shù)字表達(dá)等實(shí)用英語場景對話，培養(yǎng)在突發(fā)情境下的英語理解能力。
英文原文：
A 747 was halfway across the Atlantic when the captain got on the loudspeaker: "Attention, passengers. We have lost one of our engines, but we can certainly reach London with the three we have left. Unfortunately, we will arrive an hour late as a result."
Shortly thereafter, the passengers heard the captain's voice again: "Guess what, folks. We just lost our third engine, but please be assured we can fly with only one. We will now arrive in London three hours late."
At this point, one passenger became furious. "For Pete's sake," he shouted, "If we lose another engine, we'll be up here all night!"
中文對照：
當(dāng)波音747客機(jī)飛越大西洋中途時，機(jī)長通過廣播通知："各位乘客請注意，我們的四臺發(fā)動機(jī)中有一臺出現(xiàn)故障。剩余的三臺發(fā)動機(jī)仍能飛抵倫敦，預(yù)計到達(dá)時間將延遲一小時。"
片刻之后，廣播再次響起："各位，我們剛剛又失去了第三臺發(fā)動機(jī)。但請放心，僅憑最后一臺發(fā)動機(jī)我們?nèi)钥衫^續(xù)飛行，不過抵達(dá)時間將延遲三小時。"
此時，一位乘客憤怒喊道："天??！如果再壞一臺發(fā)動機(jī)，我們整晚都得在天上過了！"
| 語言要素 | 學(xué)習(xí)重點(diǎn) |
|---|---|
| 數(shù)字表達(dá) | halfway across、three hours late等時間量詞使用 |
| 情態(tài)動詞 | can certainly、will arrive等表可能性的用法 |
| 口語表達(dá) | For Pete's sake等感嘆句的語境運(yùn)用 |
