March, 17

This is Your Captain Speaking (58)

Key vocabulary

1.       turbulence: sudden, strong movement of air especially that causes a plane to move up and down in the air

2.       rough=having or causing sudden violent movements

3.       patch=small area小块地

4.       bumpy＝having sudden up and down movements颠簸的，崎岖不平的

5.       cabin baggage=suitcases and luggage that travels inside the plane with the passengers

6.       stow=装载

7.       suspend=悬挂，终止

8.       refrain=避免，制止

9.       lavatory＝room with a sink and toilet, chiefly on an airplane or train

A: And the next thing you know, we’re running towards the…oh…did you feel that?

B: Yeah, don’t worry about it; we’re going through a bit of turbulence.

C: Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. It looks like we’ve hit a patch of rough air, so we’re going to have a bit of a bumpy ride for the next several minutes, and…

A: This why I hate flying ..oh!

C: At this time, I’d like to remind all of our passengers to fasten their seat belt sign is turned off. Please ensure that all cabin baggage is carefully stowed under the seat in front of you. I’ll be back to update you in a minute.

A: Did you hear that? Brent!

B: Don’t worry about it. This is totally normal. It happens all the

C: Ah, ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain again. We’ve got quite a large patch of rough air ahead of us, so for your safety, we will be suspending in-flight service. I would ask all in-flight crew to return to their seats at this time. I would also like to ask that all our passengers refrain from using the lavatory until the seat belt sign has been switched off we can expect…