Starting from July 25, the Beijing Foreign Affairs Office and Radio Beijing International will present the “Learning English for the Olympic Winter Games: Beijing Speaks Foreign Languages Lectures”. In this program, hosts with English-teaching experience from Radio Beijing International and well-known language experts will guide you through the most useful English phrases in daily life.
Lecture VI: At the airport
Dialogue 1:
Staff: Next, please.
麻烦下一位。
Passenger: Here are our passports and tickets.
这是我们的护照和机票。
Staff: Thank you.
谢谢。
Staff: Are these three pieces all your luggage?
这三件行李都是你们的吗？
Passenger: Yes. Oh! And these two are carry-ons.
是的。哦！还有这两件随身行李。
Staff: You'd better attach these stickers to your carry-ons.
你们最好把这些标签贴在你们的随身行李上。
Passenger: Right. Thanks.
你说的对。谢谢！
Staff: Here are your boarding passes. Your seats are 25A and 25B. Your flight leaves at Gate 5, and you'll be boarding in about an hour.
这是你们的登机牌。你们的座位号是25A和25B。你们的班机在5号登机门停靠，约在一小时后登机。
Passenger: Thanks.
谢谢。
Staff: Have a nice flight.
祝你们旅途愉快！
Vocabulary
passport 护照
luggage 行李
carry-on 随身行李
boarding pass 登机牌
flight 航班
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1、 自助取票机 Self-check-in kiosks
One can purchase air ticket online and get the ticket at the airline service counter at the airport. First, look for your airline's self-check-in kiosks. The kiosks will be located near the airline's check-in counter.
网上订的机票，可以到机场大厅内，找到对应航班的航空公司服务台，旁边就有自助取票机。
Have your ID or passport handy and scan the ID. Follow the instructions on the screen of the kiosk to print your boarding pass. You can also print your luggage sticker on the machine.
手持身份证或护照，在自助机上扫描，按照屏幕上的提示打印你的登机牌，还可以在自助机上打印行李牌。
If the machine does not recognize your ID card, you may get your boarding pass at the counter over there.
如果自助机无法识别你的证件，你可以到那边的柜台去办理登机牌。
2、 靠窗户的座位还是靠过道的座位？Window seat or aisle seat?
您要靠窗户的座位还是靠过道的座位？
Which seat do you prefer, window seat or aisle seat?
我要靠过道的位子。
I'd like to have an aisle seat.
3、 过安检 Going through security
请出示你的身份证或是护照。
Please show your ID or passport.
把你的随身行李放在这个筐里。
Please put your carry-on bag in this bin.
把您带的手提电脑、平板电脑、手机和钥匙放在另一个筐里。
Put your laptop, iPad, cellphone and keys in a separate bin.
脱掉您的外衣和鞋子，把他们放在这个筐里。
Take off your jacket and shoes. Put them in this bin.
请您通过安检门。
Now please go through the security door.
Dialogue 2:
Foreign passenger: Excuse me, where can I take the shuttle bus?
劳驾，请问我在哪里可以坐机场大巴？
Staff: This is the second floor for international arrival. You'd better go downstairs to the first floor for domestic arrival. And there are shuttle buses outside.
这里是二楼的国际抵达处，您最好下楼到一楼的国内抵达处，一楼的外面有大巴车。
Foreign passenger: And how much is the ticket for the shuttle bus to Fangzhuang?
去方庄的大巴车票多少钱？
Staff: 30 yuan for each person.
每人30元。
Foreign passenger: Ok, thank you very much!
好的，非常感谢！
Vocabulary
international arrival 国际抵达
domestic arrival 国内抵达
international departure 国际出发
domestic departure 国内出发
Previous lectures:
1: At restaurants: ordering food and paying the bill
2: Riding buse
3: Taking a tax
4: Chinglish signs
5: At the bank
The lectures are broadcast on the English for the Olympic Winter Games program at the last two weekends every month.Saturday and Sunday: 12:00-12:25; 16:00-16:25
