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EasyJet’s Overweight Plane Incident

易捷航空超重事件

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EasyJet’s Overweight Plane Incident
19名乘客下飛機
Nancy and Leonard are coworkers. They are chatting during their lunch break.
南西和里歐納是同事。他們在午休時間聊天。
coworker(n.)同事co-共同、合作cooperate(v.)合作during(prep.)在~期間break(n.)休息
Nancy: Hey Leonard, did you hear about what happened with EasyJet and the plane being overweight?
南西:嘿,里歐納,你聽說易捷航空飛機超重的事了嗎?
happen to VR 恰巧
Leonard: Yeah, I actually read about it. They had to ask 19 passengers to leave because the plane was too heavy to take off.
里歐納:有啊,事實上我有讀到相關新聞。由於飛機太重而無法起飛,他們不得不請19名乘客下機。
passenger(n.)乘客too adj. to VR 太...以致於不能...take off (v. phr.)起飛take-off(n.)起飛(=takeoff)land(v.)降落
Nancy: Can you believe that? The flight was supposed to go from Spain to the UK, but they couldn’t even get off the ground because of the weight issue.
南西:你能相信嗎?這班飛機本應從西班牙飛往英國,但由於超重問題,連起飛都沒有辦法。
be supposed to VR應該the UK=the United Kingdom英國even(adv.)甚至get off the ground離開地面、起飛issue(n.)問題
Leonard: I saw a video where the captain explained the situation, mentioning the short runway and the not-so-great weather conditions.
里歐納:我有看到一段影片,機長解釋了情況,提到了跑道太短和天氣狀況不太理想。
captain(n.)機長explain(v.)解釋explanation(n.)解釋(用法:give an explanation)runway(n.)跑道weather condition天氣情況
Nancy: Oh wow, that must have been a real concern for the crew. I also heard that they offered a reward to passengers who were willing to give up their seats.
南西:喔,哇,機組人員一定很擔心。我還聽說他們給願意放棄座位的乘客提供了獎勵。
must have V.pp 一定~(對過去事實的推測)reward(n.)獎勵、獎賞be willing to VR願意做某事
Leonard: Yeah, that’s right. Nineteen passengers agreed to leave the plane and got money for it. In the end, the flight took off about 1 hour and 39 minutes later than scheduled.
里歐納:對,沒錯。19名乘客同意下飛機,並獲得了補償金。最終,飛機延誤了約1小時39分鐘才起飛。
agree to VR同意做某事agree with...同意某人的想法scheduled(adj.)被安排好的
Nancy: Well, safety should always come first, even if it means some delays.
南西:嗯,安全應該始終是第一位的,即使這意味著有些延誤。
safety(n.)安全safe(adj.)安全的even if(conj.)即使

📚 重點單字片語

overweight(adj.)
超重的、過重的
incident(n.)
事件
coworker(n.)
同事
co-
共同、合作
cooperate(v.)
合作
during(prep.)
在~期間
break(n.)
休息
happen to VR
恰巧
passenger(n.)
乘客
too adj. to VR
太...以致於不能...
take off (v. phr.)
起飛
take-off(n.)
起飛(=takeoff)
land(v.)
降落
be supposed to VR
應該
the UK=the United Kingdom
英國
even(adv.)
甚至
get off the ground
離開地面、起飛
issue(n.)
問題
captain(n.)
機長
explain(v.)
解釋
explanation(n.)
解釋(用法:give an explanation)
runway(n.)
跑道
weather condition
天氣情況
must have V.pp
一定~(對過去事實的推測)
reward(n.)
獎勵、獎賞
be willing to VR
願意做某事
agree to VR
同意做某事
agree with...
同意某人的想法
scheduled(adj.)
被安排好的
safety(n.)
安全
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