旅行用的英语,范围不大,而且高度重复。几十个单词和短语就能应付几乎所有场景。
在机场
关键词: departures, arrivals, gate, boarding pass, check-in, luggage / baggage, delayed, cancelled
- Where is the check-in desk?
- Is the flight on time? —— No, it's delayed.
- Which gate is it?
- I'd like a window seat, please.
安检和护照检查
这里会有人直接向你提问,回答也很简短:
| 你会听到 | 你可以这样回答 |
|---|---|
| Anything to declare? | No, nothing. |
| What's the purpose of your visit? | Tourism. / Business. |
| How long are you staying? | Ten days. |
| Where are you staying? | At a hotel in the centre. |
| Any liquids or laptops? | Just a laptop. |
还有一些来自标识牌的词:security、passport control、customs、baggage reclaim、transfer、boarding。
在酒店
关键词: reservation、single / double room、key card、check-in、check-out、floor
- I have a reservation under the name Petrov.
- What time is check-out?
- Is breakfast included?
included 这个词一定要记牢——它决定了你是否要额外付费。
如果房间出了问题
- Sorry, the wifi isn't working.
- The room is very noisy — could I change rooms?
- The air conditioning doesn't work.
- Could I have a late check-out?
- Could you keep my luggage until this evening?
问路
- Excuse me, how do I get to the museum?
- Is it far? —— No, about ten minutes on foot.
听懂对方的回答比提出问题更重要:
| 表达 | 含义 |
|---|---|
| go straight on | 一直往前走 |
| turn left / right | 向左/向右转 |
| take the second right | 第二个路口向右转 |
| it's on your left | 就在你的左手边 |
| opposite the bank | 银行对面 |
| next to the station | 车站旁边 |
公共交通
关键词: single / return ticket、platform、timetable、change(换乘)
- A return ticket to Oxford, please.
- Which platform?
- Do I need to change?
记住:single 是单程,return 是往返。
钱款
- Where's the nearest cash machine?(美式说法:ATM)
- Do you take card?
- Could I have the receipt, please?
- Is there a charge for that?
出问题的时候
- I've lost my luggage.
- My flight was cancelled.
- I think I'm lost.
- Could you help me, please?
以及没有听懂的时候
下面这四句话比学再多的词汇都更管用,因为它们能给你第二次听懂的机会:
- Sorry, could you say that again?
- Could you speak a bit more slowly, please?
- Could you write it down?
- Do you speak English?——如果对方不会,就用手指和数字来表达。
没有人指望你说出完整的句子。 Two tickets, please · Where's the gate? · Is breakfast included? 旅行中的英语靠的是简短、固定的说法,用它们并不失礼——你身后排队的每一个人做的都是同一件事。
入住时遇到了小问题
A: Good evening — I've got a reservation under Petrov.
B: Two nights, double room. Here's your key card, room 304.
A: Thanks. Is breakfast included?
B: It is, seven till ten. Check-out's at eleven.
A: Sorry, could you say that again? Eleven?
预订、房号、房卡、included、退房时间——再加上一句因为数字说得太快而请求重复的话。
自测
下面的测验把这些词汇放进真实的旅行场景中。