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乘坐飞机的权利
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  • Take this quiz to see if you’re ready the next time an airline asks you to give up your seat, bumps you or subjects you to a long delay.

    做一下这个测试,看看下次如果航空公司要求你放弃座位,在非自愿情况下让你让出座位,或令你遭到大幅延迟,你知不知道该怎么办。

    1. If you voluntarily give up your seat before boarding, the airline will:

    1.如果你在登机前自愿放弃座位,航空公司将:

    a. Arrange a confirmed seat for you on the next available flight but nothing more.

    a.为你在下一趟有座的航班上确认座位,但没有更多补偿。

    b. Arrange a confirmed seat for you on the next available flight and will compensate1 you with a voucher2 worth several hundred dollars to use toward future flights.

    b.为你在下一趟有座的航班上确认座位,并支付你价值几百美元的未来航班代金券作为补偿。

    c. Compensate you with a voucher for the inconvenience. But you’re on your own as to booking your next flight.

    c.因为给你带来不便而补偿你代金券。但是你需要自己预定下一趟航班。

    d. Give you a cookie and a medal (not redeemable3 for any future airfare).

    d.给你一块饼干和一枚奖章(不可兑换未来的机票)。

    2. If you are involuntarily bumped from a flight because of overbooking, the airline will:

    2.如果你由于超售而非自愿让位,航空公司将:

    a. Let you keep your original ticket, which you can use for your next trip, or give you a full refund4.

    a.让你保留原始机票,你可以使用这张机票进行下一次旅行,或者给你全额退款。

    b. Compensate you for between 200 and 400 percent of your original ticket cost, depending on how long you are delayed from your original arrival time.

    b.补偿你原始机票费用的200%至400%,具体取决于和原始到达时间相比,你延迟了多久。

    c. Both of the above.

    C.二者皆有。

    3. If you have boarded the airplane and have already started watching one of eight available Harry5 Potter movies from the on-screen console, and are selected to be bumped:

    3.如果你已经登机,并且已经开始在小屏幕上观看八部《哈利·波特》(Harry Potter)电影中的某一部,并且被选中让出座位:

    a. You have a right to keep your seat, no matter what you are told.

    a.你有权留在座位上,无论你被告知什么。

    b. You will be removed from the plane (by force if necessary).

    b.你将被从飞机上带离(必要时用武力)。

    c. It’s not quite clear.

    c.不详。

    4. If your flight is substantially delayed or canceled:

    4.如果你的航班遭到大幅延迟或被取消:

    a. You had best get as comfortable as possible and wait it out, and pray the airport has a Margaritaville.

    a.你最好尽可能地保持舒适,等待飞机起飞,并祈祷机场有一个玛格丽塔维耶酒店。

    b. You are likely to receive meal vouchers6 and the cost of a hotel stay, or are entitled to a full refund or to rebook at no extra cost, even on nonrefundable tickets.

    b.你可能会收到膳食券和酒店住宿费用,有权享受全额退款或重新预订,无需支付额外费用,即使拿的是不可退款的机票。

    c. You are likely to receive meal vouchers and the cost of a hotel stay, but cannot get a full airfare refund.

    c.你可能会收到膳食券和酒店住宿费用,但无法获得全额机票退款。

    5. If your plane has been on the tarmac for more than two hours:

    5.如果你的飞机在停机坪上停留了两个多小时:

    a. You can use the bathroom, but don’t expect anything else.

    a.你可以使用厕所,但不要指望任何其他的。

    b. You can use the bathroom, receive updates from the crew every 30 minutes and be provided with food and water after two hours.

    b.你可以使用厕所,每30分钟收到机组人员的更新信息,并在两小时后得到食物和水。

    c. You can leave the plane and wait at the Margaritaville until the flight is ready to take off.

    c.你可以离开飞机,到玛格丽塔维耶酒店等候,直到飞机准备起飞。

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     单词标签: compensate  voucher  redeemable  refund  harry  vouchers 


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    1 compensate [ˈkɒmpenseɪt] AXky7   第7级
    vt.补偿,赔偿;酬报 vi.弥补;补偿;抵消
    参考例句:
    • She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence. 她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足。
    • Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health. 一个人失去了键康是不可弥补的。
    2 voucher [ˈvaʊtʃə(r)] ELTzZ   第9级
    n.收据;传票;凭单,凭证
    参考例句:
    • The government should run a voucher system. 政府应该施行凭证制度。
    • Whenever cash is paid out, a voucher or receipt should be obtained. 无论何时只要支付现金,就必须要有一张凭据或者收据。
    3 redeemable [rɪˈdi:məbl] 766aacb8653d78ff783bcd5db982be33   第8级
    可赎回的,可补救的
    参考例句:
    • These vouchers are redeemable against any future purchase. 这些优惠券将来购物均可使用。
    • The bonds are redeemable by annual drawings. 公债每年抽签偿还。
    4 refund [ˈri:fʌnd] WkvzPB   第7级
    vt.&vi.退还,偿还;n.归还,偿还额,退款
    参考例句:
    • They demand a refund on unsatisfactory goods. 他们对不满意的货品要求退款。
    • We'll refund your money if you aren't satisfied. 你若不满意,我们愿意退款给你。
    5 harry [ˈhæri] heBxS   第8级
    vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼
    参考例句:
    • Today, people feel more hurried and harried. 今天,人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
    • Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan. 奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。
    6 vouchers [ˈvaʊtʃəz] 4f649eeb2fd7ec1ef73ed951059af072   第9级
    n.凭证( voucher的名词复数 );证人;证件;收据
    参考例句:
    • These vouchers are redeemable against any future purchase. 这些优惠券将来购物均可使用。
    • This time we were given free vouchers to spend the night in a nearby hotel. 这一次我们得到了在附近一家旅馆入住的免费券。 来自英语晨读30分(高二)

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