Do you have any flights to Sydney next Tuesday afternoon？

    Reservations clerk： Northwind Airways， good morning. May I help
you ？

    Mary Jones： Yes， do you have any flights to Sydney next Tuesday
afternoon ？

    Reservations clerk： One moment ， please …… Yes. There's a flight
at 16 ：45 and one at 18：00.

    Mary Jones： That's fine. Could you tell me how much a return flight
costs ？ I'll be staying three weeks.

    Reservations clerk： Economy， business class or first class ticket？

    Mary Jones： Economy， please.

    Reservations clerk： That would be€346.

    Mary Jones： OK. Could I make a reservation ？

    Reservations clerk： Certainly. Which flight would you like ？

    Mary Jones： The 16 ：45， please.

    Reservations clerk： Could I have your name ， please ？

    Mary Jones： My name is Mary Jones， that's M-A-R-Y J-O-N-E-S.

    Reservations clerk： How would you like to pay， Ms. Jones？

    Mary Jones： Can I pay at the check-in desk when I pick up my ticket？

    Reservations clerk： Yes， but you will have to confirm this reservation
at least two hours before departure time.

    Mary Jones： I see.

    Reservations clerk： Now you have been booked ， Ms. Jones. The flight
leaves at 16：45， and your arrival in Sydney will be at 9：25 a.m. ，
local time. The flight number is NWA 476.

    Mary Jones： Thank you.

    Role-play Exercise角色扮演练习

    这段音频中 Mary Jones 的部分被挖去了，现在就由你来扮演一下这个角色
吧~

    Notes 注释

    1.有没有注意到音频中是如何说18：00的？Eighteen hundred. 这个说法对
于我们恐怕比较陌生，看国外网站上怎么说：Both "eighteen o'clock" and "eighteen
hundred" are commonly encountered spoken English for 18 ：00. 和"eighteen
o'clock"一样，"eighteen hundred"也是一种很常见的口语说法哦~

    2. a return flight往返航班

    3. economy经济舱 business class 商务舱 first class头等舱

    4. check-in desk登记台 check in 办理登机手续或旅馆入住手续