跟读练习: Flying Home for Thanksgiving: My Flight Is Delayed - 通过视频学习英语口语

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Excuse me, my app just said my flight is delayed.

不好意思，App 刚提示我的航班延误了。

I'm afraid so. There's a problem with the plane.

恐怕是的。飞机出了点问题。

Oh no. How long is the delay going to be?

哎呀，糟了。要延误多久啊？

Right now, it's about four hours. I'm really sorry.

目前大约4个小时。真的很抱歉。

Four hours? But I'm supposed to be home for dinner!

4个小时？可我得赶回家吃晚饭啊！

Okay, don't worry. Let's look at your options together.

好，别担心。我们一起看看有哪些选择。

There's a later flight at seven thirty with open seats.

晚上7:30还有一班，有空位。

Seven thirty... Then I'll miss dinner completely.

7:30……那我就彻底赶不上晚饭了。

Or would you like to go on standby for the two fifteen?

或者，您要不要排2:15那班的候补？

Standby? What does that mean, exactly?

候补？具体是什么意思？

If someone doesn't show up, you get their seat.

如果有人没来，您就能坐他的位子。

Hmm, and if nobody misses the flight?

嗯……那要是没人误机呢？

Then you're still booked on the seven thirty. You can't lose.

那您还是订着7:30那班。怎么都不吃亏。

Okay. Put me on the standby list, please.

好。请帮我登记候补。

Hi, sweetie! Are you at the airport yet?

宝贝！到机场了吗？

Yeah... but my flight's been delayed by four hours.

嗯……可是我的航班延误了4个小时。

Four hours? Oh, honey, that's awful! Will you make it for dinner?

4个小时？哎呀，宝贝，太糟了！能赶上晚饭吗？

Well, I'm on standby for an earlier flight...

嗯，我在排一班更早航班的候补……

Okay, don't worry. We'll save you some pumpkin pie.

好，别担心。我们给你留点南瓜派。

Ha, I guess we're both stuck here, huh?

哈，看来我们俩都被困在这儿了，是吧？

Looks like it. Are you on standby for the two fifteen?

好像是。你也在排2:15那班的候补吗？

Yep! I've flown standby before. It usually works out.

对！我以前坐过候补。通常都能成。

So, where are you heading for Thanksgiving?

那你感恩节要去哪儿？

Chicago! My grandma makes the best sweet potato pie!

Chicago！我奶奶做的红薯派最好吃了！

Okay, standby passengers! We've got two seats on this flight.

候补的旅客请注意！这班飞机有2个空位。

Ms. Lopez and Mr. Hayes, please come to the counter.

Lopez 女士和 Hayes 先生，请到柜台来。

Wait, that's us! We both got seats!

等等，是我们！我们俩都有位子了！

Yes! Grandma's pie, here I come!

太好了！奶奶的派，我来啦！

Oh my goodness, you made it! Come here, sweetie!

天哪，你赶回来了！快过来，宝贝！

Hi, Mom! Sorry I missed dinner.

妈，我回来了！抱歉错过了晚饭。

Oh, come on. You're just in time for dessert!

哎呀，没事。你正好赶上吃甜点！

Is that pumpkin pie? This is the best Thanksgiving ever!

那是南瓜派吗？这是最棒的感恩节！

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Flying Home for Thanksgiving: My Flight Is Delayed”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: standby, flight, pie, dinner, seat. This video has 32 sentences and 284 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:01. The speaker talks at a steady 141 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 13 of its 32 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
delay noun	/dɪˈleɪ̯/	A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
thirty noun	/ˈθɝti/	A commercial lasting 30 seconds.
fifteen noun	/ˈfɪf.tiːn/	An Irish traybake made with crushed digestive biscuits, marshmallows and glacé cherries combined with condensed milk and desiccated coconut.
pumpkin noun	/ˈpʌm(p).kɪn/	A domesticated plant, in species Cucurbita pepo, similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, and fruit to the squash or melon.
sweetie noun	/ˈswi.ti/	A person who is much loved.
awful adjective	/ˈɔːfʊl/	Very bad.
passenger noun	/ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒɚ/	One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.
honey noun	/ˈhʌni/	A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.
goodness noun	/ˈɡʊdnəs/	The state or characteristic of being good.
grandma noun	/ˈɡɹænmɑː/	Grandmother.
potato noun	/pəˈteɪ.təʊ/	The edible starchy tuber of the plant species Solanum tuberosum.
dessert noun	/dɪˈzɝt/	The last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet confections etc.
standby noun	/ˈstændˌbaɪ̯/	A state of readiness without immediate involvement; remaining in preparation for (a sudden or unforeseen event or situation).

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
show up verb		To appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically.
work out verb	/ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/	To calculate.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

Let's look at your options together.
Then I'll miss dinner completely.
Are you at the airport yet?
Will you make it for dinner?
Are you on standby for the two fifteen?

视频中的语法

说话人最常用的结构，并附上视频中的原话：

结构	视频中的用法
现在完成时 have/has + 过去分词 — 过去发生但与现在仍有关联的事	flight's been delayed · I've flown
被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么，而不是谁做的	is delayed · been delayed
最高级 the -est / the most … — 一组中最高或最低的	the best
“will” 表将来 will + 动词 — 决定、承诺或预测	I'll miss · Will you make · We'll save

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 15 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like delay, thirty, fifteen.

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