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Evaluating Airlines

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ID: 2592 Upper Intermediate
Budget airlines have started to gain popularity in Asia in recent years which means that there are more and more differences in what kind of treatment you should expect while flying. This lesson will teach you some useful vocabulary you can use when talking to travel agents to ensure you don't find yourself strapped to the bottom of the wing for 14 hours without anything to eat.
Tue Dec 09 2014 | David, Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
累得够呛 lèidegòuqiàng to be tired out
直飞 zhí fēi to fly direct
航空公司 hángkōnggōngsī airline
堵 dǔ to block
哟，小陈你出差回来啦。
yō ，xiǎoChén nǐ chūchāi huílai la 。
Hey, Xiaochen you've come back from your business trip.
昨天回来的，哎哟，这趟可把我累得够呛。
zuótiān huílai de ，āiyōu ，zhè tàng kě bǎ wǒ lèidegòuqiàng 。
I came back yesterday, but gosh, the trip really tired me out.
你这次回来是直飞还是转机啊？
nǐ zhè cì huílai shì zhí fēi háishì zhuǎnjī ā ？
Did you fly direct this time or did you have to transfer planes?
是直飞的，不过也飞了十四个小时。
shì zhí fēi de ，bùguò yě fēi le shí sì gè xiǎoshí 。
I flew direct, but it was still a 14 hour flight.
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