旅行规划与突发变化英语对话

对话原文与翻译

每句先给英文原句，下面一行是中文翻译。想练口语时把译文遮住，跟着音频一句句复述。

1. Tom 0:00

   The direct flight is almost double the price, but the cheaper option has a very tight connection.

   直飞票几乎贵了一倍，但便宜那张又只有一个很紧的转机时间。

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2. Emma 0:05

   Is your arrival linked to something important, or would a delay be annoying rather than costly?

   你的到达时间和什么重要安排绑定了吗，还是说延误只是烦人，并不会造成真正损失？

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3. Tom 0:11

   It matters a lot, because I'm speaking at the workshop that same evening.

   影响很大，因为我当天晚上就要在那个工作坊发言。

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4. Emma 0:15

   Then ticket price isn't the whole comparison, since reliability becomes part of what you're buying.

   那票价就不是全部了，因为你买的还包括到达的可靠性。

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5. Tom 0:22

   I know, yet paying that much for a few hours saved still feels excessive.

   我知道，可只是为了省几个小时就多花那么多，还是让我觉得很夸张。

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6. Emma 0:27

   You're not only buying hours, because you're also buying a lower chance of missing the event itself.

   你买的不只是几个小时，也是在降低错过整场重要活动的概率。

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7. Tom 0:33

   True, although direct flights can also be delayed, so certainty is never complete.

   这也对，不过直飞也会晚点，所以它毕竟不可能给我绝对确定性。

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8. Emma 0:38

   Of course, but one flight has fewer failure points than two airports and one short connection.

   当然，可一段航班总比两个机场加一次紧张转机的出错点少很多。

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9. Tom 0:45

   What if I take the cheaper ticket but travel a day earlier and absorb the extra hotel night?

   那如果我买便宜票，但提前一天到，多住一晚酒店呢？

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10. Emma 0:51

    That could work if the hotel cost and extra leave still remain below the direct flight overall.

    如果加上酒店费和多请的一天假之后，总成本还是低于直飞，那这个方案就可行。

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11. Tom 0:58

    It mostly would, but I'd lose one full workday before the event, which also has a cost.

    算下来大体还是会更便宜，不过我也会损失活动前的一整天工作时间，那也算成本。

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12. Emma 1:04

    Then compare real totals including money, leave time, and the risk of arriving drained and underprepared.

    那你就要把真实总成本一起算，包括钱、请假时间，以及疲惫到场、准备状态不佳的风险。

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13. Tom 1:12

    When I add those pieces, the direct flight starts looking less extravagant and more like risk control.

    这些因素一加进去，直飞看起来就没那么奢侈了，反而更像是一种风险控制。

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14. Emma 1:18

    Especially if the talk could affect future invitations, because one smooth arrival may protect more than this weekend.

    尤其是如果这次发言会影响你以后还有没有邀请，那一次顺利到达保护的就不只这个周末。

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15. Tom 1:26

    I think that's the answer, since paying more feels easier when I can defend the logic clearly.

    我觉得答案已经很清楚了，因为当我能把逻辑说通时，多花这笔钱也没那么难受。

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16. Emma 1:31

    Good, because expensive choices feel steadier when you've named the exact problem they solve.

    对，贵的选择只要说清楚它解决的是哪个问题，心里通常就会稳很多。

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从本篇对话中挑出的实义词，按它们在全部 500 篇对话里出现的等级排序（越靠后等级出现的越优先）。已排除虚词、专有名词与数词。

• linked /lɪŋkt/ adjective

  相连的；相关的

• annoying /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/ adjective

  讨厌的；令人烦恼的

• costly /ˈkɔstli/ adjective

  昂贵的；代价高的

• becomes /bɪˈkʌmz/ verb

  变成，成为（第三人称单数）

• certainty /ˈsɜrtənti/ noun

  确定性；必然的事

• airports /ˈɛrˌpɔrts/ noun

  机场；航空港（复数）

• absorb /æbˈsɔrb/ verb

  吸收；理解；吸引

• overall /ˌoʊvərˈɔl/ adjective; adverb

  总体的；总的来说

• drained /dreɪnd/ adjective

  精疲力尽的；排空的

• extravagant /ɪkˈstrævəɡənt/ adjective

  奢侈的；铺张的

• defend /dɪˈfɛnd/ verb

  保卫；辩护

• steadier /ˈstɛdiər/ adjective

  更稳定的

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