旅行規劃與突發變化英語對話

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每句先給英文原句，下面一行是中文翻譯。想練口說時把譯文遮住，跟著音訊一句句複述。

1. Tom 0:00

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

   直飛幾乎要貴一倍，但便宜的選項轉機時間非常緊。

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2. Emma 0:05

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

   你的抵達時間有綁定重要事情嗎？還是延誤只是煩人、不至於造成實質損失？

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3. Tom 0:11

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

   非常重要，因為我當天晚上就要在工作坊發表。

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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.

   那票價就不是比較的全部了，因為你買到的還包含可靠性。

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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，但為了省幾個小時就多付那麼多，還是覺得太誇張。

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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.

   你買的不只是時間，也是在買錯過活動本身機率更低這件事。

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7. Tom 0:33

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

   沒錯，不過直飛也可能延誤，所以確定性永遠不會是百分之百。

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8. Emma 0:38

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

   當然，但一段航班比起兩個機場加一次短轉機，失敗點就是比較少。

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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?

   如果我買便宜機票，但提早一天出發、自己吸收多一晚飯店費用呢？

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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.

    如果飯店費加上多請的假，總體還是低於直飛，那這方案可行。

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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.

    大致上會比較低，但我會在活動前少掉整整一天工作日，這也有成本。

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12. Emma 1:04

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

    那就把金錢、休假時間，以及抵達時可能疲憊又準備不足的風險，都算進真正總成本。

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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.

    把那些都加進去後，直飛看起來就沒那麼奢侈，反而更像風險控管。

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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.

    尤其這場演講可能影響未來邀約時更是如此，因為一次順利抵達保住的可能不只這個週末。

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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.

    我想這就是答案，因為當我能清楚說明邏輯時，多花錢就比較能心安。

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16. Emma 1:31

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

    很好，因為你把它解決的具體問題說清楚後，昂貴的選擇也會更踏實。

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從本篇對話中挑出的實義詞，依它們在全部 500 篇對話裡出現的等級排序（越靠後等級出現的越優先）。已排除虛詞、專有名詞與數詞。

• linked /lɪŋkt/ adjective

  相連的；相關的

• annoying /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/ adjective

  討厭的；令人煩惱的

• costly /ˈkɔstli/ adjective

  昂貴的；代價高的

• becomes /bɪˈkʌmz/ verb

  變成，成為（第三人稱單數）

• certainty /ˈsɜrtənti/ noun

  確定性；必然的事

• airports /ˈɛrˌpɔrts/ noun

  機場；航空港（複數）

• absorb /æbˈsɔrb/ verb

  吸收；理解；吸引

• overall /ˌoʊvərˈɔl/ adjective; adverb

  整體的；總的來說

• drained /dreɪnd/ adjective

  精疲力盡的；排空的

• extravagant /ɪkˈstrævəɡənt/ adjective

  奢侈的；鋪張的

• defend /dɪˈfɛnd/ verb

  保衛；辯護

• steadier /ˈstɛdiər/ adjective

  更穩定的

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