外經(jīng)貿業(yè)務洽談-Travel by air

1、Travel by Air on BusinessAt the AirportAfter the plane lands, Mr. Norris, a U.S. entrepreneur and Ms. Johnson , his assistant , find themselves in shanghai. They approach Mr. Pan Hong from Jin Jiang Foreign Service Co., while seeing their names on a placard he raises.Pan: Excuse me, but arent you Mr

2、. Norris and Ms. Johnson? Im Pan Hong , from Jin Jiang Foreign Service Co. May I introduce you to Mr. Yao , Section Chief of the Shanghai Foreign Trade Corporation? He has come to meet you.Norris: OH, yes, please. Well be very glad to meet him.Pan: Mr. Yao, this is Mr. Norris and this is Ms. Johnson

3、. (To Mr. Norris and Ms. Johnson.) And this is Mr. Yao, Section Chief of the Shanghai Foreign Trade Corporation. (They shake hands and say “How do you do?”)Yao : Welcome to Shanghai . Is this your first trip to Shanghai, Mr. Norris?Norris: Yes, it is. But Ms. Johnson is here for the second time. She

4、 was here last year, initiating an investment plan.Yao : I see. I hope both of you will have a pleasant stay here.Norris: Thank you , Mr. Yao. Im sure well have a wonderful time in shanghai.Pan: This way, please.1.1 Booking a flight I want to make a reservation to Frankfort for next Monday.Just a mi

5、nute. Ill check the schedule.I prefer a morning flight.The only flight available is Eastern Airlines Flight 256,which leaves at 10:15 a.m.Whats the economy class fare?Its $ 595 one way.Is it a direct flight?Yes, its a non-stop.What time does it arrive in Frankfort?It arrives at 7:30 p.m.1.2At the ch

6、eck-in counter May I see your ticket and passport ,please?Here you are .Put all your baggage on the scale, please?Is that within the weight limit?Sorry, youre five kilos overweight .One is allowed twenty kilos only.How much do I have to pay?$20.Heres the money.Heres your ticket and passport. And her

7、es your boarding pass.When are my baggage claim checks?Theyre here with your ticket. Your flight will board at Gate 6.Thank you.1.3Security checkPut your carry-on baggage on the belt, please.My handbag too? My camera is in the handbag. Wont it hurt my film?No ,it wont. Make sure that youre not weari

8、ng any metal.Should I take off my watch?Yes, youll have to. Im afraid. Now, step through here. Thats good. Heres your watch.Thank you.Have a nice flight.1.4Going through customs after landing(1)May I see your passport and your customs and health declaration forms, please?Yes, Here you are.Thank you.

9、Whats your occupation?Im Director of the International Trading Co.So youre here on business.Yes, Ive been invited by the United Electronics Ltd.How long do you plan to stay in this country?Four days.Is this all your baggage?Yes ,its all here.Do you have anything to declare?No. Okay. Heres your bagga

10、ge and customs declaration. Ill keep your health declaration.Is that all for customs formalities?Yes. Youre through now. Have a pleasant stay.1.5Going through customs after landing(2)Anything to declare?I suppose not, except a bottle of whiskey. Thats duty-free, isnt it?Yes, one can bring in two bot

11、tles duty-free. Will you open your suitcase ,please?Certainly. Only personal items.Is that a new camera?No ,its an old one.May I see it ,please?Of course.When did you buy it?Last year. Ive a receipt for it .Announcement1. Northwest Airlines announces the departure of Flight 132 non-stop to New York.

12、 Passengers please proceed through security clearance to Gate 5.2. TWA Flight 401 to Boston continuing to Paris is now ready for boarding at Gate 3.3. Your attention, please. This is the final call for Eastern Airlines Flight 217 non-stop to Tokyo boarding now a Gate Ten. Please have your boarding p

13、ass ready.4. Japan Airlines regrets to announce that Flight JAL 745 to San Francisco, scheduled to depart at ten a.m. has now been delayed. Further details will be announced shortly.5. Flight Supervisor: Ladies and gentlemen, we shall soon be landing at Heathrow Airport, London. Local time is 10:50

14、in the morning. And local weather conditions are slightly cloudy. The outside temperature is eighteen degrees.Words and E 2.by air 3.book 4.flight 5.reservation 6.Frankfort7.check 8.schedule 9.available 10.economic-class 11.fare. 12.non-stop13.check-in 14.counter 15.ticket 16.passpo

15、rt 17.baggage(or luggage)18.scale 19.free 20.allowance 21.overweight 22.allow 23.boarding pass 24.claim 25.check Baggage(or luggage) claim check26.security security check 27.carry-on 28.belt 29.handbag 30.hurt 31.film 32.metal 33.customs 34.landing 35.form 36.declare declaration form 37.occupation 3

16、8.international 39.electronics40.formality 41.through 42.duty 43.personal 44.items 45.receipt 1.daily 2.Stockholm 3.Seattle 4.round trip 5.coach 6.Detroit7.Miami 8.suitcase 9.export 10.agriculture 11.bank 12.great13.carton 14.cigarette 1.stopover 2.Toronto 3.Montreal 4.window seat 5.aisle6.standby 7

17、.check 8.tag 9.sick 10.tablet 11.serve12.foreign currency 13.trolley 14.purpose 15.relatives 16.missing17.announcement 18.departure v. depart 19.ceed 21.clearance 22.Boston 23.final 24.Tokyo 25.San Francisco 26.delay 27.details 28.shortly 29.local 30.condition 31.slightly 32.cloudy 33

18、.temperature 34.degreeEntrepreneur initiate to initiate business with to initiate sb. into business management aside from investment Shanghai Investment & Trust Corporation investment partnersAn investment of a billion U.S. dollars a long-term investment a profitable of investmentA safe and sure

19、 investment a heavy investment joint venture enterprisesCooperative enterprises exclusively foreign-owned enterprises state-owned enterprisesCollectively-owned enterprises individually-owned enterprises quite a few Overseas businesses overseas funds overseas investors any minute bellhopTo pick you u

20、pFor Your Information1.Airport : CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China) Shanghai Airlines flight 24 departure time Arrival time local time boarding pass destination transit passenger stand-by passenger First (economy) class smoking (non-smoking) area stewardess steward booking office reservationTo check in a