Budget Airlines
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ID: 2843
Intermediate
In this intermediate lesson, learn about so called "budget airlines" and how the pricing of these tickets can rise sharply during high season. If you truly want bargain tickets, it's best to book well in advance, and perhaps choose the off-season for your annual leave.
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 计划 | jìhuà | plan | |
| 趟 | tàng | measure word for trips | |
| 航空 | hángkōng | aviation | |
| 涨价 | zhǎngjià | to increase in price |
听说你下个月要休年假有什么计划没有
tīngshuō 听说nǐ 你xià ge yuè 下个月yào 要xiū 休niánjià 年假yǒu shénme 有什么jìhuà 计划méiyǒu 没有
I hear that next month you're taking annual leave, do you have any plans for it.
我本来打算自己去一趟日本但是机票太贵了
wǒ 我běnlái 本来dǎsuàn 打算zìjǐ 自己qù 去yī 一tàng 趟Rìběn 日本dànshì 但是jīpiào 机票tài 太guì 贵le 了
I originally planned to go on a trip alone to Japan, but the plane tickets were too expensive.
不是有很多飞日本的廉价航空吗
bùshì 不是yǒu 有hěn 很duō 多fēi 飞Rìběn 日本de 的liánjià 廉价hángkōng 航空ma 吗
Aren't there lots of budget airlines that fly to Japan?
现在是暑期旺季廉价航空也跟着涨价有些票甚至比一般航空公司的还要贵
xiànzài 现在shì 是shǔ 暑qī 期wàngjì 旺季liánjià 廉价hángkōng 航空yě 也gēn zhe 跟着zhǎngjià 涨价yǒuxiē 有些piào 票shènzhì 甚至bǐ 比yībān 一般hángkōnggōngsī 航空公司de 的hái yào 还要guì 贵
Now it's the peak summer season, so the prices of the budget airlines have risen along with this, some are even more expensive than regular airlines.
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