Dialogue 1
Jingjing: Mark, have you heard about Beijing's new airport?
京晶：马克，你听说了北京的新机场吗？
Mark: You mean T3? I've flown in and out of there dozens of times.
马克：你是指T3吗？我都在那飞进飞出几十次了。
Jingjing: No, it's an entirely new airport, to the south-east of Beijing.
京晶：不，我说的是北京东南部的一个全新的机场。
Mark: You mean Tianjin airport? I flew in and out of there once.
马克：你是说天津机场吗?我也曾在那里进出港过一次。
Jingjing: No. It's Daxing Airport. It's an international airport 46km from Beijing's city center.
京晶：不是。是大兴机场。它是一个距北京市中心46公里的国际机场。
Mark: Oh. I heard years back about plans to build a mega airport. Is it open now?
马克：哦！几年前我到时听说过要建造一个超大型机场的计划。现在投运了吗?
Jingjing: Yes. It went into operation on September 30. This year alone, it's projected to handle 45 million passengers.
京晶：是的。它9月30号已经开放运行。仅今年一年，它预计能吞吐旅客4500万人次。
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Mark: Wow. That'll take a load off Beijing's Capital Airport.
马克：哇哦。这将大大减轻北京首都机场的负担。
Jingjing: For sure. In the future, when the four runways Daxing has now go up to seven, the new airport should be able to meet the needs of 75-100 million passengers annually.
京晶：这是当然。将来大兴机场由4条跑道增加到7条时，新机场每年能满足7500万至1亿进出港旅客的需求。
Mark: Geez. The entire US population could fly through there once every 3 years. Is it running a lot of international flights?
马克：厉害了。三年就能飞出一个全美人口。(美国人口3亿)。现在那里有很多国际航班在飞吗?
Jingjing: Well, the transition will be gradual. At present, China's major airlines are using Daxing, as well as a few international carriers.
京晶：是这样的，航班正在逐步转场中。目前中国各大航空公司陆续入驻大兴，也有一些国际航空公司了。
Mark: I can't wait to see it. Do you have any pictures of the terminal?
马克：我等不及想看看了。你有航站楼的照片吗?
Jingjing: Yeah. Here: have a look.
京晶：有，在这呢：看吧。
Mark: Cool. It looks like a starfish.
马克：酷。它看起来像一个海星。
Jingjing: Um, Mark, it's supposed to be a phoenix. You know, a phoenix represents strength and renewal.
京晶：呃，马克，那应该是只凤凰。你知道的，凤凰象征着力量和新生。
Mark: Oh. I see that also. You'll have to tell me more about it after I go get some coffee.
马克：噢，这意思我也能明白了。等我去喝杯咖啡，你再多跟我说说。
Jingjing: You can count on it. I'll be ready with stats.
京晶：没问题。一会儿我准备好各种数据。


New words : 习语短语
take a load off 卸下负担
– relieve the burden of something
terminal 航站楼
– the building for passengers at an airport, including check-in and gates
stats 数据统计 统计数字
– statistics, information expressed in numbers

Dialogue 2
Jingjing: Mark, you're back with something warm to drink.
京晶：马克，你带着喝的热饮回来了。
Mark: Yes, and I'm ready to get an earful of statistics on the new airport.
马克：是啊，我已经准备好来听你说一大堆关于新机场的数据呢。
Jingjing: OK, so here's the big news: the terminal has 700,000m2 of indoor space, while the whole airport spans an area of 47km2.
京晶：好的，这里有个大新闻:航站楼有70万平方米的室内空间，而整个机场占地47平方公里。
Mark: That's incredible. It must mean a lot of walking for passengers.
马克：真是难以置信啊！对乘客来说，这意味着得走很多路。
Jingjing: Actually, no. Because of the way the terminal is designed, it should take less than 8-10 minutes to get from gate to gate.
京晶：实际上并不是。由于航站楼的设计方式，从一个登机口到另一个登机口应该只需不到8-10分钟。
（从出发层到最远的登机口只有600m，最久只需步行8分钟）。
Mark: Well, that's the best news. People on connecting flights will be especially pleased about that.
马克：噢，这倒是极好的消息。这一点转机的旅客会尤其开心。
Jingjing: So, are you thinking of going out there to visit?
京晶：那么，你打算去参观一下吗?
Mark: Well, you said it was almost 50km from here. Soft pass, until I actually have to fly.
马克：可你说过离这儿有50公里呢。先不要了，等我不得不飞的时候吧。
Jingjing: That's understandable. But another piece of good news is that it takes only 19 minutes by express train. It departs from Caoqiao.
京晶：可以理解。但另一个好消息是，坐机场快线只需要19分钟, 快线从草桥发车。
Mark: I'll have to look at the subway map to see where that is.
马克：我还得看看地铁线路图才能知道草桥在哪儿。
Jingjing: There are a bunch of options. I read about another, more direct, train that takes 30 minutes in total.
京晶：还有很多选择。我看到过另一种，直达机场的火车，总共需要30分钟。
Mark: Well, I'll look forward to my next trip, especially if I'm headed through Daxing. Just one more question.
马克：好啊，我很期待我的下一次旅行，特别是当我出发去大兴机场的时候。还有一个问题。
Jingjing: Try me. I hope I have the info.
京晶：问吧。希望我能回答出来。
Mark: How much did it cost to build the new airport?
马克：建造这个新机场花了多少钱?
Jingjing: It cost 80 billion yuan.
京晶：耗资800亿元。
Mark: That's a pretty penny. But I imagine it'll pay for itself in business growth and convenience.
马克：真是一笔巨资啊。但我想它会从业务增长和便捷服务中得到回报。


New words : 习语短语
an earful 听到很多 听到一大堆
– a lot of information, more than I need to hear/know
connecting flight转接班机 ; 转机
– a flight plan for a passenger, transferring at one airport and flying on to another destination
soft pass 目前先不考虑
– I'd rather not, I'm not really interested unless there's something else that can persuade me
a pretty penny一大笔钱 一笔数目可观的钱
– a high price