[英语学习] 流利说 商务英语 Level 2-Unit 2 Part 1-1 Listening: Fiona's Business Trip

Fiona's Business Trip

Fiona is a marketing manager at The Lau Group in Hong Kong.
She is in charge of marketing projects.
Next week, Fiona will go on a business trip.
She has an important meeting with a client in Beijing.

Exercises beyond the original
She need to attend an important meeting in Beijing.

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First, Fiona needs to buy a ticket.
She could take a train to Beijing.
But she could also take a flight.
Taking the train is cheaper than flying.
But flying is much faster.
It only take a little over 3 hours to fly from Hong Kong to Beijing.
If she takes the train, it will take about 9 hours.
Since Fiona wants a short trip, she will take a plane.

Exercises beyond the original
Flying is much faster than taking a train.

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Fiona will also book a hotel room.
She can choose between two different hotels, Hotel Cloud and Hotel Milton.
Hotel Cloud is the newest hotel in the city.
It has a big swimming pool.
And its rooms are large and comfortable.
Hotel Milton is older than Hotel Cloud.
Its rooms are smaller, and it doesn't have a swimming pool.
However, Hotel Milton is in the center of the city.
It is closer to many restaurants and shops.
It is also not far from the client.
Fiona wants to stay in a good location.
So she thinks Hotel Milton is a good choice.
She will book a room there.

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Fiona will also think about what kind of ticket to buy.
She could travel in business class.
She could also travel in economy class.
In business class, the seats are usually bigger.
There are also more in-flight service, like free Wi-Fi and champagne.
Some airlines even offer faster check-ins for business class passengers.
But a business class ticket is more expensive.
So many people cannot afford it.

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Economy class is cheaper than business class.
But economy class seats are smaller and less comfortable.
There are fewer services during the flight.
The sears are also closer to each other.
So economy class is not as nice.

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Fiona will choose business class because she will be more comfortable.
She thinks being comfortable is more important than saving money.
She hopes she can sleep on the plane.