生活英语听力文章 第31期:免费坐头等舱环游世界(1)

 Hi!everybody, this is Tod Smith with Little Things Matter.How would you like to fly first class anywhere in the world free of charge? 大家好。我是托德·史密斯为您讲述“小事业重要”。你觉得免费坐头等舱环游世界怎么样?

Every time I fly internationally, I fly first class in my own fully 1 reclining seat-FOR FREE. 我每次跨国飞行，我都是免费游泳头等舱的躺椅。
In this lesson I will teach you the tricks of the trade 本节课，我将会教你行业技巧
how you can accumulate frequent flyer miles without ever getting on an airplane so that when you actually take a trip, you can fly in luxury and land rested, ready to go. 怎么在没有真实坐飞机却能积累常飞里程，这样当你真实要旅行的时候，你就可以免费奢侈一下，着落的时候也不觉得疲劳，开始吧。
Did you know you could accumulate airline frequent flyer miles by selecting credit cards that give you one mile for every dollar you spend? 你知道可以通过选择每消费一美元就可以获得一英里的信用卡来积累常飞里程么?
Do you know the best way to use your miles to gain the greatest value? 你知道你的里程能够最大发挥价值的方式么?
Right now, I am getting ready for my trip to Thailand where I will be traveling for more than twenty seven hours including one sixteen hour flight. 现在，我将要去泰国旅行，我将要行程上奔波27小时，包括16小时的飞行。
Unlike most people who would dread 2 this type of trip, I am looking forward to it because I am flying first class. 不像绝大多数恐惧这种旅行的人，我反而是很期待的，因为我可以坐头等舱。
And, unlike first class seats on domestic 3 flights,international first class provides you with twice the legroom and a reclining seat that opens into a bed. 并且国际的头等舱飞行跟国内的头等舱不一样，它会给你们提供两倍的腿伸张空间以及展开的像张床的躺椅。
Now here is how we accumulate miles.My wife and I have a United Airlines credit card that we use for all our personal purchases. 我们是这样积累里程的。我跟我老婆有张联合航空公司的信用卡，我们用它买所有的个人所需品。
I also have an American Airlines credit card I use for all my business purchases. 我同时拥有美国航空公司的信用卡，我用它来进行所有商业购买。
Having two cards allows me to easily separate my business and personal expenses and it allows me to collect miles on two airlines, giving me more options when I travel. 两张信用卡让我能够容易的分开商业以及个人花费，我也因此能够让我积累两家航空公司的飞行里程，在我需要飞行的时候，我可以有更多的选择。
Both credit cards give us one frequent flyer mile for every dollar we spend. 两张信用卡都可以让我每消费一美元获得一英里里程。
Don’t stop reading this because you don’t have any plans to fly internationally for business. 不要因为你不打算国际飞行出差而停止阅读这篇文章。
How about going on that African safari 4 you’ve always wanted to do? 如果你一直想要去非洲旅行怎么办?
Would you like to visit the Great Wall of China, scuba 5 dive on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef 6, ski in the Swiss Alps or attend the Rio Olympics? 你想要游中国万里长城，澳大利亚大堡礁水肺潜水，在阿尔卑斯上滑雪，或者去观看里约的奥林匹克么?
The best use of your accumulated miles is to fly internationally. Both United and American require 25,000 miles for a domestic round trip coach ticket. 最好体现你积累里程的价值就是国际飞行。美国联合航行公司和美国航空公司都需要你积累两万英里才提供一次国内往返票。
From Tampa I can fly just about anywhere in the U.S for less than 300 dollars as long as I plan in advance. 从坦帕市，只要我提前预定，我就可以花少于300美元去美国的任何地方。
This means that each mile has a value of just over 0.01 dollar per mile. Both airlines require an average of 135,000-145,000 miles for a first class international award ticket. 这意味着没里程只体现出刚刚超过0.1美元的价值。两家航空公司需要十三万五千到十四万五，就会给你提供国际头等舱回馈票。
If you would pay cash for such a ticket, the fare could be as low as 5000 dollars or as high as 18,000 dollars. 如果你现金付款，那么价格低至5000美元，高至18000美元。
When I use my accumulated miles for International trips, each mile has a value of over 0.05 dollar per mile — five times the value of a domestic coach seat. 当我使用积累里程获得国际飞行的时候，每英里可以体现0.5美元的价值，是国内普通舱长途飞行价值的五倍。