生活英語情景口語:差點就沒命見你了...

G: is everything alright?

M: yes, everything is fine.

G: what took so long? I thought your flight was supposed to arrive 3 hours ago!

M: didn't they announce that our flight was delayed?

G: I didn't hear anything about a delay. I thought everything was running on time. What happened?

M: we boarded the plane on time, but then we were held up for almost an hour due to a maintenance problem.

G: then what? Your plane was three hours late!

M: we finally took off, but about 30 minutes later, the captain came on the loudspeaker to warn us that there would be some bad turbulence for most of the flight.

G: turbulence is pretty normal, isn't it?

M: yes, but this was the worst turbulence I'd ever experienced in my life! Everyone started getting sick. The flight attendants had to stay in their seats. The captain decided to land early.

G: so where did you land?

M: we landed in Southamoton and waited an hour for the storms to pass and then took off again.

G: that sounds like a nightmare!

M: it wasn't too bad. At lease I'm alive.

G: have you had anything to eat?

M: I managed to get a sandwich from a flight attendant. How about you?

G: I had a few coffees while I was waiting. Let's get out of here!

一切都正常吧?
是的,都還不錯.
怎麼花了這麼長的時間?你的班機三小時之前就該到了.
沒有廣播通知我們的班機晚點了嗎?
我沒有聽到任何關於晚點的廣播.我以爲都會正點到達呢.出什麼事了?
我們是準時登記的,但是後來由於設備維修,我們整整耽誤了將近一個鐘頭.
那後來又出什麼事了呢?你們可是晚點了三個鐘頭呢!
後來我們好不容易起飛了,可是半個小時以後,機長廣播說我們這次航程將會遇到很厲害的氣流.
遇到氣流很平常嘛,對吧.
是的,可是這次是我這輩子從未遇到過的最強的氣流!所有人都開始暈機.空乘人員也不得不在他們的位子上坐好.機長決定提前降落.
那你們在哪兒着陸了?
我們降落在南安普頓,在地面上等了一個小時,等暴風雪的氣流過去之後纔再次起飛.
聽上去簡直是場噩夢.
也不是太糟糕.至少我還活着?
你吃過飯了沒?
空姐給我送過一個三明治.你呢?
等你的時候我喝了一點咖啡.咱們離開這兒吧.

Board: to get on a ship, train, plane, bus, etc. 上船（或火車、飛機、公共汽車等）
The ship was boarded by customs officials.
海關官員登上了這艘船。
Passengers are waiting to board.
乘客們正在候機。

Maintenance: the act of keeping sth in good condition by checking or repairing it regularly 維護；保養 ~ (of sth) uncountable
The school pays for heating and the maintenance of the buildings.
學校負擔這些大樓的供熱和維修費用。
car maintenance
汽車保養

Turbulence: a series of sudden and violent changes in the direction that air or water is moving in （空氣和水的）湍流，渦流，紊流
We experienced severe turbulence during the flight.
我們在飛行中遇到了強烈的氣流。

Nightmare: an experience that is very frightening and unpleasant, or very difficult to deal with 可怕的經歷；難以處理之事；噩夢 ~ (for sb)
The trip turned into a nightmare when they both got sick.
這次旅行成了一場噩夢，他們倆都病了。
Nobody knows what's going on─it's a nightmare!
誰也不知道是怎麼回事 真是棘手至極！
Filling in all those forms was a nightmare.
填寫了那麼多的表格，真是太可怕了。
Losing a child is most people's worst nightmare.
對於大多數人來說，喪子之痛是最可怕的夢魘。

Hold up: stop for a short time暫時停止；停頓；延續
The policeman held up the traffic to allow pedestrians to cross the road．
警察擋住車輛讓行人過街。
Work on the building site has been held up by bad weather．
由於天氣惡劣，建築工地上的作業被延誤了。
We were held up for nearly an hour on our way by the traffic accident．
我們在路上被交通事故耽擱近一個小時。
The steel strike may hold up production for several months，
鋼鐵工人的罷工會使生產停頓數月之久。

Take off: of an aircraft, etc. 飛機等 to leave the ground and begin to fly 起飛
The plane took off an hour late.
飛機起飛晚了一個小時。