Lectura 5 Airport

En el Aeropuerto

At the Airport

En el Aeropuerto

Miguel is standing in line at the airport. It is his turn and he walks to the counter. The lady at the counter asks him for his ID and she checks his flight details. Yes, he is confirmed on flight 103 from Los Angeles to Hawaii at noon. He does not have any bags to check in but has one small carry-on bag that he will take with him. The agent prints out his boarding pass. The airport security officers walk past him with a big dog. The dog is sniffing around people’s luggage trying to detect drugs and explosives. Miguel is relieved when he sees the dog walk past him. Suddenly, the dog turns and begins to sniff his bag and bark. The security officer looks at Miguel. “Sir, please bring your bag and come with me.”

Miguel está haciendo fila en el aeropuerto. Es su turno y camina hacia el mostrador. La mujer del mostrador le pide su documento de identificación (ID) y verifica los detalles de su vuelo. Sí, él está confirmado en el vuelo 103 desde los Ángeles hacia Hawái al mediodía. Él no tiene maletas para facturar, pero tiene una maleta de mano pequeña que llevará con él. El agente imprime su pase de abordaje. Los oficiales de seguridad del aeropuerto pasan junto a él con un perro grande. El perro está olfateando alrededor del equipaje de las personas tratando de detectar drogas y explosivos. Miguel se siente aliviado cuando ve que el perro pasa junto a él sin detenerse. De repente, el perro se voltea y empieza a olfatear su maleta y ladra. El oficial de seguridad mira a Miguel. “Señor, por favor traiga su maleta y venga conmigo.”

Práctica Adicional

A continuación encontrará más frases útiles que puede emplear en conversaciones cotidianas:

You can buy your ticket online. I am not carrying a weapon in my bag. I am traveling economy class. My friend is traveling first class. There is no need to panic. It is just turbulence. When will this plane take off? The plane has already landed. Let’s run to the gate. The flight was bumpy but the flight attendant was very relaxed. The pilot made an announcement. We are going to miss our flight. Her seat does not recline. They are bringing drinks and snacks. Sir, may I offer you a beverage? This is not a direct flight. I have to change flights at Frankfurt. I will have to call the airline to confirm. They had to make an emergency landing. It was a very smooth landing but the flight was bumpy. My bag is too big to fit in the overhead compartment. I am checking in this suitcase. I will take the backpack as a carry-on. I need one day to get over the jet lag.

Puedes comprar tu tiquete por internet. No estoy cargando un arma en mi maleta. Estoy viajando en clase económica. Mi amigo está viajando en primera clase. No es necesario dejarse llevar por el pánico. Sólo es turbulencia. ¿Cuándo va a despegar este avión? El avión ya aterrizó. Corramos a la puerta. El vuelo estuvo movido pero el auxiliar de vuelo estuvo muy relajado. El piloto hizo un anuncio. Vamos a perder nuestro vuelo. La silla de ella no reclina. Ellos están trayendo bebidas y bocadillos. Señor, ¿le puedo ofrecer una bebida? Éste no es un vuelo directo. Tengo que cambiar de vuelo en Frankfurt. Tendré que llamar la aerolínea para confirmar. Tuvieron que hacer un aterrizaje de emergencia. Fue un aterrizaje muy suave pero el vuelo fue muy movido. Mi maleta es demasiado grande para que quepa en el compartimiento de encima. Estoy facturando/chequeando esta maleta. Llevaré la mochila como equipaje de mano. Necesito un día para recuperarme de la desorientación por el cambio de horario.

The pilot and the passenger got into the plane. It was a small plane. It had one engine. It was an old plane. The pilot started the engine. "Are you okay?" he asked the passenger. She said she was okay. They were flying to an island. The island was only 30 minutes away. It would be a short flight. She was a nurse. Her husband was a doctor. The doctor was on the island. The doctor needed some medicine. She had the medicine in her bag. The medicine would save a young boy. The young boy was very sick. The plane took off. The engine sounded funny. The pilot frowned. "Is everything okay?" the passenger asked. "I'm afraid not," said the pilot. "There's something wrong with the engine. We have to land." He landed the plane. The nurse got out of the plane. She looked around the airport. She saw another plane. This plane had two engines. She walked over to the plane. "Is this a new plane or an old plane?" she asked the pilot. The pilot said it was a new plane. "Good," she said. "Please take me to the island."