通过本则航空主题的英语幽默故事，学习者可掌握机场广播、数字表达等实用英语场景对话，培养在突发情境下的英语理解能力。
英文原文：
A 747 was halfway across the Atlantic when the captain got on the loudspeaker: "Attention, passengers. We have lost one of our engines, but we can certainly reach London with the three we have left. Unfortunately, we will arrive an hour late as a result."
Shortly thereafter, the passengers heard the captain's voice again: "Guess what, folks. We just lost our third engine, but please be assured we can fly with only one. We will now arrive in London three hours late."
At this point, one passenger became furious. "For Pete's sake," he shouted, "If we lose another engine, we'll be up here all night!"
中文对照：
当波音747客机飞越大西洋中途时，机长通过广播通知："各位乘客请注意，我们的四台发动机中有一台出现故障。剩余的三台发动机仍能飞抵伦敦，预计到达时间将延迟一小时。"
片刻之后，广播再次响起："各位，我们刚刚又失去了第三台发动机。但请放心，仅凭最后一台发动机我们仍可继续飞行，不过抵达时间将延迟三小时。"
此时，一位乘客愤怒喊道："天啊！如果再坏一台发动机，我们整晚都得在天上过了！"
| 语言要素 | 学习重点 |
|---|---|
| 数字表达 | halfway across、three hours late等时间量词使用 |
| 情态动词 | can certainly、will arrive等表可能性的用法 |
| 口语表达 | For Pete's sake等感叹句的语境运用 |
