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Heathrow Terminal 5 希思罗机场五号航站楼 (下)
Chaos as New Terminal Opens 新航站楼的混乱
沪江答题纸加载中……
Long passenger queues formed and the slow start meant that everyone had ______1______ from the beginning.
Staff were having problems using the new systems and ______2______ told the BBC, it was all "a shambles the moment the doors opened".
The terminal has been designed to handle 12,000 bags an hour but due to a reported "______3______ training and essential support that was promised", a backlog of luggage soon materialised.
By lunchtime on that first day, 20 flights had been cancelled to try and ______4______ the problems. Flights continued to be cancelled in the days following the opening and up to 28,000 bags have now had to be placed in ______5______.
BA, the only airline operating at Terminal 5 says it is working to clear the backlog, but the negative publicity caused by this fiasco has not helped the airport or the airline's reputation at all. 参与方式：1.听短文，填出文章中空缺单词。
2.根据短文大意，判断句子对错。
1）The backlog of luggage was cleared immediately. True / False
2）There is only one airline operating out of Terminal 5. True / False
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1. to play catch-up – 紧紧追赶
2. a baggage handler – 行李管理员
3. lack of – 缺少
4. alleviate – 减轻/减缓
5. temporary storage - 临时行李储存处
1.False 2.True
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queues formed – 出现长队
to play catch-up – 紧紧追赶
a baggage handler – 行李管理员
a shambles – 大混乱
lack of – 缺少
a backlog – 积压（行李）
materialised – 形成
alleviate – 减轻/减缓
temporary storage - 临时行李储存处
fiasco – 大失败/乱七八糟
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posted on 2008-04-10 06:54
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