生活英语听力文章：免费做飞机头等舱
Fly First Class Free of Charge
免费坐飞机头等舱
How would you like to fly first class anywhere in the world free of charge? Every time I fly internationally, I fly first class in my own fully reclining seat-FOR FREE. In this lesson I will teach you the tricks of the trade- 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.
你是怎么免费做头等舱环游世界的呢?我每次跨国飞行，我都是免费游泳头等舱的躺椅。本节课，我将会教你行业技巧-怎么在没有真实坐飞机却能积累常飞里程，这样当你真实要鲁行的时候，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? Do you know the best way to use your miles to gain the greatest value?
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?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. Unlike most people who would dread this type of trip, I am looking forward to it because I am flying first class. And, unlike first class seats on domestic flights, international first class provides you with twice the legroom and a reclining seat that opens into a bed.
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。不像绝大多数恐惧这种旅行的人，我反而是很期待的，因为我可以做头等舱。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。
How I Accumulate Miles
我是怎么积累飞行里程的
My wife and I have a United Airlines credit card that we use for all our personal purchases. I also have an American Airlines credit card I use for all my business purchases.
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。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. Both credit cards give us one frequent flyer mile for every dollar we spend.
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。两张信用卡都可以让我每消费一美元获得一英里里程。
The Best Value for Your Miles
里程的最大价值
Don’t stop reading this because you don’t have any plans to fly internationally for business. How about going on that African safari you’ve always wanted to do? Would you like to visit the Great Wall of China, scuba dive on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, ski in the Swiss Alps or attend the Rio Olympics?
不要因为你不打算国际飞行出差而停止阅读这篇文章。如果你一直想要去非洲旅行怎么办?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. From Tampa I can fly just about anywhere in the U.S for less than $300 as long as I plan in advance. This means that each mile has a value of just over $.01 per mile. Both airlines require an average of 135,000-145,000 miles for a first class international award ticket. If you would pay cash for such a ticket, the fare could be as low as $5000 or as high as $18,000. When I use my accumulated miles for International trips, each mile has a value of over $.05 per mile- five times the value of a domestic coach seat.
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。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。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。如果你现金付款，那么价格低至5000美元，高至18000美元。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。
While I almost always fly coach when traveling domestically, flying coach Internationally is just an awful experience. It is virtually impossible to sleep in a coach class seat and if you do, you won’t sleep long. Whether you are traveling internationally for business or pleasure, you don’t want to land feeling exhausted and aching all over.
尽管在国内，我绝大多数做普通舱飞行，然而做普通舱跨国飞行真是很可怕的体验。你很难在普通舱睡觉，如果你真的睡的话，你也不会睡的很长。无论你出国做生意还是旅游，你都不会希望在着落的时候感到疲劳或者全身酸痛
Compare saving $1500 by redeeming your miles for five domestic coach tickets to using those same miles to fly first class anywhere in the world you’ve dreamed of visiting. If there is someplace on your “Bucket List” you want to go, now would be the time to get your airline credit cards and start saving your miles. Even if it takes you five or more years to save enough miles, it will be well worth it.
就拿用积累的的里程去兑换五次国内普通舱飞机票而省下1500美元与使用同样的里程做头等舱飞去你梦想的地方对比。如果，在你的梦想清单里边有些地方要去，那么现在就是你办理航空公司信用卡的时间，开始积累里程。及时会花费你五年或者更久才能积累足够的里程，那么，这是非常值的。
The second best value for your miles is to use them to fly first class to Alaska (redeem 50,000 miles) and third best value is first class to Hawaii (80,000 miles).
第二种最好发挥里程价值的途径就是使用这些里程坐头等舱飞往阿拉斯加(积累5万里程)第三选择就是坐头等舱飞往夏威夷(80000英里)
While my wife and I selected American and United, every airline offers credit cards. There are also credit card companies such as Capital One, where you can use your miles on any airline. The downside is they require a lot more miles for both domestic and international trips. My advice is to select a credit card that is offered through a major international airline. Even if they don’t fly where you ultimately want to go, more than likely they will have a partner airline that does.
尽管我跟我的老婆选择选择美国以及美国联合航空公司，每个航空公司其实都是有提供信用卡的。有一些信用卡公司譬如”captial one “通过这些公司你可以在任何航空公司使用你的里程。缺点就是国内外旅途你需要花费更多的里程。我建议你选择大型的航空公司提供的信用卡，这样的花，及时他们最终没有去你最终想要去的地方，他们很有可能有一些合作公司去这些地方。
My last tip is to always book your free tickets as far in advance as you can. The airlines limit the number of seats available per flight for people redeeming miles.
我最好一条建议就是尽早的预定你的免费机票。航空公司每班航班提供限量的里程兑换座位
While I realize this lesson was a bit more pragmatic than the others, I hope you will be able to put my recommendations to the test. When you experience what it’s like to sit in first class on an International flight and land refreshed, you will know that little things matter. For the best hotel deals anywhere in the world, go to Hotel Deal Site.
尽管我认为这节课的内容比其他的更加实用，我希望你能帮我的建议付诸实践。当你体验到坐在头等舱跨国飞行并且着落的也很精神焕发是什么感觉的时候，你就会知道小事却有大作用。去酒店订购网订购世界任何地方的最好旅店。
Don’t just use your miles to save money; use them to improve the quality of your life.
不要仅仅用你的里程节约钱，尝试下用它们提高生活质量。
