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飞机能上网了,旁边的人开始开会了

Fast Plane Wi-Fi Brings Noisy Work Calls

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HSK 1-2 Chinese listening. Fast airplane Wi-Fi enables work calls, raising questions about airline rules and other passengers wanting quiet.

This is an HSK 2 Chinese listening episode that runs about 3 minutes. The full Mandarin script is shown with tap-for-pinyin and a line-by-line English translation, so you can listen and read at once — comprehensible input in the sense of Stephen Krashen's i+1 theory. It teaches 12 key vocabulary words such as 飞机、电话、打电话 and walks through 3 grammar patterns, each explained in English with examples. The same news story is retold at 4 difficulty levels — use the level selector above to find the version that is challenging but still understandable for you.

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飞机上的网快了,有人开始开工作会。
以前,飞机上也有网,但是很慢,很不好用。
现在,飞机上的网很快了。
这个网很快,也很好。
但是,这个新事情,也让很多人不开心。
为什么?
因为有人在飞机上打电话。
飞机上很安静。
有的人想睡觉。
但是,现在有人打电话。
他的电话很大声。
大家都听得见。
有一个美国人,叫Christopher Mosby。
他坐飞机,从芝加哥到丹佛。
他看见飞机上有网,很高兴。
但是,十五分钟以后,他听见一个声音。
这个声音,是电话。
有人在工作。
那个人说:“你能看见我的屏幕吗?”
Christopher Mosby想:我不想听你的工作。
可是,他不能离开这架飞机。
还有一个人,叫Oliver Louie。
他坐飞机,从开普敦到多哈。
他后面有一个人,打了两个小时的电话。
那个时候,很多人想睡觉。
但是,那个人一直说话。
Oliver Louie说,在安静的飞机上,很多人都能听到电话里的事。
飞机上,打电话的人越来越多。
为什么?
因为网很快。
网很快,所以你可以用电脑工作。
你可以开会。
你可以看见别人的脸。
但是,别人不想听你开会。
有一个叫Peter Zaballos的人。
他坐飞机,听见一个人的电话响了。
那个人接了电话,和朋友聊天。
Peter Zaballos说,坐飞机打电话,像在家里一样。
但是,这不是家里。
这是飞机。
飞机上,有很多人。
大家在一起。
所以,打电话也要想一想,别人想不想听。
有的航空公司说,在飞机上不可以打电话。
航空公司,是有飞机、送你去别的地方的公司。
United不让人在飞机上打电话。
Qatar Airways让人打电话,但要戴耳机、小声说话。
飞机上的网快了,航空公司的规定也不一样。
做飞机的公司也在想。
波音公司给人看了一个电话间的设计。
电话间,是一个小房间。
你可以在里面打电话。
它可以让打电话的声音少传到外面一些。
但是,现在还没有电话间。
如果航空公司让你打电话,也要小声,要快。
很多人想睡觉,或者工作,不想听你的电话。
你想一想:你在飞机上想休息,听见旁边有人打电话,你会请谁帮忙?
English transcript reference

The internet on planes has gotten fast, and some people have started holding work meetings.

In the past, planes also had internet, but it was very slow and very hard to use.

Now, the internet on planes is very fast.

This internet is fast, and it is also good.

But this new thing also makes many people unhappy.

Why?

Because some people make phone calls on the plane.

It is very quiet on the plane.

Some people want to sleep.

But now someone is making a phone call.

His phone call is very loud.

Everyone can hear it.

There is an American named Christopher Mosby.

He took a plane from Chicago to Denver.

He saw that there was internet on the plane and was very happy.

But fifteen minutes later, he heard a sound.

This sound was a phone call.

Someone was working.

That person said: "Can you see my screen?"

Christopher Mosby thought: I don't want to listen to your work.

But he could not leave this plane.

There is also another person named Oliver Louie.

He took a plane from Cape Town to Doha.

Behind him, there was a person who made phone calls for two hours.

At that time, many people wanted to sleep.

But that person kept talking.

Oliver Louie said that on a quiet plane, many people can hear the things in the phone call.

On planes, more and more people are making phone calls.

Why?

Because the internet is fast.

The internet is fast, so you can use a computer to work.

You can hold meetings.

You can see other people's faces.

But other people do not want to listen to your meeting.

There is a person named Peter Zaballos.

He took a plane and heard someone's phone ring.

That person answered the phone and chatted with a friend.

Peter Zaballos said that making phone calls on a plane is like being at home.

But this is not home.

This is a plane.

On a plane, there are many people.

Everyone is together.

So when making a phone call, you also need to think about whether other people want to listen.

Some airlines say that you cannot make phone calls on planes.

An airline is a company that has planes and takes you to other places.

United does not let people make phone calls on planes.

Qatar Airways lets people make phone calls, but they must wear headphones and speak softly.

The internet on planes has gotten fast, and airlines' rules are also different.

Companies that make planes are also thinking about this.

Boeing showed people a design for a phone booth.

A phone booth is a small room.

You can make phone calls inside it.

It can keep the sound of phone calls from traveling outside a little more.

But there are still no phone booths now.

If an airline lets you make phone calls, you still need to speak softly and be quick.

Many people want to sleep or work and do not want to listen to your phone call.

Think about it: if you want to rest on a plane and hear someone next to you making a phone call, who would you ask for help?

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What vocabulary does this episode teach?

词汇
fēijīairplane

HSK 2. Common noun for plane; appears throughout as 飞机上, meaning 'on the plane'.

diànhuàphone call; telephone

HSK 2. Used in 打电话 (make a phone call) and 电话响了 (the phone rang).

dǎ diànhuàto make a phone call

HSK 2. A very common verb-object phrase; literally 'hit phone call'.

gōngzuòwork; job; to work

HSK 2. Can be a noun or verb; here it appears in 开工作会 and 在工作.

gōngsīcompany

HSK 2. Used for airlines and plane manufacturers: 航空公司, 波音公司.

shuìjiàoto sleep

HSK 2. Verb-object phrase; often used as 想睡觉 (want to sleep).

shēngyīnsound; voice

HSK 2. Refers to any audible sound; in the script, the phone call is a 声音.

kànjiànto see; to catch sight of

HSK 2. Resultative compound of 看 + 见; used for seeing a screen or a face.

hángkōng gōngsīairline

Beyond HSK 2. Compound of 航空 (aviation) + 公司 (company); central to the story.

guīdìngrule; regulation; to stipulate

Beyond HSK 2. Often used for official rules, as in 航空公司的规定.

ěrjīheadphones; earphones

Beyond HSK 2. Literally 'ear machine'; used in the Qatar Airways rule.

diànhuàjiānphone booth; phone room

Beyond HSK 2. 电话 (phone) + 间 (room); Boeing's proposed small room for calls.

* beyond level超纲词

What grammar patterns appear in this episode?

语法
越来越 + Adj↗

Expresses 'more and more' as a change over time.

飞机上,打电话的人越来越多。

如果……也……

Expresses a condition with 'if ... then also ...'.

如果航空公司让你打电话,也要小声,要快。

让 + Person + Verb Phrase

The causative 让 means 'let/make someone do something'.

United不让人在飞机上打电话。

Qatar Airways让人打电话,但要戴耳机、小声说话。

Proper nouns

专有名词
Christopher MosbyChristopher MosbyChristopher MosbyOliver LouieOliver LouieOliver LouiePeter ZaballosPeter ZaballosPeter Zaballos芝加哥ZhījiāgēChicago丹佛DānfóDenver开普敦KāipǔdūnCape Town多哈DuōhāDohaUnitedUnitedUnited AirlinesQatar AirwaysQatar AirwaysQatar Airways波音公司Bōyīn GōngsīBoeing Company

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