Pre-flight

Pre-flightPre-flightpreparationscoveramultitudeoftaskspriortotheboardingofpassengers.Forexample,checkingemergencyequipment,preparationoffoodanddrinksandfinallyensuringthecabinisinafitstatetoreceivethenewpassengers.Usingacheck-list,CAsmustchecktheemergencyequipmentsasfollows:Liferafts,lifevests,seatbelts,andoxygenmasksFirstaidkits,oxygensets,andpublicaddresssystemFireextinguishersandfireaxesBabycotsandbaby’slifevestwhicharestowedintheoverheadcompartmentPassengersafetycardsintheseatpockets•Seatbeltstrapsshouldremainneatlycrossedonthepassengers’seats.Thissignifiesthateachpassenger’sseathasbeenchecked.Everyflightwillhavepassengers,whocannot,foronereasonoranother,eatnormalin-flightmeals.Theyareknownaspassengerswithspecialdietaryrequirements.FoodcodeUsingapassenger’snamelistsuppliedbythecheck-indesk,theCAsareinformedwhothepassengersare,wheretheyareseatedandwhatkindoffoodtheycaneat:•Vegetarians,vegans,certainreligiousgroupssuchasMoslemswhodonoteatporkandHinduswhodonoteatmeat(fortheirspecialfoodcode,cf.Unit4).•Afterthepassengershaveboarded,theCAswillconfirmthepassengers’names,theirseatnumbersandwhattypesofmealstheyhaveordered,andthenlabelthefoodwiththecorrectfoodcodelabels.SpecialNeed•Aswellaspassengerswhorequirespecialfood,manyflightswillhavepassengerswithspecialneeds,e.g.theelderly,disabledpeople,unaccompaniedchildren,pregnantwomenandthosewhoareunderclosemedicalcareforwhomspecialmedicalequipment,suchasstretchers,wheelchairs,etc,areneededtobeavailableinadvance.Thesepassengerscanpre-boardtheaircraft.•OnefinalcheckisthepreparationtoreceiveVIPsandCIPs.TheCaptainwillusuallygreetthemhimselftogetherwiththeFlightServiceDirector.Onceallthepreparationsarecompleted,eachcabinattendantmaygototheirassignedpositioninthecabin.Pre-takeoffpreparationsShortlybeforethetakeoff,CAsmustpositionthemselvestowelcomeatthepassengerdoors.Atthefootoftheairstairsandintheaisles.Whenthepassengersareonboardtheaircraft.TheCAscarryoutthefollowing:Directthepassengerstotheirseats.Checkpassengers’handluggageandothercarry-onbelongingsCheckalltheseatbeltsandseatpositionsPerformthesafetydemonstrationssuchashowtofastentheseatbelts,howtowearthelifevestsandtheoxygenmasks.Checkifsomeonesittingneartheexitisabletoopenthedoorinanemergency.ChangeseatsforpassengersUpgradethepassengersattheirrequest.multitude/`mʌltitju:d/a~of:agreatnumberofThereis[are]amultitudeofreasonsagainstit.有大量反对它的理由。Wehaveamultitudeoftaskstodonow.multitudeFit:1.proper2.healthySheisfitforthejob.她适合做这项工作。Thewaterisnotfittodrink.这水不适宜饮用。Youlookveryfit.你看上去很健康。He'ssoangrythathe'sinnofitstatetoseeanyone.他气成那个样子,简直无法见人.FitKit[kit]n.装备,工具箱,成套工具afirst-aidkitAsurvivalkitashavingkit.kitsetSetn.装置;一套(用具);收音机;电视机atelevisionset---TVsetthewirelessset无线电prepayset投币电话aateaset一套茶具Oxygenset氧气设备asetoffalseteeth一副假牙raft[rɑ:ft]橡皮艇；充气船Liferafts救生艇lifevests救生衣raftExtinguish/iks`tiŋɡwiʃ/使熄灭,扑灭Waterextinguishedthefire.。Extinguisher熄火者,消火器;灭火器fireextinguishersforhomeusetoinstalledanextinguishernexttothecookerextinguishaxe[æks]fireaxe消防用斧axecot[kɔt]Babycot英四周有棚的儿童床cotneatly['ni:tli]ad.整洁地,干净地,灵活地Sherangedthegoodsneatlyintheshopwindow.她把商品整整齐齐地排列在橱窗里neatlySignify['signifai]beasignof;meanvt.象征,预示Awhiteflagsignifiessurrender.白旗表示投降。Shesignifiedherconsentwithasmile.她以微笑表示了她的承诺。signifydietarydietary/`daiətəri/饮食的规定,食谱vegetarian/vedʒi`teəriən/吃素的人；素食者；素食主义者2.vegetarianfood素食vegetariandietvegetariandishesvegetarianmealsvegetarianveganvegan/`vedʒən/someonewhodoesnoteatanyanimalproductsatall,suchasmeat,fish,eggs,cheese,ormilk纯素主义者(既不吃也不用任何动物产品,如蛋、丝绸、皮革)Moslem/`mɔzləm/伊斯兰教徙hindu/hindu:/印度教徙Buddhist佛教徙Moslemconfirmconfirm[kən`fə:m]toconfirmanappointment确定约会toconfirmthetruth确定事情的真实情况labellabel[`leibəl]标签,标记vt.贴标签于•upgrade/ʌp`greid/givebettertravelconditionsto；优待;•Toupgradethepassengers/customers•给---升级•upgradedmycomputer/serversUpgrade