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If you are planning on travelling,there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey.
First of all,always check and double-check departure time①.It is surprising how few people really do this carefully.Once I arrived at the airport a few minutes after ten.My secretary② had got the ticket for me and I thought she had said that the plane left at 10:50.When I arrived at the airport,the person at the departure desk told me that my flight was closed.Therefore,I had to wait three hours for the next one and missed an important meeting.
The second rule is to remember that even in this age of credit cards③,it is still important to have some local money in cash④.Once I arrived at a place at midnight⑤ and the bank at the airport was closed.The only way to get to my hotel was by taxi but because I had no dollars,I offered to pay in pounds instead.“Listen!I only take real money!” the driver said angrily.You can imagine how terrible I felt at that moment.
The third and the last rule is to find out as much as you can⑥ about the weather at your destination⑦ before you leave.I feel sorry for some of my workmates who travel in heavy suits and raincoats in May,when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester,to places like Athens,Rome or Madrid,where it is already beginning to get quite warm during the day.
[背记话题词块]
①double-check departure time再次检查出发时间
②secretary n.秘书
③credit card信用卡
④in cash用现金
⑤at midnight在半夜
⑥as much as you can 尽你所能
⑦at one's destination在某人的目的地
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