BBC · English at Work · A2 · Part 18 Apr 2026

Anna's Airport Proposal

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In a dramatic airport scene, Anna musters the courage to confess her true feelings and propose to Tom before he boards his flight.

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Hello and welcome to English at Work where things have got ratheradv.宁可 dramaticadj.戏剧的. Anna is on her way to the airport to tryverb.尝试 and catch Tom before he boardsverb.上(船、车等) his flightnoun.航班 to Australia and his new life on the other side of the world. Thanks. Excuseverb.原谅 me, do you know where the check-inverb.检查 desk for flightnoun.航班 to Sydney are? Oh yeah, over there love. Desk number 47. Okay, thanks. Yeah, I always fly businessnoun.商业 class. Shamenoun.遗憾的事 you're not availableadj.可利用的 to fly with me, but, you know.

Tom! Tom! Anna? What are you doing here? Don't go. We need you. But I don't understandverb.(understood) 理解. You rejectedverb.拒绝 me. Yes, but...

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side

A1US/saɪd/EN/saɪd/

noun. 方面；侧面；旁边

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Anna is on her way to the airport to try and catch Tom before he boards his flight to Australia and his new life on the other side of the world.

actually

B1US/ˈæktʃuəli/EN/ˈæktʃuəli/

adv. 实际上；竟然

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It's the kind of guy I am actually.

available

B1US/əˈveɪləbl/EN/əˈveɪləbl/

adj. 可利用的；通用的

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Shame you're not available to fly with me, but, you know.

catch

A1US/kætʃ/EN/kætʃ/

verb. 捉住；赶上；领会

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Anna is on her way to the airport to try and catch Tom before he boards his flight to Australia and his new life on the other side of the world.

rather

B1US/ˈræðər/EN/ˈrɑːðə(r)/

adv. 宁可，宁愿；相当

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Hello and welcome to English at Work where things have got rather dramatic.

guy

A1US/ɡaɪ/EN/ɡaɪ/

noun. 家伙, 人

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It's the kind of guy I am actually.