維珍航空——Virgin Atlantic Airways
新學期又開始啦,同學們的英語學習依舊交給小編吧。今天給大家介紹的是維珍航空,讓我們一起從她的「名字」開始走進「維珍航空」吧!
This word 「virgin」 originate from the Holy Bible, the New Testament, the Blessed Mary. Mary was engaged to Joseph. Before she got married, she was conceived that an archangel appeared to her. virgin Mary bears a baby, Jesus, the son of God, named her mother Virgin Mary. Later she was crowned 「Holy Mother」.
In the history of England, there is a female who act as the ruler, the monarch, the queen, definitely she is Elizabeth I----the Virgin Queen .As a monarch, she could marry a foreign monarch or marry her country, she choose the latter. The Virgin Queen not only means her purity, but a pure English Royal Blood.
The founder of Virgin Atlantic, Richard Brandson, employs virgin as the brand name in honor of 「the Virgin Queen」 in 1984. 「Virgin」 represents sexy, free, rebellious, open-minded, extremely romantic, which is a perfect match of amazing appearance and ambition.
1982年美國律師Randolph Fields和前萊克航空的首席機長Alan Hellary創立英國大西洋航空(British Atlantic Airways)。兩次航線經營的失敗後,他們決定籌集更多的資金後再開始經營業務。
1984年,Randolph Fields向維珍集團創辦人Richard Branson提議合夥創設一家飛越大西洋的航空公司。Branson對這個提議深感興趣。不久,英國大西洋航空更名為Virgin Atlantic Airways,提供來往英國的洲際長途航空服務,是繼英國航空公司之後的英國第二大國際航空公司。大家熟知的維珍集團旗下的航空公司還有維珍美國航空(Virgin America Airlines)是一家低成本航空,維珍澳大利亞航空(Virgin Australia Airlines)。
1.intercontinental [,ɪntɚ,kɑntɪ'nɛntl] 洲際
intercontinental flights. 洲際航班。
2.long-haul 長途
long-haul flight service長途航空服務
3.engage [ɪn'ɡedʒ] vt. 僱傭;使訂婚
4.conceive [kən'siːv] vt. 懷孕
5.monarch ['mɒnək] n. 君主,帝王;最高統治者
6.rebellious [rɪ'beljəs] adj. 反抗的;叛逆的
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On each airplane nose of Virgin Atlantic has a girl carrying UK national flag. Each airplane even has its own name, such as "Lucy in the sky".
Virgin does not have first class, and it is classified differently from other airlines in economy, economy plus or Upper class. The half-meter wide seat in the upper class turns into a comfortable bed of 84cm wide and nearly 2 meters long, which is the longest bed & seat in the aviation industry.
Virgin Atlantic is not known for its extravagant style, but it is also luxury underground. For example, this apron is filled in with Swarovski crystals.The terminal & cabin area both are in fashion, elegant, relaxed and lively atmosphere, it’s an ideal environment.
維珍大西洋航空以其一貫的高品質服務及勇於創新理念聞名,專注於企業發展的永續創新。其經營目標是「為所有客艙乘客提供最高品質、最超值的服務」。從一開始就致力於以客戶為中心不斷推出別具一格或引領潮流的服務產品。
關於維珍航空,今天就先聊到這裡。相約下周四,小編依舊在老時間帶大家領略不一樣的「英航」。
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