L44-2: Speed and comfort

By comparison, ferry trips or cruises offer a great variety of civilized comforts. You can stretch your legs on the spacious decks, play games, meet interesting people and enjoy good food -- always assuming, of course, that the sea is calm. If it is not, and you are likely to get seasick, no form of transport could be worse. Even if you travel in ideal weather, sea journeys take a long time. Relatively few people are prepared to sacrifice holiday time for the pleasure of travelling by sea. Aeroplanes have the reputation of being dangerous and even hardened travellers are intimidated by them. They also have the disadvantage of being an expensive form of transport. But nothing can match them for speed and comfort. Travelling at a height of 30,000 feet, far above the clouds, and at over 500 miles an hour is an exhilarating experience. You do not have to devise ways of taking your mind off the journey, for an aeroplane gets you to your destination rapidly.

音标:ɛl44-2: spiːd ænd ˈkʌmfət

baɪ kəmˈpærɪsn, ˈfɛri trɪps ɔː ˈkruːzɪz ˈɒfər ə greɪt vəˈraɪəti ɒv ˈsɪvɪlaɪzd ˈkʌmfəts. juː kæn strɛʧ jɔː lɛgz ɒn ðə ˈspeɪʃəs dɛks, pleɪ geɪmz, miːt ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ ˈpiːpl ænd ɪnˈʤɔɪ gʊd fuːd -- ˈɔːlweɪz əˈsjuːmɪŋ, ɒv kɔːs, ðæt ðə siː ɪz kɑːm. ɪf ɪt ɪz nɒt, ænd juː ɑː ˈlaɪkli tuː gɛt ˈsiːsɪk, nəʊ fɔːm ɒv ˈtrænspɔːt kʊd biː wɜːs. ˈiːvən ɪf juː ˈtrævl ɪn aɪˈdɪəl ˈwɛðə, siː ˈʤɜːniz teɪk ə lɒŋ taɪm. ˈrɛlətɪvli fjuː ˈpiːpl ɑː prɪˈpeəd tuː ˈsækrɪfaɪs ˈhɒlədeɪ taɪm fɔː ðə ˈplɛʒər ɒv ˈtrævlɪŋ baɪ siː. ˈeərəpleɪnz hæv ðə ˌrɛpju(ː)ˈteɪʃən ɒv ˈbiːɪŋ ˈdeɪnʤrəs ænd ˈiːvən ˈhɑːdnd ˈtræv(ə)ləz ɑːr ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪtɪd baɪ ðɛm. ðeɪ ˈɔːlsəʊ hæv ðə ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪʤ ɒv ˈbiːɪŋ ən ɪksˈpɛnsɪv fɔːm ɒv ˈtrænspɔːt. bʌt ˈnʌθɪŋ kæn mæʧ ðɛm fɔː spiːd ænd ˈkʌmfət. ˈtrævlɪŋ æt ə haɪt ɒv 30,000 fiːt, fɑːr əˈbʌv ðə klaʊdz, ænd æt ˈəʊvə 500 maɪlz ən ˈaʊər ɪz ən ɪgˈzɪləreɪtɪŋ ɪksˈpɪərɪəns. juː duː nɒt hæv tuː dɪˈvaɪz weɪz ɒv ˈteɪkɪŋ jɔː maɪnd ɒf ðə ˈʤɜːni, fɔːr ən ˈeərəpleɪn gɛts juː tuː jɔː ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən ˈræpɪdli.

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