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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.
/ɛl/44-2: /spid/ /ænd/ /ˈkʌmfərt/
/baɪ/ /kəmˈpɛrəsən/, /ˈfɛri/ /trɪps/ /ɔr/ /ˈkruzɪz/ /ˈɔfər/ /ə/ /greɪt/ /vəˈraɪəti/ /ʌv/ /ˈsɪvəˌlaɪzd/ /ˈkʌmfərts/. /ju/ /kæn/ /strɛʧ/ /jʊər/ /lɛgz/ /ɑn/ /ðə/ /ˈspeɪʃəs/ /dɛks/, /pleɪ/ /geɪmz/, /mit/ /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/ /ˈpipəl/ /ænd/ /ɛnˈʤɔɪ/ /gʊd/ /fud/ -- /ˈɔlˌweɪz/ /əˈsumɪŋ/, /ʌv/ /kɔrs/, /ðæt/ /ðə/ /si/ /ɪz/ /kɑm/. /ɪf/ /ɪt/ /ɪz/ /nɑt/, /ænd/ /ju/ /ɑr/ /ˈlaɪkli/ /tu/ /gɛt/ /ˈsiˌsɪk/, /noʊ/ /fɔrm/ /ʌv/ /ˈtrænspɔrt/ /kʊd/ /bi/ /wɜrs/. /ˈivɪn/ /ɪf/ /ju/ /ˈtrævəl/ /ɪn/ /aɪˈdil/ /ˈwɛðər/, /si/ /ˈʤɜrniz/ /teɪk/ /ə/ /lɔŋ/ /taɪm/. /ˈrɛlətɪvli/ /fju/ /ˈpipəl/ /ɑr/ /priˈpɛrd/ /tu/ /ˈsækrəˌfaɪs/ /ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/ /taɪm/ /fɔr/ /ðə/ /ˈplɛʒər/ /ʌv/ /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/ /baɪ/ /si/. Aeroplanes /hæv/ /ðə/ /ˌrɛpjəˈteɪʃən/ /ʌv/ /ˈbiɪŋ/ /ˈdeɪnʤərəs/ /ænd/ /ˈivɪn/ /ˈhɑrdənd/ /ˈtrævələrz/ /ɑr/ /ɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪd/ /baɪ/ /ðɛm/. /ðeɪ/ /ˈɔlsoʊ/ /hæv/ /ðə/ /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪʤ/ /ʌv/ /ˈbiɪŋ/ /ən/ /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/ /fɔrm/ /ʌv/ /ˈtrænspɔrt/. /bʌt/ /ˈnʌθɪŋ/ /kæn/ /mæʧ/ /ðɛm/ /fɔr/ /spid/ /ænd/ /ˈkʌmfərt/. /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/ /æt/ /ə/ /haɪt/ /ʌv/ 30,000 /fit/, /fɑr/ /əˈbʌv/ /ðə/ /klaʊdz/, /ænd/ /æt/ /ˈoʊvər/ 500 /maɪlz/ /ən/ /ˈaʊər/ /ɪz/ /ən/ /ɪgˈzɪləˌreɪtɪŋ/ /ɪkˈspɪriəns/. /ju/ /du/ /nɑt/ /hæv/ /tu/ /dɪˈvaɪz/ /weɪz/ /ʌv/ /ˈteɪkɪŋ/ /jʊər/ /maɪnd/ /ɔf/ /ðə/ /ˈʤɜrni/, /fɔr/ /ən/ aeroplane /gɛts/ /ju/ /tu/ /jʊər/ /ˌdɛstəˈneɪʃən/ /ˈræpədli/.
