Hello everyone, in today's unscripted Mandarin chat, I talked about my flight cancellation by American Airline today due to weather. My only hope now is that I will be able to fly out successfully on the rebooked flight early Sunday morning so that my trip is not cut any shorter. If you travel this summer, beware of the weather factor and the staffing shortage  of airlines that can cause delays and cancellations. I hope we can all have a smooth trip.

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Some useful expressions

1. 稿子 |gâo zi| script
2. 旅游旺季 | lǚyóu wàngjì |  | Tourist season | 
3. 约 | yuē |  |agree, make an appointment | 
4. 订 | dìng |  | reserve, order | 
5. 期待 | qídài |  |look forward to, expect | 
6. 收拾行李 | shōushí xínglǐ |  | packing luggage | 
7. 惊讶 | jīngyà |  | surprised | 
8. 取消 | qǔxiāo |  | Cancel | 
9. 重新 | chóngxīn |  | again | 
10. 以为 | yǐwéi |  | Thought (incorrectly) | 
11. 遇到 | yù dào |  | meet, come across | 
12. 情况 | qíngkuàng |  | situation | 
13. 信用卡 | xìnyòngkǎ |  | credit card | 
14. 系统 | xìtǒng |  | system | 
15. 咨询 | zīxún |  | consult | 
16. 在...控制范围内 | zài... Kòngzhì fànwéi nèi |  | within the control of | 
17. 预约 | yùyuē |  | reserve, make an appointment | 
18. 受到影响 | shòudào yǐngxiǎng |  |get affected | 
19. 甚至 | shènzhì |  | even | 
20. 生气 | shēngqì |  | angry | 
21. 退款 | tuì kuǎn |  | Refund | 
22. 更重要的是... | gèng zhòngyào de shì... |  | more importantly... | 
23. 整个 | Zhěnggè |  | entire | 
24. 行程 | xíngchéng |  | journey, itinerary |
25. 打乱|dâ luàn| mess up plans 
26. 办法 | bànfǎ |  | Method, way | 
27. 唯一 | wéiyī |  | only | 
28. 原因 | yuányīn |  | reason | 
29. 飞行 | fēixíng |  | fly, flying | 
30. 状况 | zhuàngkuàng |  | situation | 
31. 减少 | jiǎnshǎo |  | reduce, decrease | 
32. 数量 | shùliàng |  | quantity | 
33. 希望 | xīwàng |  | hope | 
34. 顺利 | shùnlì |  | smoothly | 
35. 耽误 | dānwù |  | hold up | 
36. 就是这样 | jiùshì zhèyàng |  | That's it | 
37. 井喷 | jǐngpēn |  | surge [lit. (oil) blowout] | 
38. 需求 | xūqiú |  | need | 
39. 准备 | zhǔnbèi |  | Prepare | 
40. 加上 | jiā shàng |  | plus | 
41. 困 | kùn |  | trapped | 
42. 滞留 | zhìliú |  | stay unintentionally, can't leave | 
43. 恢复 | huīfù |  | resume | 
44. 点赞 | diǎn zàn |  | like | 
45. 分享 | fēnxiǎng |  | share | 

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