20100107 Pet Airways (2)

Pet Airways

Fans and critics
Pet Airways has won the love of pet owners. It has over 14,000 Facebook fans and 4,000 followers on Twitter. But the company also has critics. Some people view an airline for pets as silly. Others question whether it will succeed. Those who work for Pet Airways view their service as anything but silly. Pets deal with temperature extremes and air pressure changes when flying with cargo.

Airlines may even lose pets on occasion. With one-way tickets starting at $149, Pet Airways provides a less frightening option. And pet owners have responded: The first two months of flights quickly sold out. Pet Airways is growing and plans to serve 25 U.S. cities within three years. Furthermore, the airline considers international travel a long-term goal.

A dog named Ellie recently flew across America on Pet Airways. When Ellie's owner came to pick her up, she ran to say goodbye to Captain Wiesel.

For Pet Airways, having happy and contented pawsengers is the company's greatest reward.


critic n. 批評家/評論家
=> someone who says that they don't aprrove of something

extreme n. 極端/極端的事情或行為
eg: He experienced the extremes of wealth and poverty during his life.
eg: She took her anger to the extreme and harmed a lot of people.

extreme adj. 極端的
eg: extreme tolerance 極度的忍耐


air pressure 大氣壓力

on occasion 偶而(副詞片語)
= sometimes
eg: Sean goes to business trips on occasion, but not very often.
eg: Diane visits her grandparents on occasion.
eg: He only makes mistakes on occasion, but that's still not acceptable.

long-term adj. 長期的
eg: It seems that the cooperation of the two company will be long-term.
eg: The long-term effect of the treatment remains unknown.

contented adj. 滿足的/知足的/滿意的
=> happy and satisfied


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fan 粉絲
= follower

fan club 粉絲後援會

a fan of something
= a follower of something
eg: I'm a fan of animate.
eg: a fan of poetry.
eg: a fan of English

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Those who work for Pet Airways view their service as anything but silly.
=> Those who work for Pet Airways definitely do not view their service as silly.

anything but
= definitely not
= not at all

eg: He is anything but lazy.
eg: The party was anything but fun.