20100902 Worst Case Scenario How to Deal With Travel Disasters Part 2

Worst Case Scenario: How to Deal With Travel Disasters (Part 2)

Learn how to deal with missed flights, blocked credit cards and more

Wallet missing in Warsaw

It's a comon and troublesome on-the-road mishap. I left my wallet sitting on the hood of a rental car once. What to do: Call your card issuers as soon as you can. Spouses back home who have access to billing records can help too. Ask your family to wire you money if you have no other recourse. If you're stranded in a place like Kazakhstan, consular officials can help. Can you get on a plane to go home? In the United States, Transportation Security Administration officials are prepared to perform extra screening for travelers who have lost their ID. How to prevent it: Make a list of emergency lost-card phone numbers to keep in your luggage.

If you're traveling overseas, make sure you carry cards

whose issuers offer international collect call numbers to report when they're lost or stolen.

Credit cards blocked in Canada

This mishap is more common than people realize. Credit card companies have elaborate programs that identify "suspicious" charging activity, and it's possible that charges could be denied almost anyhwere outside your home region. What to do: Use another card - you brought three, right? Call the blocked card's issuing company immediately to unblock it. How to prevent it: Before leaving home, call the credit card security departments and inform them of your trip plans. This is crucial for overseas travel.

mishap n. 不幸事故/災禍(通常都是不大嚴重的)

=> unlucky event

eg: After several mishaps during the trip, we finally got home.

=> 旅行中經過一些小事故後我們終於回到家。

without mishap 平安無事

eg: The important document arrived without mishap.

=> 這份重要的文件平安無事的到達。

recourse Un. 依靠/依賴/求助

recourse to someone 依賴某人

=> a person/thing that can help you in some way

eg: The single mother takes care of her kids without recourse to any help.

=> 這位單親媽媽沒有依賴任何幫助，獨立照顧她的孩子。

eg: The couple had recourse to counseling to save their marriage.

=> 這對夫妻求助於婚姻輔導來保住婚姻。

screen v. 審查

screening n. 審查/篩檢

eg: All employees must go through medical screening before signing the contract.

=> 所有雇員在簽合約之前必?經過身體檢查的篩檢。

eg: The screening of applications will take a few days.

=> 申請表的審查會花上幾天的時間。

issuer n. 發行人/發行者

=> a person who produces something

spouse n. 配偶

consular officials 領事官員

collect call 對方付費電話

unblock v. 除去...的障礙

//== Chat room ==//

ID

=> identification的縮寫

identify v. 辨認

identification n. 辨認/身分證

eg: He used his driver's license as identification.

=> 他用他的駕照當作身分證

identity 身分

=> the characteristic that you decide you are

=> Ashely的identity是圖書館員