[To learn English] When United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby wrote to employeesabout the oil price surge earlier this month, the most telling line was not about fuel bills or flight cuts. It was about opportunity. If fuel prices stay elevated, he wrote, it could create a chance "to buy assets, absorb network changes, etc." — the language of a carrier that expects rivals to stumble. 本月初，当美联航首席执行官斯科特·柯比致信员工探讨油价飙升一事时，其中最耐人寻味的一句话既非关燃油账单，亦非关航班削减，而是关乎“机遇”。 他在信中写道，若燃油价格持续高企，或将创造“收购资产、消化航线网络变动等”的机会——这正是那种预见竞争对手即将陷入困境的航空公司所惯用的措辞。 LearnEnglishLeave a remark