Departures
di-PAR-cherz /dɪˈpɑːtʃəz/
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What it really means
The part of an airport or station for people starting their journey. At airports, check the departures board for your gate; "go to gate" means it is time to walk there and "final call" means hurry.
Chinese explanation
机场或车站的出发区。在机场看出发信息屏找登机口："go to gate"表示该去登机口了，"final call"表示最后召集，要赶紧了。
Example conversation
A: Our flight says go to gate on the departures board.
B: Gate 23, that is a ten-minute walk. Let us go.
A：出发屏上显示我们的航班可以去登机口了。
B：23号登机口，要走十分钟，我们出发吧。
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