麻煩不斷的登機

《阿甘正傳》里有這樣的經典臺詞：“Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get. （人生就像一盒巧克力，你永遠不知道下一顆是啥滋味。）”而對于經常坐飛機的人，或者可以這么說：人生就是一趟飛行旅程，你永遠不知道從登機的一刻起又有什么奇妙的事等著你。

Chris: Oh， man. We are so late. We probably missed the check-in already. I knew I should have bought a new clock. My alarm is broken. It’s so 1)unpredictable; sometimes it goes off and sometimes it doesn’t—①it’s got a mind of its own. We are gonna miss the plane.

Jane: Oh， ②will you get a grip?! Our flight doesn’t leave for another 90 minutes. They tell you to get here two hours in advance just as a 2)precaution. We are going to be fine. They probably haven’t even announced the check-in for our flight yet. ③Quit freaking out!

Chris: Sorry， sorry. It’s just that I had a bad experience last time I flew. The flight was delayed and my bags got lost. ④I should have stayed in bed that day. Ever since then， ⑤airports give me the

heebie jeebies.

Jane: There is nothing to worry about. Everything is sorted. Help me with the bag， will you? OK， we need counter 9A. This way.

Chris: Whoa， there is no queue. It’s our lucky day.

Jane: Told you so.

Attendant: Good morning. Checking in?

Chris: Yes. Are we too late?

Attendant: No， not at all. Right on time. Where are you flying to today?

Jane: To Australia with a stopover in Malaysia.

Attendant: Can I just see your 3)itinerary? Would you like to collect your baggage in Malaysia， or send it straight through to Sydney?

Chris: Send it straight through， please. I’ve had trouble before with this airline losing 4)luggage.

Jane: ⑥Will you cool it?!

Chris: What?

Jane: It’s not his fault your bags were lost. He’s just doing his job. Sorry about my friend.

Attendant: That’s OK. I’ll make sure they are clearly marked for you， sir. Now， who would like the window seat?

Chris: I’ll take it， thanks.

Jane: What if I wanted it?

Chris: ⑦Snooze you lose!

Attendant: Oh， I’m so sorry. All the seats in economy class just filled up…

Chris: Are you kidding me! (To Jane) I told you this airline was nothing but trouble.

Attendant: I’ll have to upgrade one of you to business class. Who would like that?

Jane: I’ll take it， thanks.

Chris: What?

Jane: Snooze you lose!

Attendant: OK， here are your tickets. Have a lovely flight.

Jane: Oh， I will.

克里斯：噢，天哪，這么晚了。我們很可能已經錯過辦理登機手續的時間了。我就知道我早該買一個新鬧鐘了。鬧鈴壞了，有時響有時又不響，難以捉摸——它有自己的思想呢。我們就要誤機了。

簡：噢，你控制一下自己的情緒好不好？！我們的飛機還有90分鐘才起飛呢。他們跟你說要提前兩小時到機場，只是以防萬一。我們會沒事的，也許他們還沒廣播通知我們辦登機手續呢。別慌里慌

張的！

克里斯：對不起，對不起。這全都怪我上次坐飛機有過非常倒霉的經歷。航班延誤，連行李也丟了。那天我本該啥也不干的。那次以后，一提到機場，我就神經

過敏。

簡：沒什么可擔心的。所有事情都在有條不紊地進行。幫我提一下這個袋子，好嗎？好了，我們現在要去9A服務臺。這邊走。

克里斯：哇，沒人排隊。我們今天運氣真好。

簡：早跟你說了。

服務員：早上好。請問是辦理登機手續嗎？

克里斯：對。我們會不會太遲了？

服務員：不，一點也不遲，時間剛剛好。你們今天是飛往哪里呢？

簡：去澳大利亞，中途會在馬來西亞轉機。

服務員：我能看一下你們的具體行程嗎？你們想在馬來西亞拿行李，還是直接送去悉尼？

克里斯：請直接送達吧。我以前就是在這條航線上丟了行李的。

簡：冷靜點好嗎？！

克里斯：什么？

簡：又不是他把你的行李弄丟的。他只是履行職責。我朋友這樣，真不好意思。

服務員：沒關系。我會確保給你們的行李都做好清晰的記號的，先生。現在，誰想坐靠窗的座位呢？

克里斯：我坐，謝謝。

簡：如果我想坐那兒怎么辦？

克里斯：過了這個村就沒這個店了！

服務員：噢，對不起。所有經濟艙的座位都已經

滿了……

克里斯：你開什么玩笑！（對簡說）我早就跟你說過，這條航線就只有麻煩。

服務員：我不得不安排你們其中一個坐商務艙。誰想坐呢？

簡：我坐，謝謝。

克里斯：什么？

簡：過了這個村就沒這個店了！

服務員：好的，這是你們的票。旅途愉快。

簡：噢，我會的。

Smart Sentences

① It’s got a mind of its own. 它有自己的思想呢。

a mind of its own: a particular way of thinking（有自己的想法）。例如：

Having a mind of her own， Elaine always writes differently.

伊琳有自己的想法，寫起東西來總是不一樣。

② Will you get a grip?! 你控制一下自己的情緒好不好？！

get a grip (on oneself): make an effort to control or improve oneself’s behaviour or emotions（控制行為或情緒）。例如：

After yelling at my father for 20 minutes， my mother finally got a grip on herself.

我媽在對我爸叫嚷了20分鐘后，終于把自己的情緒控制

住了。

③ Quit freaking out! 別慌里慌張的！

freak out: suddenly feel extremely upset， angry or anxious（突然變得極度不安或生氣或緊張）。例如：

Speaking to a crowd usually freaks me out.

對著眾人講話常常讓我緊張不已。

④ I should have stayed in bed that day. 那天我本該啥也不干的。

should have stayed in bed: should not do anything because any attempt to do anything would fail（不應做任何事情，因為任何嘗試都會失敗）。例如：

—I didn’t do anything right today. I failed the interview， ran the red light and even fell in the bathroom.

我今天做什么都不順。面試失敗，開車闖了紅燈，在洗手間也能摔一跤。

—You probably should have stayed in bed today.

你今天大概應該啥也不干。

⑤ Airports give me the heebie jeebies. 一提到機場，我就神經過敏。

heebie jeebies: anxiety， nervousness（神經過敏， 緊張）。例如：

Edward always gets heebie jeebies from deadlines.

愛德華總是對截止日期神經過敏。

⑥ Will you cool it?! 冷靜點好嗎？！

cool it: stop being angry or aggressive and to behave more calmly（冷靜下來，沉住氣）。例如：

Can’t you cool it? It was just a tiny cut.

你能不能冷靜點，這只不過是一個小傷。

⑦ Snooze you lose! 過了這個村就沒這個店了！

(You) Snooze you lose. = If you snooze， you will lose.

(you) snooze you lose: miss out on a great opportunity if not alert（不留意就會失去機會）。例如：

You need to listen carefully at any hiring event. Snooze

you lose.

在任何一場招聘會你都要仔細聽，稍不留神就錯失良機。