Mrs. Fu : Hurry up! We don t have much time left. Mr. Fu : Take it easy. We still have two hours. Mrs. Fu : Come on! This is my first time ever to take a plane. I don t want anything to go wrong. Mr. Fu : Let me take care of everything, all right? Now, let s go to the check-in counter. Airline Clerk : May I see your tickets and passports, please? Mr. Fu : Here they are. Airline Clerk : Would you put all your baggage on the scale, please?....Ah, thirty-eight kilos. Mrs. Fu : Is that inside the free allowance? Airline Clerk : Yes, we allow twenty kilos each. Mrs. Fu : That s lucky! (To her husband) What s next? Mr. Fu : They ll have to check our baggage. Why don t you wait for me upstairs at the refreshment lounge? Mrs. Fu : All right. (She goes off.) Airline clerk : Open your baggage, please. Mr. Fu : Sure. (He opens the bags. The airline clerk examines them.) Airline Clerk : All right. Thank you, sir. Mr. Fu : (Upstairs at the lounge.) What did you order for me? Mrs. Fu : Black coffee. What do we do now? Mr. Fu : Let me finish this coffee and then we will go to gate 5. They re announcing our flight. Mrs. Fu : I didn t hear anything. Mr. Fu : It s on that sign board up there. See? UA 801. At gate 5. Have you payed the check yet? Mrs. Fu : Yes. Mr. Fu : Let s go then.
Vocabulary 注释 1. checkin n. 指在机场、旅馆的报到 2. free adj. 免费的 3. lounge n. 休息室。”Refreshment lounge”，指可边喝饮料或吃东西、边休息的场所。