Mrs. Fu : Hurry up! We dont 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 dont want anything to go wrong.
Mr. Fu : Let me take care of everything, all right? Now, lets 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 : Thats lucky! Whats next?
Mr. Fu : Theyll have to check our baggage. Why dont you wait for me upstairs at the refreshment lounge?
Mrs. Fu : All right.
Airline clerk : Open your baggage, please.
Mr. Fu : Sure.
Airline Clerk : All right. Thank you, sir.
Mr. Fu : 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. Theyre announcing our flight.
Mrs. Fu : I didnt hear anything.
Mr. Fu : Its on that sign board up there. See? UA 801. At gate 5. Have you payed the check yet?
Mrs. Fu : Yes.
Mr. Fu : Lets go then.
Vocabulary
注解
1. checkin n. 指在机场、旅馆的报到
2. free adj. 不收费的
3. lounge n. 休息室。”Refreshment lounge”,指可边喝饮料或吃东西、边休息的场合。