第56期双语笑话加练习题 紧急待机乘客(1)
第56期双语笑话加练习题 紧急待机乘客 0517
While in Korea, Gov. Mike Smith of Utah was relaxing in the VIP lounge the Seoul airport, awaiting his flight to Japan. At the same moment , his press secretary, Jenny Varela, was being told at the ticket counter that she had no ticket.
After insisting she had to make the flight because she was with a U. S. governor, an American embassy aide intervened. Varela got a standby ticket and boarded just before take-off.
Regaining her composure, Varela went to the front of the plane to tell Smith of her adventure. He was not there. She later found out that the governor was told that he had been bumped by an urgent standby passenger.It was Varela.
Notes:
(1) Korea n.韩国
(2) Gov.州长(governor)
(3) Utah n.(美国)犹他州
(4) VIP重要人物(very important people)
(5) lounge n.休息室
(6) Seoul n.汉城(韩国之首都)
(7) press n.新闻
(8) embassy n.大使馆
(9) aide n.副官
(10) intervene v.介入;插入
(11) standby ticket 待机票
(12) composure n.泰然自若
(13) bump v.碰撞
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