At the Airport 在机场 

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。