航班延误《Leap Year》

Situation

Anna: No flights until tomorrow?

Airport Staff: Tomorrow,madam.

Anna: Tomorrow?

Airport Staff: I think that's what I said.

(to anot-her ariport staff)

Didn't I,Beryl?

Beryl: That is what you said.

Anna: Well,no,that's not going

to work for me.Look,I'm

going to Dublin to

propose to my boyfriend

on the 29th,leap day.It's

an old Irish tradition,and

I need to buy a dress and

find a ring and book a

restaurant.So,between us

girls,I think you can see

why I really need to be

there today.

Airport Staff: Oh,Right.

Anna: Right!

Airport Staff: (To Beryl)Beryl,will you

ringDublin International

Airport and get them to

open a runway especially

for madam?

Beryl: Right away.(Sarcasm)

词汇

propose 求婚

tradition 传统

ring 戒指；给打电话

runway 跑道

especially 专门地

sarcasm 讽刺

情境

安娜：明天才会有航班？

机场人员：明天，女士。

安娜：明天？

机场人员：我想我是这么说的。

（对另一个机场人员说）

对吧，贝丽尔。

安娜：好吧，不行，那对我来说行不

通。听着，29号，也就是闰日

那天，我将在都柏林向我男友

求婚。这是个古老的爱尔兰传

统，我需要买件衣服，买枚戒指、

订个餐厅。所以， 我们都是女

孩子，我想你们可以理解，为什

么我今天必须到达那里。

机场人员：噢！是啊！

安娜：是的。

机场人员：（对贝丽尔说）你可以给都柏林

国际机场打个电话，让他们专门

为这个女士开设一条跑道吗？

贝丽尔：马上去。（讽刺她）