Mr. Lee: Hi. I'm here for flight 513 to New York but I thought I heard the paging system announce that it is canceled. Is that true? 你好。我是要乘坐去纽约的 513 次航班的乘客。我听见广播说航班条取消。是吗?
Clerk: I'm terribly sorry, sir, but I'm afraid it is true. That flight has been canceled. Would you like to try to book tomorrow's flight? 十分抱歉,先生,航班是取消了。您想预定明天的票吗?
Mr. Lee: No way! I worked very hard so that I could leave on today's flight. Are there seats on another airline? 不行!我费了很大才可以今天走。其它航班还有座位吗?
Clerk: It's possible. If you would like to book with another airline the line is right over there. 可能有。如果您想预定其他航班的就在那里排队。
Mr. Lee: You mean the line over there of about 200 people?! 你是说那条二百多人的队吗?
Clerk: That's the one. It seems that everyone is anxious to get to New York tonight. 是的。好像人人都急着今晚去纽约。
Mr. Lee: This is a rotten way to start a vacation. I HATE lines! Can you book me on tomorrow's flight? 这个假期一开始就不顺。我讨厌排队!你能给我预定明天的票吗?
Clerk: Certainly. You will also be receiving a 50% discount as our way of apologizing for the inconvenience . 可以。为了给您带来的不便表示道歉,您可以享受五折优惠。