飞行启示录 We will see what happens
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tunnel">tunnel</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Norfolk">Norfolk</span>, <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plane">plane</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mechanic">mechanic</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blocked">blocked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="arms">arms</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="attendant">attendant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hurriedly">hurriedly</span> <span word="stated">stated</span>, “<span word="We">We</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>!”</p><p>几年前，我和妹妹搭乘飞机去弗吉尼亚州的诺福克市，当时我们是最早通过隧道准备登机的乘客。正当我们要登上飞机的时候，一位机械师从机舱里走出来，用手臂挡住了舱门。他转过身急促地对乘务员说道：“我们遇到问题了！”</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>, “<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="that">that</span>? <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span>!” <span word="Very">Very</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terminal">terminal</span>, <span word="waiting">waiting</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="ultimately">ultimately</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plane">plane</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="waited">waited</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span>. <span word="Pilots">Pilots</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="passengers">passengers</span>’ <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="right">right</span>? <span word="They">They</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="nerves">nerves</span>.</p><p>我暗想：“为什么是我听到这个消息呢？为什么我不是排在登机队伍的最后呢？我不需要知道这件事！”很快地我们返回到候机室等消息，然后最终又回到了飞机上。我等着机长给出一个合理的解释。机长们都学过如何缓和乘客们的情绪，不是吗？他们知道应该说些什么来宽慰神经紧张的乘客们。</p><p><span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="Soon">Soon</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="boomed">boomed</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plane">plane</span>, “<span word="Sorry">Sorry</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delay">delay</span>, <span word="ladies">ladies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gentlemen">gentlemen</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plane">plane</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="generator">generator</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jump">jump</span>-<span word="start">start</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="engines">engines</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="going">going</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Norfolk">Norfolk</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>.”</p>
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