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A few years ago, my younger sister and I were the first ones down the tunnel to board our flight for Norfolk, Virginia. Just as we were about to board the plane, a mechanic emerged from inside the aircraft and blocked the door with his arms. He turned to the flight attendant and hurriedly stated, “We got problems!” 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！” I thought to myself, “Why did I have to be the one to hear that? Why couldn’t I have been at the back of the line? I didn’t need to know that!” Very soon we were back in the terminal, waiting, and then ultimately back on the plane. I waited for the pilot to give an explanation. Pilots take courses to ease passengers’ mind right? They know what to say to calm nerves. 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。 Unfortunately, I don’t think this pilot took that course. Soon his voice boomed throughout the plane, “Sorry for the delay, ladies and gentlemen. We had no power on the plane. We have a generator on the ground right now, and we are going to jump-start the engines. Once we get them going, we will get up in the air and head to Norfolk, and see what happens.” | 
