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。