地道美語聽力播客686：購買和使用電子機票(雙語)

I thought I would save time by purchasing my airline ticket online and checking in at the airport with my e-ticket. I went onto the McQ Air website and selected my flights. The screen then prompted me to pay with a credit card. After I typed in my payment information, I got a confirmation receipt with my ticket number and my itinerary. I printed out a copy of my e-ticket and I was ready to go – easy!

我想在網(wǎng)上買機票，機場登記時用電子機票，這樣能夠節(jié)省時間。我進入McQ航空網(wǎng)站，選擇航班。屏幕提示我用信用卡付款。我輸入付款信息后，收到所訂機票的航班號和航行路線的確認回執(zhí)。我打印一份電子機票，準備出行——輕松方便。

But when I got to the airport, it was a different story. I went up to a self-serve kiosk and swiped my credit card to bring up my account. The computer said that it couldn’t find my account. I flagged down an employee and she didn’t have any better luck, suggesting I stand in line at the check-in counter.

但當我到達機場時，確是另外一回事。我走到自助服務機，刷卡讀取我的信息。但是電腦無法顯示我的賬戶信息。我叫來一個客服人員，她也沒有什么辦法，建議我到登記窗口排隊。

I got in the long line and 45 minutes later, the employee helped me check in and gave me my boarding pass. When I asked her what the problem was, she said she didn’t know and it was probably just a glitch in their computer system.

我排了很長時間的隊，45分鐘后，客服人員幫我登機檢票，給我登機牌。我問她出什么問題了，她說她也不知道，也許是他們電腦出現(xiàn)了一點故障。

Well, the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry, especially if technology is involved!

唉，不管是人是鼠，即使最如意的安排，結果也會出現(xiàn)意外，特別是涉及到技術方面問題。