Flight Insurance

Let me tell you a story about Bert and Mildred Bumbridge , who used to be very forgetful. For example, Mildred would forget to cook dinner, or Bert would show up for work on Sunday thinking it was Monday. One summer they were to take a long plane trip. What do you suppose happened? Well, They got to the airport with only ten minutes to spare. So time was short. In that situation anyone would board the plane right away. But not Mr. and Mrs. Bumbridge . They just had to buy some flight insurance first. After all, who knows what will happen on a plane fight? They quickly put some coins into a machine and out came their insurance policy.

“Who should get the money if we crash“, I wonder?” asked Mildred.

“My mother, of course, ” her husband replied.

“We’ll mail the policy to her. Now quick give me a stamp, will you?” he said. “The plane’s going to take off in another minute.”

Bert put the stamp on the envelope, dropped it in the mailbox, and suddenly began to cry. What happened, do you suppose? He had mailed their plane tickets to his mother!

Vocabulary:

l   used to過去一向,過去時常;過去曾(而現在不再)做;過去經常;

l   forgetful [iRtvUfiQp] (a)健忘的;不注意的;疏忽的

l   show up出現,露面;揭露;出席

l   suppose [kQtdcl] (v) 猜想,以為;認為應該;假定;

l   spare [kdUq] (v.)撥出(時間);分出

l   board [ecqg] (v.)搭乘(飛機)

l   flight insurance 飛行保險

l   after all畢竟;究竟;到底

l   policy [tdFpQka] (n.) 保險單;保險

l   crash [hq@X] (v.)墜毀

l   wonder [trSngR] (v.)想知道;覺得奇怪;感到疑惑;

l   reply [qatdpAa] (V.)答覆

l   stamp [kf@md] (n.) 郵票

l   take off (飛機)起飛;

l   in another minute 在一分鐘

l   envelope [tUnjQupcd] (n.)信封;封皮;

l   drop [gqFd] (v.)扔下

l   suddenly [tkSgzpa] (ad.)突然地;忽然地;意外地