【在生活中學習語言】《中英對照讀新聞》Hong Kong airport fury makes online hit 香港機場暴怒風波轟動網路

◎魏國金

A video of a hysterical passenger screaming at airline staff and writhing on the floor after missing a flight at Hong Kong airport has become a YouTube hit.

一份有關一名歇斯底里的乘客，在香港機場錯過班機後，對航空公司職員高聲吼叫，並在地板打滾的影片，已成為YouTube的熱門影片。

The three-minute clip of the furious woman had racked up close to 40,000 hits in three days on the video-sharing site.

這名暴怒婦女的3分鐘影片，張貼在影音分享網站3天來，已累積近4萬人點閱。

The video starts with the screaming woman running towards the departure gate and bouncing off a female security guard, after she learned that her flight has been closed.

影片一開始，這名高聲吼叫的婦女在得知她的班機機門已關閉後，衝向登機門，並推開一名女保全。

She then starts banging a desk before collapsing to the floor and rolling around, while maintaining a high-pitched wail. A man unsuccessfully tries to comfort her and get her off the floor, but the shrill screaming continues.

接著她開始拍打桌子，之後癱倒在地，四處打滾，同時高分貝號啕哭叫。一名男子試圖安慰她，想把她拉起來，但沒有奏效，她仍繼續高聲吼叫。

The woman was travelling on a Cathay Pacific flight to San Francisco on February 4, a Cathay spokeswoman told AFP. She said the woman had been able to take a flight a few hours later, adding passengers are always advised to arrive at the gate no later than 20 minutes before the scheduled departure time.

國泰航空一名女發言人告訴法新社說，這名婦女2月4日搭乘國泰航空班機，前往舊金山。她表示，幾小時後，該女搭上一架班機，她補充說，乘客向來被知會，最遲應在預定起飛前20分鐘抵達登機門。

新聞辭典

hit︰名詞，成功而風行一時的事物。例句︰This is a song hit.（這是一首一炮而紅的歌。）hit也有諷刺、抨擊之意，例句︰That’s a hit at me.（那是針對我的嘲諷話。）

writhe︰動詞，（因痛苦等而）扭動、翻滾身體。例句︰He writhed in agony.（他痛得直打滾。）

bounce︰動詞，急衝、猛闖、顛跳。例如︰bounce to one’s feet（一躍而起）、bounce into a room（衝進房間）、bounce up and down with excitement（激動得蹦蹦跳跳）。

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