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進入中英對照讀新聞》Air passenger gets plane all to himself after waiting out 18-hour delay 誤點18小時後 搭機旅客獨享整架飛機
2023/11/03 05:30
美利堅航空的1名乘客日前在被延誤18小時、同班機其他人都改票或放棄後終於登機，並獨享整架飛機。圖為在隆納雷根華盛頓國家機場的跑道上滑行準備起飛的飛機。（歐新社）
◎張沛元
If you’ve ever thought that having an empty seat beside you on a flight is the ultimate travel goal, try this for size: an entire plane to yourself.
若你覺得終極旅行目標就是搭機時隔壁沒人坐，參考一下這個情況：一整架飛機就你一人。
That was the dream scenario for Phil Stringer, who was flying from Oklahoma to North Carolina on Sunday at 6.30 a.m.
這等美夢場景正是菲爾．史崔格在週日早上6點半從奧克拉荷馬州飛往北卡羅來納州時的遭遇。
Stringer saw his morning flight delayed because of the storms that saw more than 9,000 US flights canceled or delayed over the weekend.
史崔格的晨間航班因暴風雨而延誤，該暴風雨在週末期間導致9千多架次的美國航班取消或延誤。
As the delay got longer and longer – Stringer says departure was pushed back no fewer than seven times – other passengers due to travel either rebooked their flights or gave up entirely, but he kept waiting.
隨著誤點時間愈拖愈久－－史崔格說，起飛時間至少推遲7次－－其他搭機旅客若非改搭其他航班就是直接放棄搭乘，只有史崔格一直等。
By the time his American Airlines plane from Oklahoma City to Charlotte finally took off at 12 minutes past midnight, he was the only one to board.
等到這班從奧克拉荷馬市飛往夏洛特的美利堅航空公司的班機終於在午夜過後零時12分起飛時，他是唯一的登機旅客。
新聞辭典
have something (all) to oneself：片語，獨享。例句：The teenage girl thought it’s her right to have a room to herself.（這名青少女認為她有權獨享一間房。）
try something (on) for size：片語，試試看是否適合／合用。
