46-Expensive and Uncomfortable

杰瑞发布于2024-10-06

[00:11.39]What did the man in this story do? [00:16.15]When a plane from London arrived at Sydney airport, [00:20.66]workers began to unload a number of wooden boxes which contained clothing. [00:27.95]No one could account for the fact that one of the boxes was extremely heavy. [00:35.42]It suddenly occurred to one of the workers to open up the box. [00:41.62]He was astonished at what he found. [00:45.57]A man was lying in the box on top of a pile of woolen goods. [00:52.41]He was so surprised at being discovered that he did not even try to run away. [01:00.85]After he was arrested, [01:03.10]the man admitted hiding in the box before the plane left London. [01:10.06]He had had a long and uncomfortable trip, [01:14.62]for he had been confined to the wooden box for over eighteen hours. [01:21.89]The man was ordered to pay £3, 500 for the cost of the trip. [01:29.89]The normal price of a ticket is £2, 000!

No one could account for the fact that one of the boxes was extremely heavy.
没有人能解释其中一个箱子非常重的事实。
It suddenly occurred to one of the workers to open up the box.
一个工人突然想到打开箱子。
He was astonished at what he found.
他对自己的发现感到惊讶。
A man was lying in the box on top of a pile of woolen goods.
一个男人躺在箱子里的一堆羊毛制品上。
The idea occurred to him in a dream.