Airport
Security
In recent years getting through the security check at the airport has become a
chore. In some cities, the whole process can take fifteen to twenty minutes or
more. This includes standing in line, sending your bags through the X-ray
machine, and walking through a metal detector, which “detects” or finds any
metal you might have hidden on your body. Most security checks thus require
passengers to take metal items out of their pockets and put them on a tray – or
flat container – to send through the X-ray machine. Some countries – notably
the United States – may even insist that passengers remove their coats and
shoes.
Honesto: We're cutting it kind of close.
Alan:No worries,the line's quite short.
Security 1: Okay everyone, laptops
out of your bags, put them on the tray.Take your shoes off, coats off.
Any items in your pocket please remove them—coins, keys, billfolds—and put them
on the tray.
Alan:Security sure is tight,huh?
Honesto: Good thing I changed my
socks... Damn, I always set off the
metal detector.
Security 1: Please step through
again, sir. Keys, coins? Any items in your pocket?
Honesto: I don't think so. Oh wait,
I've got some gum here.
Security 1: The gum wrapper is aluminum.That's probably it.
Honesto: Whew, I made it.
Alan: Yeah, they should call it a
dummy detector instead of a metal
detector.
Security 1: Laptops out of your bags.
Shoes, coats off. Please remove any items in your pockets.
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Security 2: Excuse me, whose bag is
this?
Alan: Uh, that's mine,officer.
Security 2: Could you please open it
for me?
Alan: Sure.
Security 2: These toilet articles should be enclosed in a quart-sized ziplock
bag.
Alan: Oh, sorry, I didn't know.
Security 2: Please be more careful
next time. And I'm sorry, but this bottle of moisturizing lotion is too large.
Alan: Oh really?
Security 2: You're not allowed to
take anything over 3 ounces,sir.
Alan: What should I do?
Security 2: You can return to the
departure hall or you can leave it
here.
Alan: I guess I'll just leave it
here.
Honesto:Moisturizing lotion?Now who's the dummy…
Alan: Well my skin gets so dry on the
airplane. Anyways, what's it to you …
Vocaburary Note
To cut it close ・・・to be short on time
To set off something ・・・To cause a
reaction
dummy ・・・Slang for a dumb
person
fluid ounce・・・about 30
millilitters
