第1个回答 2010-11-17
AS a result of weather delays, Boston's Logan International Airport was teeming with frustrated travelers. When I checked in for my flight, I could see from the size of the crowd that boarding was going to be a lengthy process.
One well-dressed young man handled the situation with true Yankee ingenuity . I watched as he sat down next to a mother who was coping with a baby and two preschool children, tie struck up a conversation with her, making a point of learning the youngsters' names.
The boarding call for passengers with young children was announced. "May I help you with Rob and Jenny?" the young man asked. Tucking his briefcase under one arm , he gave each child a helping hand and followed mother and baby to the plane.
注释
I. teem with 充满,富于
2 .check in 验票登记
3·the boarding was to be a lengthy process登机的过程将会拖延很长时间
4·Yankee ingenuity 美国佬式的机智
5·strike up a conversation with 开始与.....交谈起来
6·making a point of 特别注意
7,tucking his briefcase under one arm 将公文包夹于腋下。现在分词tucking..在句中作状语,表示伴随状况。
8·a helping hand 援助之手本回答被提问者采纳