雙語美文：飛機上的陌生人
People are good.
人性是善良的。
Today on my flight to Denver,
今天我乘飛機前往丹佛市
the pilot announced that they were expecting some turbulence as we descended.
當飛機準備降落的時候，駕駛員廣播通知乘客，我們可能會遇到氣流
A woman in the rear of the plane was afraid of flying
坐在飛機後排的一位女士很害怕乘飛機
and became very anxious after this announcement.
聽到這則通知十分焦急
The flight attendant re-seated her in the front
空姐把她的座位調到了飛機前部
where it’s usually less bumpy.
在那裏，震感會少一些
She sat in a middle seat across from me.
她坐在我斜後方三排座椅中間的位置
The strangers on each side of her could have responded to her fears by ignoring them
坐在她兩邊的陌生人本可以對這位女士視而不見，任由她去慌張
or being irritated at the inconvenience of
也可以因爲她帶來的不便心生不悅
having a tall lady in a big bulky white coat sit in the empty seat between them.
畢竟這是一個身材高大的女士，穿着一件又大又厚的白色外套，坐在他們中間
But, instead,
可是，恰恰相反
they immediately reached out to welcome her
他們立刻探身去迎接她
and help her feel comfortable.
還幫她調整座位，讓她坐得舒服些
They held her hands
他們握着她的手
and talked to her quietly for the remainder of the flight!
輕聲跟她說話，直到這趟旅行結束。
My faith in humanity has been renewed.
我又開始相信人性了！
