Lisa向同事Jonah抱怨，美國(guó)機(jī)場(chǎng)安檢太麻煩。Jonah解釋說(shuō)：

J: Anyone could be a bad guy. Remember that guy who tried to blow up a plane with a bomb in his shoes? He got through security too easily because he had a UK passport.

L: Yeah, these days it is hard to know who to trust. And I guess I can understand if the United States is a bit overprotective.

J: Yeah, 9-11 changed America in a big way. Everyone got really freaked out...maybe too freaked out.

Jonah說(shuō)，人不可貌相，現(xiàn)在誰(shuí)都可能是壞人。Lisa表示，I can understand if the United States is a bit overprotective，就算美國(guó)的保護(hù)措施有點(diǎn)過(guò)份了，也可以理解。Jonah說(shuō)，9-11恐怖襲擊改變了美國(guó)，Everyone got really freaked out，所有人都嚇壞了。

L: I can understand that. The attacks on New York and the Pentagon were a real shock!

J: But I have to agree that maybe the U.S. went overboard with precautions. The last time I flew into New York, they told me I had to throw away a tiny bottle of aftershave! It was only a five c.c. bottle, but they said it could contain some kind of explosive material!

L: Yeah, no liquids are allowed. They even confiscated my tiny scissors! I don't think it's possible for a five foot woman like me to hijack a plane with tiny scissors!

J: (Chuckle) Yep. But as they say: rules are rules...no exceptions.

Jonah 說(shuō)，maybe the U.S. went overboard with precautions，美國(guó)的預(yù)防措施可能確實(shí)有些過(guò)份。Overboard is spelled o-v-e-r-b-o-a-r-d, go overboard，意思是過(guò)頭了。Jonah就曾被迫扔掉一小瓶刮胡水，throw away a tiny bottle of aftershave. Lisa的小剪刀也被沒(méi)收過(guò)。

L: I was going to complain to the security personnel, but they looked so serious and scary!

J: Yeah, you don't want to complain because that will get you nowhere. Just try to be as cooperative as possible. If you raise a fuss, they will arrest you!

L: Well, I hope someday the threat of terrorism will be gone and we can travel without all these hassles.

J: I'd like that too, but don't bet on it. I don't know if terrorism is going away anytime soon.

L: I guess I'd better learn how to live with the hassles then.

J: That's probably the wiser choice!

Jonah告訴Lisa，抱怨也沒(méi)用，that will get you nowhere. 此外，If you raise a fuss, they will arrest you! 如果你找麻煩，他們還會(huì)把你抓起來(lái)！只要恐怖威脅不消失，就只好，learn how to live with the hassles，學(xué)習(xí)如何在麻煩中生活吧！