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Traveler Bypasses Airline’s Hand Luggage Policy with Genius Idea

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Traveler Bypasses Airline’s Hand Luggage Policy with Genius Idea
神奇外套登機術
A savvy traveler has come up with an ingenious way to get around budget airlines’ strict rules on hand luggage.
一位精明的旅客想出了一個巧妙的方法,規避廉價航空公司對手提行李的嚴格規定。
savvy(adj.)精明的ingenious(adj.)巧妙的creative(adj.)有創意的strict(adj.)嚴格的
Ryanair, an Irish low-cost carrier, has been criticized after introducing strict new luggage policies.
愛爾蘭廉價航空瑞安航空最近因實施嚴格的新行李規定而受到批評,
budget airline廉價航空
Passengers are only allowed to travel with one small bag (35cm x 20cm x 20cm) free of charge, which means they can only carry a backpack, purse, or laptop bag on board.
乘客只能免費攜帶一個小袋(長35公分、寬20公分、20公分)登機,這意味著他們只能隨身攜帶背包、手提袋或筆記型電腦包。
free of charge免費=for freeon board在船、火車、飛機上
Any extra piece of luggage is subject to charges (£6 extra to take a second bag into the cabin, or £8 to check a 10kg bag into the hold).
任何額外的行李都需要收費(攜帶第二件行李登機須額外支付6英鎊,或支付8英鎊托運10公斤的行李)。
be subject to~遭受;承受hold(n.)(輪船或飛機的)貨艙
Lee Cimino, 30, from Staffordshire in the United Kingdom, was so frustrated with the new rules that he decided to take matters into his own hands and become creative.
來自英國斯塔福德郡的30歲Lee Cimino對瑞安航空的新規定感到十分不滿,於是他決定自己解決問題,發揮創意。
take matters into his own hands親自處理問題creative(adj.)有創意的
Ahead of his weekend trip to Belfast, the man enlisted the help of a tailor to modify an old coat to add enough pockets to fit a carry-on suitcase’s worth of belongings.
在周末飛往貝爾法斯特之前,這名男子在裁縫師的幫助下,修改了一件舊外套,增加足夠的存放空間,以放置原本要放在登機箱裡的所有隨身行李。
enlist the help of sb. 請某人幫忙或支援modify(v.)修改、改造alter(v.)改動(衣服使其更合身)
The tailor used Lee’s old underwear as extra large pockets on the inside of the coat where he could store clothes.
裁縫用Lee的舊內衣作為外套裡的大內袋,可以存放衣服,
A shoe compartment was added and little washbags were sewed in for keeping bits and pieces. There was also a small plastic bag where he could keep his liquids, in line with airport security rules.
也加入放鞋子的夾層,並縫入小洗衣袋,放置零碎物品,另外為符合機場安全規定,還有一個小塑膠袋可以放置液體。
compartment(n.)隔間;夾層in line with~=與~相符、一致=in keeping with
Lee uploaded a video to Facebook to share his crafty method in action and his seamless trip through the airport.
Lee上傳了影片到臉書上分享他的妙計,還有他如何在機場暢行無阻,
crafty(adj.)狡猾的;狡詐的;巧妙的seamless(adj.)無縫的、沒有任何困難的
The footage went viral, with lots of his followers admiring his stunt and praising him. “You absolute legend,” one person wrote. “This is fantastic only you can do this matey,” another added.
這段影片在網路上爆紅,許多追蹤者都讚嘆他的神技,一位網友寫道:「你真是太神了」,另一位網友說「這真是太強了,只有你做得到,老兄」。
go viral爆紅admire(v.)欽佩;讚賞stunt(n.)(電影特技)特技、(廣告宣傳)花招

📚 重點單字片語

hand luggage
手提行李
genius(adj.)
聰明的;巧妙的=ingenious=clever=smart
bypass(v.)
繞過、忽視、規避=get around
savvy(adj.)
精明的
ingenious(adj.)
巧妙的
creative(adj.)
有創意的
strict(adj.)
嚴格的
budget airline
廉價航空
free of charge
免費=for free
on board
在船、火車、飛機上
be subject to~
遭受;承受
hold(n.)(
輪船或飛機的)貨艙
take matters into his own hands
親自處理問題
enlist the help of sb.
請某人幫忙或支援
modify(v.)
修改、改造
alter(v.)
改動(衣服使其更合身)
compartment(n.)
隔間;夾層
in line with~=
與~相符、一致=in keeping with
crafty(adj.)
狡猾的;狡詐的;巧妙的
seamless(adj.)
無縫的、沒有任何困難的
go viral
爆紅
admire(v.)
欽佩;讚賞
stunt(n.)(
電影特技)特技、(廣告宣傳)花招
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