【23.Sixteen-year-oldMariawaswaitinginlineattheairportinSantoDomingo.ShewasleavinghernativecountrytojoinhersisterintheUnitedStates.ShespokeEnglishverywell.Thoughshewasveryhappyshecouldgoabroad,shewasfeelingsadat】

　　23.Sixteen-year-oldMariawaswaitinginlineattheairportinSantoDomingo.ShewasleavinghernativecountrytojoinhersisterintheUnitedStates.ShespokeEnglishverywell.Thoughshewasveryhappyshecouldgoabroad,shewasfeelingsadatleavingherfamilyandfriends.Asshewasthinkingallaboutthis,shesuddenlyheardtheairlineemployeeaskinghertopickupherluggageandputitonthescales(称).Mariapulledandpulled.Thebagwastooheavyandshejustcouldn'tliftitup.Themanbehindhergotveryimpatient.He,too,waswaitingtocheckinhisluggage.

　　"What'swrongwiththisgirl?"Hesaid,"Whydoesn'tshehurryup?"Hemovedforwardandplacedhisbagonthecounter,hopingtocheckinfirst.Hewasinahurrytogetagoodseat.

　　Mariawasveryangry,butshewasverypolite.AndinherbestEnglishshesaid,"Whyareyousoupset?Thereareenoughseatsforeveryoneontheplane.Ifyouareinsuchahurry,whycan'tyougivemeahandwithmyluggage?"

　　ThemanwassurprisedtohearMariaspeakEnglish.Hequicklypickedupherluggageandsteppedback.Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval.1.Maria'sstoryhappenedonherwaybacktoSantoDomingo. A:TB:F2.Youbelievethattheworkoftheairlineemployeementionedinthestoryistocheckpeople'sluggageattheairport. A:TB:F3."Whyareyousoupset?"Mariasaidtotheman.Shewantedtotellhimthatheshouldnotbeunhappyandworried. A:TB:F4."Everyonewaslookingathimwithdisapproval."ThissentencemeansthatthepeoplearoundfeltsorryforMaria'smanners. A:TB:F5.TheauthormentionedMaria'sageatthebeginningofthestoryinordertoshowthatshewasyoungbutbehavedproperly. A:TB:F