香港・マカオに行ってきました。（1） / Global-C
Guns and Assassination (3) By Jim Jen / Global-C
おでかけ・旅 > 中国
これは中国系アメリカ人のJenさんの自伝です。
おもちゃの鉄砲を空港に持ち込むのはやめましょう！
さもないと、あなたにひどい仕打ちが待っていますよ。
About a week later, I had reservations to leave
China for Taipei, with an intermediate stop
in Hong Kong.
At the Hongjiao airport, my two toy guns were
returned to me as promised.
I didn’t pay much attention to the procedure
and just stuffed the toys into my carry-on bag.
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おもちゃの鉄砲を空港に持ち込むのはやめましょう！
さもないと、あなたにひどい仕打ちが待っていますよ。
About a week later, I had reservations to leave
China for Taipei, with an intermediate stop
in Hong Kong.
At the Hongjiao airport, my two toy guns were
returned to me as promised.
I didn’t pay much attention to the procedure
and just stuffed the toys into my carry-on bag.
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2007年5月22日(火) at 17:47
Guns and Assassination (2) By Jim Jen / Global-C
おでかけ・旅 > 中国
これは中国系アメリカ人のJenさんの自伝です。
空港で鉄砲のおもちゃを発見されたJenさんは
どうなったのでしょうか？
“What do you mean by ‘might have’?
You don’t remember you packed the guns?
Either you've packed or not,” the officer fumed.
“My wife packed all the gifts in my suitcase.
I didn’t look after she finished packing;
therefore, I truly do not know what is in my
suitcase.”
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空港で鉄砲のおもちゃを発見されたJenさんは
どうなったのでしょうか？
“What do you mean by ‘might have’?
You don’t remember you packed the guns?
Either you've packed or not,” the officer fumed.
“My wife packed all the gifts in my suitcase.
I didn’t look after she finished packing;
therefore, I truly do not know what is in my
suitcase.”
… 続きを読む
2007年5月18日(金) at 11:04
Guns and Assassination (1) By Jim Jen / Global-C
おでかけ・旅 > 中国
The writer visited China every year since the
open door policy. In the early days, there were
many funny encounters during his visit.
This is one of them.
最近のニュースでアメリカのバージニア工科大学で
銃の乱射事件がありました。
その直後Jenさんとメールのやり取りをしている際に、
アメリカで銃を禁止する法案が通る可能性を聞きましたが、
次のような説明がありました。
Regarding gun control, it will never pass the
congress. Owning guns is the very important
tradition since the founding of this country.
Many lawmakers in Washington own guns.
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open door policy. In the early days, there were
many funny encounters during his visit.
This is one of them.
最近のニュースでアメリカのバージニア工科大学で
銃の乱射事件がありました。
その直後Jenさんとメールのやり取りをしている際に、
アメリカで銃を禁止する法案が通る可能性を聞きましたが、
次のような説明がありました。
Regarding gun control, it will never pass the
congress. Owning guns is the very important
tradition since the founding of this country.
Many lawmakers in Washington own guns.
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2007年5月16日(水) at 17:25
China Airline Always Cancels （３）By Jim Jen / Global-C
おでかけ・旅 > 中国
これは中国系アメリカ人のJenさんの自伝です。
このエッセイが書かれたのは１９９３年から
１９９５年のことですので、今はだいぶ変わって
いるのかもしれません。
My new room had three single beds, each equipped with a smelly and stained mosquito net. The room was hot, so I opened the only window to let in some cool night air. There was an attached bathroom. Stale urine was still in the toilet because there was no water in the tank. The sink had both hot and cold water faucets but neither worked. As I lay down resigned to endure the situation, a squadron of mosquitoes began to buzz. The smell of the stained mosquito net combined with the filth I found on the bed sheets nauseated me. However, I had no choice but to use the mosquito netting to protect me.
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このエッセイが書かれたのは１９９３年から
１９９５年のことですので、今はだいぶ変わって
いるのかもしれません。
My new room had three single beds, each equipped with a smelly and stained mosquito net. The room was hot, so I opened the only window to let in some cool night air. There was an attached bathroom. Stale urine was still in the toilet because there was no water in the tank. The sink had both hot and cold water faucets but neither worked. As I lay down resigned to endure the situation, a squadron of mosquitoes began to buzz. The smell of the stained mosquito net combined with the filth I found on the bed sheets nauseated me. However, I had no choice but to use the mosquito netting to protect me.
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2007年3月13日(火) at 22:51
China Airline Always Cancels (2) By Jim Jen / Global-C
おでかけ・旅 > 中国
これは中国系アメリカ人のJenさんの自伝です。
At 8 p.m. on the third day, I was scheduled to leave on CAAC to go to Shanghai. The two ladies were concerned about my plane reservation. One of the ladies jokingly asked whether I knew what CAAC stood for. I replied that I thought it was for Civil Aviation Administration of China. She corrected me saying that, in local circles, it stood for China Airline Always Cancels.
The October weather was quite normal for the semi-tropical region of Fujian. It was a little humid but there were no weather issues to worry about. Just to be prudent my hostess gave me a telephone number in case my flight was cancelled. Since non-passengers were not allowed to enter the airport building, I was taken by their company chauffeur to the airport around 6 p.m., after another delicious banquet. Earlier, one of my hostesses had checked my flight status; CAAC said the flight would be on time.
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At 8 p.m. on the third day, I was scheduled to leave on CAAC to go to Shanghai. The two ladies were concerned about my plane reservation. One of the ladies jokingly asked whether I knew what CAAC stood for. I replied that I thought it was for Civil Aviation Administration of China. She corrected me saying that, in local circles, it stood for China Airline Always Cancels.
The October weather was quite normal for the semi-tropical region of Fujian. It was a little humid but there were no weather issues to worry about. Just to be prudent my hostess gave me a telephone number in case my flight was cancelled. Since non-passengers were not allowed to enter the airport building, I was taken by their company chauffeur to the airport around 6 p.m., after another delicious banquet. Earlier, one of my hostesses had checked my flight status; CAAC said the flight would be on time.
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