简单慢速英语阅读：Airport "Security" (1)

       The airport guard stopped the tall man. The man was trying to walk past the guard. The guard told him to use the entrance. "You cannot enter here," he told the man. "You can only exit here." The man nodded his head. He understood. He stood outside the security¹ rope. He was only a few feet from the guard. The man's girlfriend was going on a business trip. She was flying to Texas. He wanted to kiss her goodbye one more time. He stood outside the exit. The guard started talking on his cell² phone. Then the guard stood up. He left his chair. He walked away. He continued talking on his phone. The man watched the guard walk away. Then the man ducked under the rope. He walked past where the guard had sat. He walked over to his girlfriend. She was standing³ in line. He hugged her.

1 security   

n.安全，安全感；防护措施；保证(金)，抵押(品)；债券，证券

参考例句：

• A security guard brought him down with a flying tackle.一名保安人员飞身把他抱倒。
• There was tight security at the airport when the President's plane landed.总统的专机降落时，机场的保安措施很严密。

2 cell   

n.区，细胞，血球；小室，牢房；电池，光电管；基层组织

参考例句：

• Soap destroys the cell walls of bacteria.肥皂破坏细菌的细胞壁。
• They have locked the prisoners up in their cell.他们已把犯人监禁在小牢房里。

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。