英语俚语天天说 第128期:通向幸福的单程票

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　　The first time I saw him, we were sitting at the gate for our flight to Chicago. I remember glancing over at him and thinking, Oh, wow, he’s cute. When I got to my seat, I saw that the seat beside me was empty and thought, How awesome¹ would it be if he ended up next to me?

　　Sure enough, a family in his row wanted to sit together so he asked the flight attendant² if he could take the empty seat beside me. We spent the entire flight discussing everything. And then, the flight landed.

　　He asked for my number and we went our separate³ ways. I was certain I would never hear from him again. I thought about him often, but eventually he faded⁴ into the ‘missed connections’ category⁵. A few months later, out of the blue, he sent me [a message that said] ‘Happy New Year.’ We hit it off like nothing ever changed.

　　We’ve been married for three years now and have two children.”

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