Lil Jon at the Airport

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小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn戴着dài zhe大号dà hào太阳镜tài yáng jìng和hé他tā最喜欢zuì xǐ huān的de帽子mào zi走进了zǒu jìn le机场jī chǎng。Lil Jon walked into the airport wearing big sunglasses and his favorite hat.他tā提着tí zhe一个yī ge沉重chén zhòng的de包bāo。He carried a heavy bag.

当他dāng tā走到zǒu dào柜台guì tái时shí,那位nà wèi女士nǚ shì说shuō,When he reached the check-in counter, the woman said,

“先生xiān sheng,您nín今天jīn tiān要yào托运tuō yùn行李xíng li吗ma?”“Sir, are you checking any luggage today?”

小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn回答huí dá:“是的shì de!”Lil Jon replied, “Yeah!”

她tā问wèn:“是shì您nín自己zì jǐ打包dǎ bāo这些zhè xiē行李xíng li的de吗ma?”She asked, “Did you pack these bags yourself?”

小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn回答huí dá:“是的shì de!”Lil Jon replied, “Yeah!”

她tā礼貌地lǐ mào de问wèn:“这些zhè xiē行李xíng li一直yī zhí都dōu在zài您nín身边shēn biān吗ma?”She politely asked, “Have these bags been with you the whole time?”

小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn说shuō:“什么shén me?!”Lil Jon said, “What?!”

她tā重复chóng fù问wèn:“这些zhè xiē行李xíng li一直yī zhí在zài您nín手中shǒu zhōng吗ma?”She repeated, “Have these bags been in your hands the whole time?”

小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn把bǎ头发tóu fa撩到liāo dào一边yī biān。Lil Jon brushed his hair aside.然后rán hòu他说tā shuō:“什么shén me?!”Then he said, “What?!”

她tā又yòu问wèn:“这些zhè xiē行李xíng li一直yī zhí都dōu在zài您nín身边shēn biān吗ma?”She asked again, “Have these bags been with you the whole time?”

小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn因为yīn wèi不bù明白míng bai问题wèn tí回答huí dá:“什么shén me?!”Lil Jon, not understanding the question, replied, “What?!”

她tā再次zài cì问wèn:“这些zhè xiē行李xíng li一直yī zhí都dōu在zài您nín身边shēn biān吗ma?”She asked once more, “Have these bags been with you the whole time?”

小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn回答huí dá:“是的shì de!”Lil Jon replied, “Yeah!”

值机员zhí jī yuán确认què rèn:“好的hǎo de,您nín一切yī qiè就绪jiù xù。”The gate agent confirmed, “Alright, you’re all set.”

小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn说shuō:“好的hǎo de!”Lil Jon said, “Okay!”

这是zhè shì小约翰xiǎo yuē hàn生活中shēng huó zhōng的de一个yī ge片刻piàn kè。This has been a moment in the life of Lil Jon.

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