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It was July 23，2007. In the line before the customs officers, at the Shanghai Airport, in China, a pretty Chinese girl was waiting.In the purple skirt and purple shirt and with the beauty spot over her left eye, she was very attractive in the airport.She was Ding Rui and her English name was Jane Ding.She was flying to New York, the USA.She was admitted by Columbia University six months ago and got the visa last month.Her future major was bioscience to have her daddy’s dream come true.
Ding Rui was next to a girl in one-piece black skirt and with shoulder-length hair. It was her turn to check in.
“My Goodness, you have so many soft drinks with you，”A Chinese lady customs officer suddenly shouted：
“I am sorry. I like the soft drink-Wang Lao Ji so much because of its Chinese flavor.I am going to study in Germany for two years.A friend of my daddy Arvo told us it was hard to buy the soft drink in Germany，”said the girl，“I am afraid you should drink them before you get on the board or throw them into garbage cans，”said the officer，“All drinks bought outside the airport can’t be taken on to the plane because of the danger of terrorist attacks，”
“I will do it，”said the girl disappointedly.
After checking in, Ding Rui saw a lot of duty-free shops one after another in the international part of the Pudong Airport in Shanghai. Since there were more than two hours before the flight took off, she went window shopping.She found everything in the duty free shops is high quality, very expensive and must be paid for with hard currency.Out of duty-free shops, she checked the information board.Her flight was at gate 36.On her way to gate 36，she saw the girl in one-piece black skirt was giggling and talking with the people around her.There was a tin of Wang-Lao-Ji in everybody’s hand.She suddenly saw Ding Rui.She came up with a tin of the drink.
“Beauty. You were next to me.I am Li Yi, a student now in, Munich University's Medical School.My major is surgery.Will you like to enjoy the motherland taste？Last tin and last time，”said she in English：
Ding Rui took the tin.
“Ding Rui. A freshman of Columbia University.Bioscience Major.Please call me Jane, it's my English name.How do you know I speak English?”said she.
“I heard you talking with the American couples in the line before customs，”said Li Yi.
They two talked and walked toward the airport seats.
“When will you board?”asked Ding Rui.
“In three hours. My flight is delayed.How about you?”
“I should stay for another one and half hours.”
“Why is there nobody to see you off?”asked Li Yi.
“My parents have done it too many times. This time I told them，‘Your baby eagle should learn to fly herself.I should learn to be independent in a country of individualists.If you follow me to the airport, I will refuse to leave China.You know me’，”Ding Rui said.
Li Yi giggled again.“Interesting！Sit down please. My independent Girl.I really expect somebody should have seen me off.But my daddy and mummy are both in Germany and my grandparents are too old to see me off at the airport，”said she.
“Your English is so good.”
“Thank you. My grandparents are both English Professors in Fudan University.They said many Germans can speak English very well.”
“Well, a lucky bird should be together with us. Here is my email address, please contact me later.”
“I will. Here's mine.”
At the moment, Ding Rui just felt her eyes being covered by a pair of hands.“Who?”shouted she.“Oh, I know. Sarah Xu.”
Sarah Xu loosed her hands and said，“How do you know it's me?”
“By your smell, my friend.”said, Ding Rui.
Sarah laughed and said，“You have a dog's nose.”
Ding Rui introduced them：“Sarah, this is Li Yi. She is now studying in the Munich University, a future surgeon.This is Sarah Xu.A student of the Mid Sweden University.She's a Science Major.”
Sarah Xu and Li Yi said“How do you do！”to each other.
“I am so lucky to run into both of you. My flight's been delayed 4 hours and I don't know what to do with the time，”said Sarah.
“I am afraid there is not so much. I have to say Bye Bye about an hour，”said Ding Rui.
“My flight is delayed, too.We will be together at least for two and half hours.God bless us.English, German and Swedish are sisters in the same Language Branch, Indo-European Language Family3.We sisters get together here，”said Li Yi.
“I have learnt much about Swedish People. People with short power distance4.The people there have a very harmonious and peaceful life，”said Li Yi.
“But there are still quite a lot of drinking fish，”said Sarah Xu.
Li Yi giggled again.
“I hope you won't drink，”said she.
“No”said Sarah，“We have long winter times, and the hardest side of it is the darkness or the short daylight in that part of the year.”
“So you love Summer days very much，”said Ding Rui.
“In Sweden, sunny days are not found every season，”said Sarah.
“My daddy transferred planes in Moscow airport last year. He said it was necessary to take off your shoes for a safety check，”said Ding Rui.
“What they are doing is checking all shoes in American and European airports.”said Li Yi.
那是2007年6月23号。中国上海机场海关人员前的长队里，站着一位漂亮的女孩。紫色的上衣，紫色的裙子，左眼上有颗美人痣，在机场特别引人注意。她叫丁瑞，英语名字简·丁，就要飞往美国纽约。半年前她被哥伦比亚大学录取，上个月才办好签证。为了实现父亲的梦想，她要读生物科学专业。
站在丁瑞前的是位身穿黑色连衣裙，留着披肩发的女孩。轮到她办手续了。
一位中国女海关人员突然大叫起来：“我的天啦，你怎么带这么多软饮料。
那位姑娘说：“对不起，王老吉，中国风味，我的最爱。我要在德国学习两年啊。我爸爸的一个朋友阿沃说德国很难买到这种饮料。”
海关官员说：“恐怕登机前，你要喝光这些饮料，或者把它们扔进垃圾箱。有恐怖袭击的危险，外边买的饮料不能带上飞机。”
那个女孩失望地说：“好吧！”
过了海关，在上海浦东机场国际区，丁瑞看到许多免税商店，一家接着一家。离飞机起飞还有两个多小时，她先逛逛商店。她发现免税商店商品质量特别好，价格也非常高，还必须用硬通货支付。走出免税商店，她看了下消息牌，她应在第36门登机。正走着，她看到那个穿黑色连衣裙的女孩，咯咯笑着，和周围的人聊着，每个人手里有一罐王老吉。突然她看到了丁瑞。她拿着一罐王老吉向她走过来。
她用英语说：“美女，刚才，你就站我后边。李奕，慕尼黑大学医学院学生，外科专业。来，祖国风味！最后一罐，最后一次。”
丁瑞接过饮料，说：“丁瑞，哥伦比亚大学一年级生，生物科学专业。叫我简吧！我的英文名字。你怎么知道我会说英语？”
李奕说：“排队过海关的时候，我听到你和那对美国夫妇聊天了。”
两人聊着，走向机场的座位。
丁瑞问：“你什么时候登机。”
“还有三小时，我的航班延误了。你呢？”
“还有一个半小时。”
李奕问：“怎么没人送你？”
丁瑞说：“老爸老妈送得太多了。我这次对他们说：‘小鹰该学着自己飞了。在满是个人主义者的国度里，我得学会独立。如果你们跟我到机场，我就不走了，知女莫若父，知女莫若母。”
李奕再次咯咯地笑起来，她说：“好玩！独立的女孩，请坐！真想有人送送。可是，爸妈在德国，爷爷、奶奶又年级太大，想来也来不了。”
“你英语说得真不赖。”
“谢谢！爷爷、奶奶都是复旦大学英语教授！他们说许多德国人的英语也说得挺好。”
“哇，肯定有只幸运鸟跟着咱俩。这是我的电子邮件地址，和我联系！”
“我会的！这是我的！”
就在这个时候，丁瑞感到有一双手蒙住了她的眼睛：“谁啊？”她叫了起来，“啊！我知道了。萨拉·徐！”
萨拉·徐松开手说：“你怎么知道是我?”
丁瑞说：“你的味道！朋友！”
萨拉笑着说道：“狗鼻子！”
丁瑞为她们做介绍：“萨拉！这是李奕，慕尼黑大学，未来的外科医生。这是萨拉·徐，中瑞典大学学生，理科。”
萨拉·徐和李奕互致问候！
萨拉说：“碰到你们两个，真是太幸运了！我的航班晚了四个小时，这么长时间，真不知道该怎么打发！”
丁瑞说：“恐怕，我陪不了你那么长时间！再过一个小时，我就得说再见了！”
李奕说：“我的航班也延误了，我俩一起还有至少两个半小时。老天对我们真好，英语、德语和瑞典语是同一语系、同一语族，我们姐妹三个也凑一快了。”
李奕接着说：“我了解瑞典人的情况！人人平等，当官的没有架子。生活和谐宁静。”
萨拉徐说：“可是也有相当多的醉鬼！”
李奕又咯咯地笑起来。
她说：“希望你不是。”
萨拉说：“我不喝酒。我们那里冬天很长。最难过的是白天特短，黑夜特长！”
丁瑞说：“那，你们肯定喜欢夏天了！”
萨拉说：“在瑞典，不是每个季节都是阳光明媚的。”
丁瑞说：“我爸爸去年在莫斯科转机，他说那里要脱鞋进行安检！”
李奕说：“欧美机场都要检查鞋子的。”
1.admit vt. 录取
2.bioscience n. 生物科学
3.terrorist n. 恐怖主义者
4.check in 办手续进入机场，办手续入住旅馆
5.duty-free shop 免税商店
6.giggle vi. 咯咯地笑
7.surgery n. 外科
8.board v. 上（船，飞机）
9.quit v. 退学
10.transfer v. 中转、换乘
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