在云端 Up in the air 精講之四

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Lady:  He just waltzes in and cuts in line?

Waiter: We reserve priority assistance for our Hilton Honors members.

Ryan: The promotions are great. You should check it out.

Natalie: Hungry much?

Ryan: Our business expense allots $40 each for dinner. I plan on grabbing as many miles as I can.

Natalie: Okay, you got to fill me in on the miles thing. What is that about? Are you talking about, like, frequent flyer miles?

Ryan: You really want to know?

Natalie: I'm dying to know.

Ryan: I don't spend a nickel if I can help it unless it somehow profits my mileage account.

Natalie: So, what are you saving up for, Hawaii, South of France?

Ryan: It's not like that. The miles are the goal.

Natalie: That's it? You're saving just to save?

Ryan: Let's just say that I have a number in mind and I haven't hit it yet.

Natalie: That's a little abstract. What's the target?

Ryan: I'd rather not.

Natalie: Is it a secret target?

Ryan: It's 10 million miles.

Natalie: Okay. Isn't 10 million just a number?

Ryan: Pi's just a number.

Natalie: Well, we all need a hobby. No, I... I don't mean to belittle your collection. I get it. It sounds cool.

Ryan: I'd be the seventh person to do it. More people have walked on the moon.

Natalie: Do they throw you a parade?

Ryan: You get lifetime executive status. You get to meet the chief pilot, Maynard Finch. And they put your name on the side of a plane.

Natalie:  Men get such hard-ons from putting their name on stuff. You guys don't grow up. It's like you need to pee on everything.

Ryan: Now who's stereotyping?

Natalie: Fear of mortality. It's like, "Yeah, you're gonna die one day."

Ryan: And why do you suppose that's singular to men?

Natalie: Probably because you can't have babies.

Ryan: The baby argument.

Natalie: If I had that many miles, I would show up at an airport, look at the destination board, pick a place and go.

Ryan:  Thanks for the advice. Oh, Jesus.

Natalie: Okay. Closer. Way closer. Still closer. Closer. Okay. A little left. Okay, down a little. Too far. Up. Up one more inch. I don't get it. Why does your sister want a fake photo?

Ryan: My sister is kooky. She thinks this is charming. It's like the gnome thing.

Natalie: No, I mean, why would your sister want a fake photo in front of the St. Louis airport?

Ryan: Are you kidding, Lambert Field? The Wright brothers flew through there. That domed main terminal, it's the first of its kind. It's a precursor from everything, from JFK to de Gaulle.

Natalie: Pretty sweet.

Ryan: Just take the picture.

Natalie: Well, that's a keeper.

Ryan: Let me see it.

Ryan: Why she wants dozens of reminders of all the places she hasn't been is beyond me. 

Natalie: Well, I'm sure she'll be crushed for having missed this airport.

Ryan: Look, before Lindbergh could cross the Atlantic, he took off from one of those runways. Do you ever wonder why they called it the Spirit of St. Louis?

Natalie: No.

Ryan: Well...