By the time we reached the airport, my mother was angry. "We're going to be late,"she said as she pulled into the newly opened parking area.
My husband David and I had come to pick up my oldest son, who had flown to spend theNew Year with the family. As always, Mom had insisted on driving us to the airport.
We picked a lane(车道) that didn't look too busy. When our turn came, Mom rolled down her window to grab the parking ticket from the machine. We watched and waited for the gate to lift so we could drive through. Instead, we heard a voice,"Please take the ticket.""Give me a minute,"Mom answered.
It's a well-known fact that I often talk to myself. So does my mother. So at that time, Ididn't think anything of my mother's words.
The machine sounded again. "Please take the ticket."
"I'm trying. I can't reach it,"she said.
This time, my husband and I glanced at each other with our eyebrows raised. Certainly,Mom knew the voice was automated(自动化的) and not a real person speaking to her.
"Please take the ticket."
"I'm trying. I'm trying. It's too far away. Give me a minute."
In fairness to my mother, automated machines had recently arrived in the world, and there weren't many around yet. We had never run into one at the airport before. In the old days, the machine spit out a parking ticket, and if you couldn't reach the ticket, you simply opened your door and grabbed it. Now, the new metal safety railings(护栏) on either side of the car made it impossible to open the door.
"Please take the ticket."
"It's too far. I'm trying. I'm trying."
The traffic behind us grew impatient. I saw people trying to back their cars so they could find another lane. All the while, the machine continued,"Please take the ticket..."
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Mom was frustrated(沮丧的).
I managed to reach for my mother's safety belt and tried to unfasten(解开) it.