WorkinginDetroit…rain，rain，andmorerain．Irushedtotheairportonlytofindoutfromanairlineticketrepresentative（机场地勤人员）thatmyreturnflightwasonehourlate．AsIclearedsecurity，theprogressofmy
WorkinginDetroit…rain，rain，andmorerain．
Irushedtotheairportonlytofindoutfromanairlineticketrepresentative（机场地勤人员）thatmyreturnflightwasonehourlate．
AsIclearedsecurity，theprogressofmyflightwentfromdeparting（起程）onehourlatetotwohours，thenthreehours，thenfourhourslate．Ilearnedaboutthesedelaysfromtheannouncementsgivenbyanannoyingairlinegateagent．ItbecameclearthatIwasgoingtomissmyconnectingflighthome．
Afterminute﹣by﹣minutetravelrearrangements，andknowingthatIhadtogiveWeb﹣basedtraining（网上培训）thenextmorningbackhome，myhusbandJimdecidedtodrivetotheairport，pickmeup，anddrivemeback．
JimandIarrivedhomeat4：30am．Inappedforacoupleofhours，madecoffee，loggedontotheInternetconferencesiteformytraining，andwaitedandwaitedandwaited…．ItislonelygivingWeb﹣basedlivemeetingtrainingwhennoonelogsin．Doyouknowwhytheydidn'tlogin？BecauseIhadactuallyscheduledthetrainingforthenextday，notthedaythatwehadracedhometoawait．
IworriedabouttellingJimthathehadheldoffsleep，driventhroughahugestormandgottenthroughroadconstructiontogetmehome24hoursearlyfortraining．Butthephoneeventuallyrangashecalledfromworkanditwastimetoownup（坦白）．Whatdoyouthinkhesaid？Whatwouldyouhavesaid？Wouldyouhavescolded（责骂）？Yelled？Teased？Wouldyouhavecalledallofyourfriendsandletthemknow？
Well，Jim'sresponsetofindingoutthathehaddrivenanalmost400﹣mileroundtripintherainfornothingwasaslightchuckle（轻声地笑）andthiscomment："Theimportantthingisyouarehome．"
Theimportantthingisyouarehome…
Today，remindsomeonehowimportantitisthattheyareathomewithyou．Iftheylivefaraway，tellthemhowimportantitisthattheyhaveahomeinyourheart．
8．Whattroubledidthewriterhave？
A．Shewasinformedoftheweb﹣basedtrainingtoolateandwasgoingtomissit．
B．Herplanewasdelayedandshehadtorearrangeherconnectingflighthome．
C．Shefailedtogivetheweb﹣basedtrainingasnoonewasinformedtologinontime．
D．Shehadabigargumentwithanannoyingairlinegateagentandmissedherflight．
9．Whicho