【新編大學(xué)英語】（第二冊）Unit 2 C 理解（4/4）

Her boss hadn't asked her, "Did you get a plate?" He had asked her, "Did you get up late?" English is not the only language with similar-sounding words. Other languages, too, have words that can cause misunderstanding, especially for foreigners. Auckland and Oakland. "A plate" and "up late". When similar-sounding words cause a misunderstanding, probably the best thing to do is just laugh and learn from the mistake. Of course, sometimes it's hard to laugh. The man who traveled to Auckland instead of Oakland didn't feel like laughing. But even that misunderstanding turned out all right in the end. The airline paid for the man's hotel room and meals in New Zealand and for his flight back to California. "Oh well," the man later said, "I always wanted to see New Zealand."