Now, I am not proud of doing this to the poor woman, but the point is that somehow Halloween gives you an excuse to be something you're not, usually something dark, scary and powerful.

现在回想来，吓唬这位可怜女士的行为并不值得炫耀，不过，“万圣节”确实还是给你一个机会，把自己打扮得黑暗、恐怖并且强大。

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This is the best you can come up with an excuse for it?

这就是你能想出的最好的借口吗？

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Excuse me, this is an emergency. Excuse you, excuse me!

不好意思这是紧急情况你让一让不好意思！

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If you spoke to the reservationist directly, then there is no excuse for this type of an error.

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