L: You're right, the airlines have really been reducing the quality of service to save money。
LH: 是啊。现在飞机上吃的和饮料都要钱,托运行李也要钱,不知道以后会不会连随身行李都要交钱。
L: That would have sounded crazy a few years ago, but today it's not out of the question。
LH: Out of the question? 这是什么意思?
L: When you think that something is totally impossible, you can say that it is out of the question。
LH: 哦,out of the question, 就是绝不可能。你是说,放在几年前,没人会想到随身行李也可能收钱,可是现在,这已经不是不可能的事儿了。
L: That's exactly right, how about the time my friend Amy asked to borrow my new car. But since she got in three accidents in the past month, I told her it was out of the question。