Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory.
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Always try to keep the number of landings you make equal the number of take - D! I7 c1 Y0 S7 N4 x( w# B, W$ g0 l( f
offs you\’ve made.
) i9 z5 n. l @0 t; G; ]经常保持降落数目与起飞数目相等。
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When in doubt， hold on to your altitude. No-one has ever collided with the 7 U: y' J" U3 l, n( w
sky. 当你觉得混乱时请保持高度，因为没有人跟天空相撞过。
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The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of
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versa.
+ D; C* _, A3 P! B7 T L+ v生存的机会跟着陆角度呈反比。愈大的着陆角度，愈小的生存机会，反之亦然。
2 W2 ?. m& N! U* m" ? Z. ^. P3 V0 R, c1 M/ f3 Y) X, v2 xThere are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately， no
7 S; i. h9 E- v7 ~7 b# Mone knows what they are. 9 [9 K/ E; M0 h1 P; f
要做出好的降落有三个原则。但很不幸地，没人知道是哪三个。
# w( z# n2 Y6 q# |. S( W3 B# n0 @% U W+ O; I$ v; r! g; D6 r9 CIf you push the stick forward， the houses get bigger. If you pull the stick
3 i+ k0 a" O. P" s! N, L% |5 Hback， they get smaller... That is， unless you keep pulling the stick all the ' p V0 B z) W0 h& z
way back， then they get bigger again.
% `) R3 e8 Y1 t: K8 ^! ^当你把控制杆推前，房子会变大。当你把控制杆拉後房子变小了。但当你拉着不放，
! Q; ^5 h! u0 I/ F5 I* T房子又会变大了。
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You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick ! [2 M* @! c. s$ F+ W# J
is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck.
0 x5 h, H3 f7 i4 J8 b* M' ]. t' C开始时你有两个袋子，运气袋装得满满的，经验袋是空的。关键在於，在运气袋变空
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Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately， the experience usually
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4 f4 y! R6 t( @) Y+ V好的判断来自经验。但是很不幸的，经验通常是来自坏的判断。, O7 t% Y) x- g, M$ T0 U
' |; U+ _: U: _. e9 X; E l' J% Q, \; MThe three most useless things to a pilot are the altitude above you， runway H3 l. v! M. L; G
behind you and a tenth of a second ago. # M* s9 o* Q, c$ l3 p% Y
对於飞行员来说，最没用的三件事：在你头上的高度，在你背後的跑道，以及刚刚浪 ! C5 `- ]) V3 P
费掉的时间。 . w1 W2 E O+ F- H8 n+ `+ u
（另一说是头上的天空，背後的跑道，和空掉的油箱）
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There are old pilots and there are bold pilots. There are， however， no old
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世界上有老飞行员，也有勇敢的飞行员。但是并没有又老又勇敢的飞行员。
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You know you\’ve landed with the wheels up if it takes full power to taxi to $ ?+ n& u. N' u- n, X
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当你要油门全开才能让飞机滑行时，你就会知道刚刚降落前忘记了放下起落架。
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Flying isn\’t dangerous. Crashing is what\’s dangerous. . L) S( j" o$ c
飞行不危险，撞机才是危险的。
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+ R8 Q: @, \" a7 ]9 l! g: I4 RThe ONLY time you have too much fuel is when you\’re on fire.
4 f0 R0 z* `8 ?( Y% W7 t9 T你唯一会嫌汽油太多的时候，就是飞机着火的时候。
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A \’good\’ landing is one from which you can walk away. A \’great\’ landing is + ]1 B( I; S7 G, ^% Z
one after which they can use the plane again. : v; y7 _7 [: a$ T
一个“好”的落地就是你可以安全的走出机舱。一次“极好”的落地就是这架飞机还
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cool. When it stops， you can actually watch the pilot start sweating.
8 ]/ x1 D% t% j; ^9 H9 p1 }1 h螺旋浆其实只是一个能让飞行员感到凉快的大电风扇。当它停了你就会看到飞行员 ) i" D0 w* r3 q# A2 c& J+ `
开始冒汗了。
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! s( V+ w; W, m" ~1 UHelicopters can\’t fly\； they\’re just so ugly the earth repels them.
1 w8 _% J# _' l7 f& o; _直升机是不可能飞的。但是它们实在太丑了，连地球也排斥它们，所以可以升空。作者: rose 时间: 2008-12-24 20:38:58
A \’good\’ landing is one from which you can walk away. A \’great\’ landing is
0 K7 `8 v1 k- K4 U+ xone after which they can use the plane again. / l' C/ H+ s5 b: a! Z2 s2 w* g% r
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we need humor always.作者: 帅哥 时间: 2008-12-24 20:40:39