Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory. ' g2 ~ N& T! q6 r
起飞是自愿性的，降落却强迫性的。 2 L- l4 E }, t! ^
+ }' B9 Z: w- c9 j- {5 A- Y( g9 V; J nAlways try to keep the number of landings you make equal the number of take % \! {% ~ e/ |6 u
offs you\’ve made. 9 H% f1 M- B) ?" H0 B
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 2 E4 X$ L6 J6 ^$ b/ I3 E
sky. 当你觉得混乱时请保持高度，因为没有人跟天空相撞过。
+ B' i6 H! P: N0 r; J# `; K0 M/ n0 n9 L* c7 C0 b1 D! a# C6 q' \* y2 xThe probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of / ]% A9 J# ?" W( j# m
arrival. Large angle of arrival， small probability of survival and vice
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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。 : U S7 w( D. M3 [4 b
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There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately， no
1 `% m3 S6 r3 I! C- @one knows what they are.
& s$ b! l( I' y! m% A. G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。 $ i1 G8 \) R; u2 x/ t F* d* X
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' ?7 E$ I, j4 j7 ~$ W2 F! WIf you push the stick forward， the houses get bigger. If you pull the stick ( W& W" y6 p2 I b8 N8 N
back， they get smaller... That is， unless you keep pulling the stick all the 2 r p0 T, @$ y% o
way back， then they get bigger again. ' Q; U" S1 J# p' s/ \- D
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，
! {' \5 V9 H+ ^( Q4 `7 u' u1 ^* }房子又会变大了。
! m. J, c2 Y3 U8 C8 p; F, p3 o' f/ U! C& l. S# G3 e- }* E( R0 E8 {8 D( {' h7 [7 n& A5 a5 ^You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick 3 Q& D4 _: x. }4 r: Q1 b5 I0 z& D/ P1 i( q, B
is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck.
! D: X" U$ Z/ C6 n2 x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
1 q6 \6 ^8 T6 M0 f% u5 t$ s |* e前，请把经验袋装满。 9 ]( f4 Z' }% h% Q H
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Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately， the experience usually
, B/ {( Q M! P* |( H& d4 S; Ycomes from bad judgment. l' P$ f+ q2 p J4 M% v$ z6 [- U
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。+ Z: a# J- R2 l6 c3 h- U2 B
' f% s+ B( T8 s! f# ^) {: F8 p5 q" t! X) V- |- _6 hThe three most useless things to a pilot are the altitude above you， runway
& V: F! F+ s _( r! d* t8 cbehind you and a tenth of a second ago. : G9 R/ x# g# f+ J- l4 X& H! J
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 8 h X' b8 V2 m) e/ d h( N5 s
费掉的时间。
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bold pilots.
0 @/ F0 j, j0 G8 ?* k& Y/ ] }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。 & o/ m3 s! s' k4 a$ e0 ^/ h6 Z; w
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You know you\’ve landed with the wheels up if it takes full power to taxi to 2 ]) f4 d# ]6 C
the elevator.
; N, p; f% B/ R: Q/ |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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" { f- I6 o" u4 J) H6 ^0 sFlying isn\’t dangerous. Crashing is what\’s dangerous.
2 s# s! P5 k/ a飞行不危险，撞机才是危险的。
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The ONLY time you have too much fuel is when you\’re on fire.
8 X( m$ s2 E% C9 U# N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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5 y& E2 S: { ~# cA \’good\’ landing is one from which you can walk away. A \’great\’ landing is
5 H5 V1 c' u9 ^4 B( h+ lone after which they can use the plane again.
' X! ^: b1 ^8 J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 2 k! [# @$ v3 `4 a4 c
可以再用。
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0 N Y$ o9 i! q y! mThe propeller is just a big fan in front of the plane used to keep the pilot
0 u, T; u* ]8 t& zcool. When it stops， you can actually watch the pilot start sweating.
1 G/ i4 A! `: j( F6 e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 * D- h! M, Q6 f0 y8 y/ E8 k8 [/ P
开始冒汗了。
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Helicopters can\’t fly\； they\’re just so ugly the earth repels them.
. o; R8 X8 G2 C) u7 _' H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
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! b5 E+ x; b& iwe need humor always.作者: 帅哥 时间: 2008-12-24 20:40:39