Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory. 1 f" \" V6 C& B6 M2 M
起飞是自愿性的，降落却强迫性的。 - B L$ u& `+ e, H2 R0 _* T6 u
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Always try to keep the number of landings you make equal the number of take 1 B4 } B# J, _ T F" H+ Q o/ Z
offs you\’ve made.
. ]8 S$ [" u. p! @: g& D2 e* M经常保持降落数目与起飞数目相等。 ( ^0 l* S. z, U8 e/ K y6 s' R: g# P
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When in doubt， hold on to your altitude. No-one has ever collided with the ( p5 Q5 y8 v9 c7 h7 {" O
sky. 当你觉得混乱时请保持高度，因为没有人跟天空相撞过。 0 g, c( @5 R8 z( j. g: f/ Y, m' I
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The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of
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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。 : g4 Q7 g2 U2 _, I2 w
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There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately， no : s9 p3 N% E+ J
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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。 2 F6 m3 u+ I! \# C
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If you push the stick forward， the houses get bigger. If you pull the stick & R0 O% l& u2 n4 X7 h
back， they get smaller... That is， unless you keep pulling the stick all the
s. L8 @% J' m; {1 _: Vway back， then they get bigger again. / Z. a4 m: ^# N% [$ b" b
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，
$ p; Y' u5 O! X% ~房子又会变大了。 % m; I* X+ f4 E9 ]# U; H
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You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick
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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 ! p& N3 G% \& w: @' e" J6 M) u8 P
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8 v m, m; z- A3 @4 H" G# i5 `- t5 N% @3 |9 ZGood judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately， the experience usually
5 h" J* V5 n6 x5 ~' R0 Ccomes from bad judgment.
# o! l+ Z: G( I. n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。 i$ a% g& ~7 b( t& i* a
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The three most useless things to a pilot are the altitude above you， runway $ T. A. r A8 C6 z
behind you and a tenth of a second ago. " f- @; X6 ]. ^. d
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
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bold pilots.
# v8 z$ |" q, m2 c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。 `# V- F/ B) j1 f$ ?
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/ O& a. t5 G( e* e- _3 RYou know you\’ve landed with the wheels up if it takes full power to taxi to ( j1 ]/ g% }+ w) F. c6 t
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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.
B/ _ }/ H$ P$ I8 F O9 I飞行不危险，撞机才是危险的。
Q- h+ a( j7 i7 Z1 z8 A% \, M0 u. |/ A$ Z! M6 v( j# G# k& k! `+ oThe ONLY time you have too much fuel is when you\’re on fire.
% @: l, k* s! {5 b5 F! b你唯一会嫌汽油太多的时候，就是飞机着火的时候。 5 F3 u$ z8 E) L: Z- m) b5 K- j9 V5 L
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A \’good\’ landing is one from which you can walk away. A \’great\’ landing is
1 u! b* ~, Z' f" k6 i* ?one after which they can use the plane again.
$ b, L: _6 S2 o, q4 K% H0 ~' d0 V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
( j8 o/ G: ?: B2 W1 l可以再用。
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The propeller is just a big fan in front of the plane used to keep the pilot . u5 L, B) \9 z+ e i
cool. When it stops， you can actually watch the pilot start sweating. & e8 W5 z6 \0 z. D0 R Y
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
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7 U% ^/ \6 W/ o& F# h! U* qHelicopters can\’t fly\； they\’re just so ugly the earth repels them.
2 y9 C1 [& I/ \+ S" g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
' l' L+ t& n B% f" p+ Ione after which they can use the plane again.
4 R# |) T% k: G6 m0 N8 n1 W/ v2 V" J0 |% j% f' v( m3 Mwe need humor always.作者: 帅哥 时间: 2008-12-24 20:40:39