Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory.
$ ?5 s. @+ F+ q起飞是自愿性的，降落却强迫性的。
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Always try to keep the number of landings you make equal the number of take
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* V `9 m) X0 H经常保持降落数目与起飞数目相等。 6 A. }/ q% D5 {" n. Z
: v% H) B# @$ C$ ?When in doubt， hold on to your altitude. No-one has ever collided with the
( q) i- a& q, k6 D7 Z6 m: }sky. 当你觉得混乱时请保持高度，因为没有人跟天空相撞过。
3 @- o* M$ @5 g$ l2 X+ V- b. |4 O, h1 N/ f9 G: l, m6 T( n5 ?0 ~' K5 D$ H8 u( [0 TThe probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of
5 g4 h7 k) @& P. parrival. 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。
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8 v* u% E; A- _, [0 GThere are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately， no
: o3 |! u' L1 L. ^1 `' d$ n F* Wone knows what they are.
0 w% V" ^* M5 h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。
" _6 j) t% v% Y# z0 F' {0 n0 U! d! M) ~7 {2 B! d7 L4 H& e0 s/ O7 n7 G( c) |If you push the stick forward， the houses get bigger. If you pull the stick
& J& n- C% ]3 mback， they get smaller... That is， unless you keep pulling the stick all the 2 ~& \, h# s F3 W- U! m7 |3 Z9 M9 u% t6 t
way back， then they get bigger again.
9 I% q( A6 K7 K" H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，
# i+ P; i; s7 i房子又会变大了。 , q0 E, C! V. ~: d) q/ `
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) J8 `4 q* n6 W" J' N3 Q/ a. {You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick
8 X0 o; t8 d7 L g) l. n5 L0 T" Pis to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck.
( l! b+ e. E0 V. B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
# U6 }2 Z* \; |. q8 n- M% @% _: l前，请把经验袋装满。
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Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately， the experience usually
# m( c- b& w4 |3 R( mcomes from bad judgment.
9 \% u4 g6 Q0 o5 ]% m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。
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The three most useless things to a pilot are the altitude above you， runway % j, s- O. i1 z6 F( K7 [
behind you and a tenth of a second ago.
( x Y: _) C3 r1 }5 h% W& g$ E% w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
5 e6 R1 p+ h0 H; Z7 q费掉的时间。 $ `( K- B: z0 X0 n# j" L- q) g2 T
（另一说是头上的天空，背後的跑道，和空掉的油箱）% S' x3 }! L: i2 |: I% r: ]9 s3 `
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" z3 C& c2 r& s% MThere are old pilots and there are bold pilots. There are， however， no old
6 A6 C. k5 Y Y/ I* J" Q* Obold pilots. 6 r) \4 z4 G6 ^8 p: G
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。 + ~- a2 n9 L* i0 X
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! B$ `- G: t" y4 A* nYou know you\’ve landed with the wheels up if it takes full power to taxi to . [0 s+ _% { J* G0 e! }7 n+ B
the elevator. 1 V/ y. C& n& H6 g) H2 h; _6 W
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。 ; P5 g( M& Z# O9 M3 v
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Flying isn\’t dangerous. Crashing is what\’s dangerous. $ b5 X8 X3 Q' `- }$ ?
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.
9 N, Z+ O. |( A3 A% }你唯一会嫌汽油太多的时候，就是飞机着火的时候。 3 K$ a) J# u/ P- q5 J
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A \’good\’ landing is one from which you can walk away. A \’great\’ landing is
3 {$ i! y) I4 t/ S+ lone after which they can use the plane again. / C; @! S' q4 y4 L3 W- ]) d5 k
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 : D& C: f1 X4 y: H0 ?
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The propeller is just a big fan in front of the plane used to keep the pilot % O$ q. X+ N7 X D" m( q
cool. When it stops， you can actually watch the pilot start sweating. 4 m& f6 l4 S D% S
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
2 D$ m \6 r" U. m5 H% z开始冒汗了。
. O6 I" S0 C, U, h1 A. h) f) @7 @" Z8 V1 U6 r& o3 Z+ j+ k$ S$ ZHelicopters can\’t fly\； they\’re just so ugly the earth repels them.
$ A9 e7 b \ q" j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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we need humor always.作者: 帅哥 时间: 2008-12-24 20:40:39