Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory.
8 f2 C5 f! |% Y% R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 - T% _4 Y& z) K: }
offs you\’ve made.
! H, t" ~' J1 m& C经常保持降落数目与起飞数目相等。
, \" j/ ]/ b+ B% ?* a+ |9 J W& N7 ?1 a/ g) ^% fWhen in doubt， hold on to your altitude. No-one has ever collided with the & Z9 `' a+ N) y( i2 Y
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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3 ~+ ?4 Q) p0 U* Q# D: P1 OThe probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of
) {" }1 @$ ]! u, S* b2 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。 : M) T2 ?. w; T( Z! U2 b
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There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately， no
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' f7 `; u3 l' ~+ 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。
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8 j8 X* \ p5 w! Z fIf you push the stick forward， the houses get bigger. If you pull the stick
, V0 h& P0 J* O! m4 X" G: gback， they get smaller... That is， unless you keep pulling the stick all the # F* u8 u7 @8 K# J6 V" A
way back， then they get bigger again. 6 W& [9 M8 I# e% d7 }
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，
, c4 s. v$ I- P5 w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
) S1 c9 k) V8 pis to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck.
% _1 v! C V5 D7 Q9 W1 V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 , D; H$ M+ u% t0 `5 _: ~$ W/ I
前，请把经验袋装满。 $ m. S0 ]9 V; s+ B" V" j7 U
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Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately， the experience usually 4 G5 I2 m Z" B% l
comes from bad judgment.
$ h7 Q9 o; P# A# ]' l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。5 ]7 Q& h9 \) y% J! P6 t# K
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The three most useless things to a pilot are the altitude above you， runway
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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
" Y' L3 S' M+ D% T, d费掉的时间。
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There are old pilots and there are bold pilots. There are， however， no old $ Y2 h7 m$ T/ M: ^, A
bold pilots.
8 K: U' @* ~( D1 y1 t7 A, ]6 v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 3 q: ^( i0 L: y) t! {: p
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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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( H* E C, r+ C* ?% \Flying isn\’t dangerous. Crashing is what\’s dangerous. 5 N% u! w$ F( H% |
飞行不危险，撞机才是危险的。 3 ^, R6 C+ v( f0 z
( p+ f: h) u/ U7 t: _/ N$ f# y! Q8 q0 h G# B6 EThe ONLY time you have too much fuel is when you\’re on fire.
3 a7 m% x. V& V; b* h, t8 w% ?0 j8 P+ e8 S你唯一会嫌汽油太多的时候，就是飞机着火的时候。
6 M( c+ t% c" S* S# f4 w" n' u& j* H. E1 y6 x, D" Y- y, A( p& n% Y h0 G9 }+ a, XA \’good\’ landing is one from which you can walk away. A \’great\’ landing is
6 P7 L$ Q3 V Q* W3 h% `one after which they can use the plane again.
2 H4 s- [6 x$ f. A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
4 U% ~) x! o( g. c/ X/ V8 k可以再用。 2 G7 r I& r0 D, H3 e/ k" M
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The propeller is just a big fan in front of the plane used to keep the pilot
) w9 ~8 M7 J2 S% n" O9 w5 Pcool. When it stops， you can actually watch the pilot start sweating. ( X# `, o! g+ O. R7 m7 x% |
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
( w, j- d. |3 b3 `/ b1 u开始冒汗了。 ( n& q- H. X. }0 s& @
- [ t- h/ e$ u9 V6 Z- Y" Q0 h8 y9 d2 }+ Z5 {4 iHelicopters can\’t fly\； they\’re just so ugly the earth repels them. 6 ^0 o' e# S, [0 l2 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
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we need humor always.作者: 帅哥 时间: 2008-12-24 20:40:39