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 6 @7 v t# i I1 u4 ~: r3 j
offs you\’ve made.
$ I2 P% z) ~2 v% _: i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
1 E, F) G( L2 r6 {9 P) Xsky. 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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6 Q, u* @& k- p$ F# d% P* o1 H% wThe probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of
% ^! j, N- b _4 t( uarrival. Large angle of arrival， small probability of survival and vice & \- ]% N( G/ L- v3 v5 J' c
versa.
F7 ^$ x4 p* I9 D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。 0 M5 C- Y8 K7 Z" y1 G T$ ? N
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There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately， no
+ s# v p" O! L1 D. N/ H/ oone knows what they are. : q+ u) ?8 c" |
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。 . A% C3 \$ U5 J
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i9 `1 m7 m) NIf you push the stick forward， the houses get bigger. If you pull the stick
; M5 @+ y1 e5 r2 X+ }5 L8 eback， they get smaller... That is， unless you keep pulling the stick all the % G, ^* ]% ^4 b. {
way back， then they get bigger again.
. N ?& Q N+ y: m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， X6 I+ a& h2 ?4 M8 Q9 ^8 B
房子又会变大了。 $ O8 @4 i4 L0 u" `8 l0 t1 z
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4 S7 B. G6 {3 ~. y, L0 C8 kYou start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick
4 |' K3 {& d& m% F7 h) c9 U" ?* xis to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck.
6 L1 }) l5 ^% j M+ Z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
; n2 X' j8 w# L6 K. S9 `' F2 T; J, ?comes from bad judgment. |3 `" [4 k; \6 _5 C) [
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。8 o" [2 ?- ]# \0 ^5 J1 s7 }
- B; J# Y; @. j& J6 _3 A0 |# [/ W$ i0 Q& }6 Q$ U/ M* _The three most useless things to a pilot are the altitude above you， runway & Y: i S5 Z7 k$ H
behind you and a tenth of a second ago.
* [, P: W1 v( q9 y0 S/ ^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
, z% G# _0 z. p" r费掉的时间。
C7 H' L6 b% ?0 R" [7 j( Z（另一说是头上的天空，背後的跑道，和空掉的油箱）9 `1 G; @8 `& u3 f+ C
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' p: ?1 {- o3 \. W+ F6 f+ EThere 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。 ; P6 g1 ~3 v5 k1 c) ^
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3 N, n5 J* E( a! P) zYou know you\’ve landed with the wheels up if it takes full power to taxi to 6 ~* }) h9 p, U ^0 L) \3 z
the elevator. 3 ~$ q2 C5 D- 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。 7 I6 k6 R6 C3 l! D8 u
8 D# M+ t4 t! b( e; Y8 _, g) u$ L( ]4 Q3 tFlying isn\’t dangerous. Crashing is what\’s dangerous.
6 x& u. a" [: L3 ^ Z5 V5 x飞行不危险，撞机才是危险的。 - n- _4 |/ q/ L; _
0 f3 j0 r' ]% z" S0 |9 T7 p$ a6 a# V S* g( aThe ONLY time you have too much fuel is when you\’re on fire. ! D8 M c$ W L. N, w3 l
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
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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
# H5 e, s- F# \可以再用。 ; J# e! ^8 y" e3 A! E/ z
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The propeller is just a big fan in front of the plane used to keep the pilot
; H& p" r- Q3 q4 c7 A( @0 ?cool. When it stops， you can actually watch the pilot start sweating. , p+ k7 f+ _+ X% ~* \* [5 n4 `
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
3 p$ F3 c% W+ l' I5 q3 f% a# f4 ~/ \开始冒汗了。
( i/ _& q2 Z& c1 D+ W! ]5 C! b. y1 u: F, k" Q- |8 O# W3 Q9 ~5 ]# T6 @- F/ u) {( ZHelicopters can\’t fly\； they\’re just so ugly the earth repels them. & e1 X3 O5 M( 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
! c' u' P# ~$ m/ E# m& c7 _- y7 Eone after which they can use the plane again.
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we need humor always.作者: 帅哥 时间: 2008-12-24 20:40:39