外国最新英语幽默笑话精粹228:迷路的直升飞机(中英)
A helicopter was flying around above Seattle when an electrical malfunction disabled all of the aircraft's electronic navigation and communications equipment. Due to the clouds and haze, the pilot could not determine the helicopter's position and course to steer to the airport.
一架飞机正盘旋在西雅图上空,这时飞机上发生电路故障,整个导航系统和联络设备都无法正常运行,再加上乌云和薄雾,驾驶员根本无法判断出飞机的位置和返回机场的路线。
The pilot saw a tall building, flew to- ward it, circled, drew a handwritten sign,and held it in the helicopter' s window. The pilot's sign said, "WHERE I AM?” in large letters.
这时驾驶员看到了一座很高的建筑物,他驶了过去,围着大楼转圈,并用大写字母手写一个条幅,把它贴在飞机的窗户上,“我在哪里?”
People in the tall building quickly responded to the aircraft,drew a large sign,and held it in a building window. Their sign said,"YOU ARE IN A HELICOPTER.”
大楼里的人很快就给了他答案,同样用大写字母手写一个条幅,并贴在大楼的玻璃窗上:“你在直升飞机里。”
The pilot smiled,waved, looked at his map,determined the course to steer to SEATAC airport,and landed safely.
飞行员笑了笑,对着他们摆了摆手,他又看了看地图,便决定返回西达克机场的路线,并且安全地着陆了。
After they were on the ground, the copilot asked the pilot how the "YOU ARE IN A HELICOPTER" sign helped determine their position. The pilot responded, "I knew that had to be the MICROSOFT building because they gave me a technically correct, but completely useless answer.”
他们到达地面后,副驾驶员问驾驶员,你是如何根据“你在直升飞机里”这句话来确定他们所在的位置。驾驶员说:“我知道这一定是微软公司的大楼,因为他们给了我一个技术上正确可无任何意义的答案。“
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