英汉幽默故事选读【126】
An Excellent Scheme
After 20 years as a pilot, I became an airport manger and soon found the stress was getting to me. I needed a release and wanted to buy a motorcycle, but my family thought it was too dangerous. My wife said, "Why don't you start flying again?"
The next day, as I showed a businessman around the airport, he looked longingly at the planes." I used to take flying lessons, but my wife made quit," he lamented. "She said it was dangerous.
"Tell her you want to get a motorcycle," I advised. My newfound friend has now earned his pilot's license.
Notes:
（1） stress n. 压力；压迫
（2） Why don't you start flying again？何不再度开始飞行呢？Why don' t you…？用来提出建议等。
（3） longingly adv. 渴望地
（4） lament v.惋惜
Exercises:
根据短文填空：
① After 20 years_____ a pilot, I became an airport manager.
② Soon t found the stress was getting _____ me .
③ I needed a_____ and wanted to buy a motorcycle.
④ The next day, as I showed a businessman _____the airport, he looked longingly at the planes.
⑤ I used _____take flying lessons, but my wife made quit.
妙 计
做了二十年的飞行员后，我成为一名机场管理人员。不久，我就发现压力向我袭来。我需要放松，于是想买一辆摩托，但我的家人认为那玩艺儿太危险了。我妻子说：“何不再度开始飞行呢？”
第二天，我带领一个商人参观机场时，他渴望地望着那些飞机。
“我过去经常参加飞行方面的学习，但我太太硬是让我放弃掉，”他惋惜道，“她说那有危险。”
“告诉她你想买一辆摩托，”我建议道。我这位新朋友现在已经拿到飞行执照。
练习参考答案：
① as ② to ③ release ④ around ⑤ to
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