英漢幽默故事選讀【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. 壓力；壓迫
（2） Why don't you start flying again？何不再度開始飛行呢？Why don' t you…？用來提出建議等。
（3） longingly adv. 渴望地
（4） lament v.惋惜
Exercises:
根據短文填空：
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 計
做了二十年的飛行員后，我成為一名機場管理人員。不久，我就發現壓力向我襲來。我需要放松，于是想買一輛摩托，但我的家人認為那玩藝兒太危險了。我妻子說：“何不再度開始飛行呢？”
第二天，我帶領一個商人參觀機場時，他渴望地望著那些飛機。
“我過去經常參加飛行方面的學習，但我太太硬是讓我放棄掉，”他惋惜道，“她說那有危險。”
“告訴她你想買一輛摩托，”我建議道。我這位新朋友現在已經拿到飛行執照。
練習參考答案：
① as ② to ③ release ④ around ⑤ to
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