126.An Excellent Scheme_英语幽默故事

　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.

126.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：

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