DIALOGUE 50:The First Gliding Lesson

1--What was your first gliding lesson like?

2--If was very interesting.

1--How did you start?

2--Well, the instructor showed me the controls.

1--What happened next?

2--The instructor showed me how to use them. Then

we went for a short flight.

1--Were you nervous when you took over the

controls for the first time?

2--Yes, very. My hands were trembling.

1--Did you have any moments of panic?

2--Yes, when the glider was rushing towards the

ground and I suddenly forgot what to do.

1--That must have been frightening.

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注解：

1）glide：滑翔。glider：滑翔機

2）show me the controls：show作“告知”或（通過示范）

“教”解。controls（多用復數）：操縱裝置。

3）take over the controls：take over作“接過來”解。

這里指學員從教練手中接過操縱器，自行駕駛。

4）moments of panic：感到驚慌、恐懼的時刻。

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譯文：

1--你第一節滑翔課上得怎么樣啊？

2--非常有意思。

1--你是怎么開始的？

2--哦，教員告訴我哪些是操縱器。

1--然后呢？

2--教員給我示范如何使用這些操縱器。接著我們就飛了

一小段距離。

1--當你第一次進行操縱的時候，你緊張不緊張？

2--非常緊張。我的雙手都哆嗦了。

1--你有感到驚慌失措的時候嗎？

2--有。當滑翔機朝地面俯沖去的時候，我簡直不知所措了。

1--那一定讓人膽戰心驚。