Like the Spitfire it was immensely strong: a pilot had no need to fear the danger of pulling the wings off, no matter how desperate the situation became.

  • -- Douglas Bader 道格拉斯巴德

就像喷火器一样,它非常强大:无论情况多么危急,飞行员都不必担心机翼被扯掉的危险。

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I grew up and I kind of took the road of becoming a pilot, which was another dream I had of flying, and once I did attend the air force academy, that dream of flying became more like a project, and I wanted to be a fighter pilot, which I did. I became a fighter pilot.

我长大了,我成为一名飞行员的道路,这是我另一个梦想飞行,一旦我参加空军学院,这个梦想飞行变得像一个项目,我想成为一名战斗机飞行员,我做到了。我成了一名战斗机飞行员。

It's nice to be in a situation where the two books that I write for a sort of regular monthly income are also works that I enjoy immensely, rather than them being some kind of bread and butter, do it because you have to do it.

我为每月固定收入所写的两本书,也是我非常喜欢的作品,而不是像面包和黄油那样,因为你必须做,所以你要做。

None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody - a parent, a teacher, an Ivy League crony or a few nuns - bent down and helped us pick up our boots.

没有一个人仅仅靠自己的努力就能取得今天的成就。我们来到这里是因为有人——一位家长,一位老师,一位常春藤盟校的密友,或者几个修女——弯下腰来帮我们捡起了靴子。

Clothing was something I always wanted to do. I've been pulling tear sheets from magazines since I was a little girl.

衣服是我一直想做的事情。当我还是个小女孩的时候,我就从杂志上撕下撕下来的撕纸。

People are worms, and even the God who created them is immensely bored with their antics.

人是虫子,即使创造他们的上帝也对他们的滑稽行为感到非常厌烦。

When we are touched by something it's as if we're being brushed by an angel's wings.

当我们被什么东西触碰时,就像被天使的翅膀拂过一样。

Never touch a butterfly's wing with your finger.

永远不要用手指碰蝴蝶的翅膀。

Here's to the pilot that weathered the storm.

为经受住暴风雨的飞行员干杯。