Sky Time

Sky Time

空中时间

Is your helmet on tight? Is your harness buckled? Are you feeling courageous? Well then, let’s fly! Today Josh and Anne are taking us on an adventure through the skies. With no motor, no parachute, and no hot air balloon, they are going flying. How? With hang gliders! Josh and Anne are joining us today in Queenstown, New Zealand, a city whose people are known for having fun in the great outdoors. “ I have always wanted to fly, and I think hang gliding sounds like fun. Do you want to come?” says Josh.

你的头盔戴紧了吗？你的安全带扣好了吗？你觉得勇敢吗？ 那么，让我们飞吧！今天，乔希和安妮带我们进行一次空中探险。 没有发动机，没有降落伞，也没有热气球，他们要飞了。 怎么办?用悬挂式滑翔机! 乔希和安妮今天将在新西兰皇后镇与我们一起，这座城市的人们以在户外享受乐趣而闻名。 “我一直想飞，我觉得悬挂式滑翔听起来很有趣。你想来吗？”乔希说。

“ It sounds exciting, but I’m a little nervous about it. Then again, it’s good to try new things . . . so let’s go! ” says Anne. Hang gliding is actually very easy. Josh will fly with a championship glider. Tom is great at doing stunts and flying fast. Anne will fly with a glide instructor named Rick, who is good at teaching beginners.

“听起来很刺激，但我有点紧张。再说一遍，尝试新事物很好……所以我们走吧！”安妮说。 悬挂式滑翔实际上很容易。乔希将驾驶冠军滑翔机飞行。 汤姆擅长特技表演和快速飞行。 安妮将与擅长教初学者的滑翔教练里克一起飞行。

With the hang gliders packed on the roof of the van, everyone drives to the top of the mountain that overlooks Queenstown. It takes the instructors only twenty minutes to assemble poles and pieces into a complete glider. Josh and Anne seem pretty impressed. Rick calls Anne over for her first lesson on flying. “ Okay, first, you need a helmet that fits your head well. How does this one work?” “ It feels comfortable and nice and hard, ” says Anne.

随着悬挂式滑翔机装在面包车的车顶上，每个人都驱车前往俯瞰皇后镇的山顶。 教官们只需20分钟就可以将杆和部件组装成一架完整的滑翔机。 乔希和安妮似乎印象深刻。 里克叫安妮来上她的第一节飞行课。 “好吧，首先，你需要一个适合你头部的头盔。这个头盔戴起来怎么样？” “感觉舒适又好看且坚硬，”安妮说。

Then Rick explains the next piece of equipment. “ Great. Next you need a harness. This one should fit you. It looks like a sleeping bag, but it is very strong. It will hook you to the glider tightly so you can’t fall out. ” “ I’d better not fall out! ” While Rick and Anne get her harness fitted, Tom gets Josh ready for their jump. “ Cheers, Josh. When we’re hooked up to the glider, I’ll ask if you’re ready.

然后里克解释了下一件设备。 “太好了。接下来你需要一条背带。这条应该适合你。 它看起来像睡袋，但很结实。它会把你紧紧地挂在滑翔机上，这样你就不会掉下来了。” “我最好别掉下去!” 当里克和安妮给她装好背带时，汤姆让乔希准备跳下去。 “加油，乔希。当我们接上滑翔机时，我会问你是否准备好了。

If you feel nervous and you’re not ready, say ‘Wait. ’ But, if you feel ready, say ‘Ready. ’ Got it?” “ Excellent! I’m ready to fly already! Let’s go! ” says Josh. “ In just a minute, we’ll start back here, away from the edge. When you say ready, I’ll count one, two, three. At one, we start running. At two, we run harder. At three, we throw ourselves off the cliff. ”

如果你感到紧张，并还没有准备好，就说 ‘等等。‘但是，如果你觉得准备好了，就说‘准备好了。’ 明白了吗？” “好极了！我已经准备好飞了！走吧！”乔希说。 “一分钟后，我们将从这里开始，远离边缘。 当你说准备好的时候，我数到一、二、三。一的时候，我们开始跑起来。 二的时候，我们跑得更猛。三的时候，我们从悬崖上跳下来。”