1 Flying back in time

THE TIMEKEEPERS First Flight SJ KING

计时员第一次飞行SJ国王

Chapter 1 Flying back in time Yasmin battled to hold the joystick straight. The wind was pushing hard, and visibility was bad. Rain lashed across the windshield as she fought to keep the plane under control. There was the runway! She could do this. Putting both hands on the joystick she eased it away

第1章时光飞返，雅斯敏奋力握住操纵杆。 风刮得很大，能见度很差。 当她奋力控制飞机时，雨水打在挡风玻璃上。 那是跑道！她可以这么做。 她把两只手放在操纵杆上，慢慢地松开了

from her. The nose of the plane smoothly dipped down. The ground was coming closer... closer... She felt a gentle bump as the wheels touched down. It was a perfect landing! Smiling to herself, Yasmin took off her headset and shook out her hair. She had always wanted to fly, and now she had flown.

从她的。飞机的机头平稳地向下倾斜。 地面越来越近了…… 接近……车轮着陆时，她感到轻微的颠簸。 这是一次完美的着陆！雅斯敏对自己笑了笑，摘下耳机，抖了抖头发。 她一直想飞，现在她飞起来了。

Well, almost. This was just a flight simulator at an air show near her home in Karachi, Pakistan, and she hadn't really been battling the elements. But it felt like she had, and that's what counted. One day I'll do it for real, she thought to herself as she opened the flight simulator door. "How did that feel?" asked her mom, as Yasmin joined her parents. "Amazing," said Yasmin honestly. "I could do it all day." Her dad smiled and took her hand. "There are some wonderful planes here, Yasmin. You're going to love it! We've just got time to see some exhibits before the air display."

嗯,差不多。这只是她在巴基斯坦卡拉奇家附近的航展上的一个飞行模拟器，她并没有真正与天气作斗争。 但我感觉她有，这才是最重要的。 她打开飞行模拟器的门，心里想，总有一天我会真的这么做。 “那是什么感觉？”当雅斯敏加入父母的行列时，她妈妈问。 “太棒了，”亚斯明诚实地说。 “我可以做一整天。”爸爸微笑着握住她的手。 “这里有一些很棒的飞机，雅斯敏。 你会喜欢的！我们刚好有时间在空中表演前看一些展品。”

There were planes on display from the whole history of human flight. They stood proudly around the hangar, with big signs that told the visitors all about them. There was a British Spitfire from World War II, and one of the earliest jet airplanes. There were biplanes with their two sets of wings, and a great bulky bomber painted with camouflage. Yasmin ran among them, reading about their histories and imagining herself behind the controls, up in the sky.

这里展出了人类整个飞行历史上的飞机。 他们骄傲地站在机库周围，用大牌子告诉游客关于他们的一切。 这里有一架二战时期的英国喷火式战斗机，也是最早的喷气式飞机之一。 有两副机翼的双翼飞机，还有一架涂着迷彩的笨重轰炸机。 雅斯敏在他们中间跑着，一边读着他们的历史，一边想象自己坐在操纵杆后面，在天空中飞翔。

She stopped at a replica of the first plane to make a powered flight—the Wright Flyer, built by Orville and Wilbur Wright in 1903. Yasmin closed her eyes and imagined how it must have felt to be the first people in the world to make a flight like that! Not gliding, but real, actual flying. She suddenly felt a whirring on her wrist. She glanced down at her special Timekeepers watch. The hands had started to spin-backward. Yasmin felt a rush of excitement. She was being called to the History Hub! Yasmin had a wonderful secret. She could go back in time. She was one of the Timekeepers—a secret organization that kept the course

她在第一架动力飞机的复制品前停了下来，这架飞机是1903年由奥维尔·莱特和威尔伯·莱特建造的。 雅斯敏闭上眼睛，想象着成为世界上第一个进行那样飞行的人是什么感觉！不是滑翔，而是真正的飞行。 她突然感到手腕上有飕飕的响声。 她低头看了一眼她那块特制的Timekeepers手表。 双手开始向后旋转。 雅斯敏感到一阵兴奋。 她被叫去历史中心了！雅思敏有一个奇妙的秘密。 她可以回到过去。 她是计时员之一，这是一个保持航向的秘密组织