79 By Air

By air

乘飞机

I used to travel by air a great deal when I was a boy.

我在幼年的时候,曾多次乘飞机旅行。

My parents used to live in South America and I used to fly there from Europe in the holidays.

我的父母曾经住在南美洲,所以假期里我常从欧洲乘飞机到他们那里。

A flight attendant would take charge of me and I never had an unpleasant experience.

我总是由一位空中乘务员照管,从未遇到过不愉快的经历。

I am used to travelling by air and only on one occasion have I ever felt frightened.

我习惯了乘飞机旅行,只是有一次把我吓坏了，

After taking off, we were flying low over the city and slowly gaining height,

起飞之后,我们在城市上空低低地飞行,然后慢慢爬高。