Fantastic Flying Machines

Fantastic Flying Machines, written by John Mayer and Elizabeth Austin.

《神奇的飞行器》，作者：约翰·梅尔、伊丽莎白·奥斯汀

Introduction. What if you could fly like a bird? Where would you go? What would you see?

引言 要是你能像小鸟一样飞，会怎么样？ 你会去哪里呀？ 你会看到什么呢？

People always wanted to fly. Some made wings out of wood. One artist drew a plan for a helicopter hundreds of years ago.

人类一直都想要飞上天空。 有些人用木头做翅膀。 曾有一位艺术家画出了直升机的设计方案，那可是好几百年前的事啦。

History of flight. Two brothers made the first hot air balloon. Other people built strange gliders.

飞行的历史 有两兄弟造出了第一个热气球。 还有人造出了奇奇怪怪的滑翔机。

Airplanes use engines to stay in the air. The Wright brothers built the first airplane that worked. People could fly.

飞机靠发动机才能停留在空中。 莱特兄弟造出了第一架能正常飞行的飞机。 人类终于可以飞啦。

Airplanes. Airplanes have changed a lot since the early days of flight. Now, large planes can carry your family on vacation.

飞机。 从飞行诞生之初到现在，飞机已经发生了很大的变化。 如今，大型飞机可以载着你全家去度假。