126.An Excellent Scheme

　　After 20 years as a pilot, I became an airport manger and soon found the stress was getting to me. I needed a release and wanted to buy a motorcycle, but my family thought it was too dangerous. My wife said, "Why don't you start flying again?"

　　The next day, as I showed a businessman around the airport, he looked longingly¹ at the planes." I used to take flying lessons, but my wife made quit," he lamented³. "She said it was dangerous.

　　"Tell her you want to get a motorcycle," I advised. My newfound friend has now earned his pilot's license⁴.

Notes:

　　(1) stress n. 压力；压迫

　　(2) Why don't you start flying again？何不再度开始飞行呢？Why don' t you…？用来提出建议等。

　　(3) longingly adv. 渴望地

　　(4) lament² v.惋惜

Exercises:

根据短文填空：

　　① After 20 years_____ a pilot, I became an airport manager.

　　② Soon t found the stress was getting _____ me .

　　③ I needed a_____ and wanted to buy a motorcycle.

　　④ The next day, as I showed a businessman _____the airport, he looked longingly at the planes.

　　⑤ I used _____take flying lessons, but my wife made quit.

126.妙计

　　做了二十年的飞行员后，我成为一名机场管理人员。不久，我就发现压力向我袭来。我需要放松，于是想买一辆摩托，但我的家人认为那玩艺儿太危险了。我妻子说：“何不再度开始飞行呢？”

　　第二天，我带领一个商人参观机场时，他渴望地望着那些飞机。

　　“我过去经常参加飞行方面的学习，但我太太硬是让我放弃掉，”他惋惜道，“她说那有危险。”

　　“告诉她你想买一辆摩托，”我建议道。我这位新朋友现在已经拿到飞行执照。

练习参考答案：

① as ② to ③ release ④ around ⑤ to

1 longingly   

adv. 渴望地 热望地

参考例句：

• He looked longingly at the food on the table. 他眼巴巴地盯着桌上的食物。
• Over drinks,he speaks longingly of his trip to Latin America. 他带着留恋的心情，一边喝酒一边叙述他的拉丁美洲之行。

2 lament   

n.悲叹，悔恨，恸哭；v.哀悼，悔恨，悲叹

参考例句：

• Her face showed lament.她的脸上露出悲伤的样子。
• We lament the dead.我们哀悼死者。

3 lamented   

adj.被哀悼的，令人遗憾的v.（为…）哀悼，痛哭，悲伤( lament的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• her late lamented husband 她那令人怀念的已故的丈夫
• We lamented over our bad luck. 我们为自己的不幸而悲伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。