美国男子不带降落伞从7600米高空跳下

AS IT IS 2016-08-02 US Skydiver Completes 7,600-Meter Jump Without Parachute¹ 美国男子不带降落伞从7600米高空跳下

An American skydiver has survived a 7,600-meter jump from an airplane, although he did not use a parachute.

Luke Aikins dropped into a huge safety net on Saturday after falling for about two-minutes over the desert in California².

Aikins reached a speed of 193 kilometers per hour during the jump. He fell safely into a 30-meter by 30-meter net. Cranes³ held the net about 65 meters over the desert floor.

Aikins became the first-ever skydiver to land safely without a parachute.

The 42-year-old husband and father has jumped out of planes many thousands of times. But never once had he left a plane without a parachute. Aikins said he was nervous before this jump. “We’re talking about jumping without a parachute,” he told reporters. “I take that very seriously. It’s not a joke.”

Aikins prepared for two years to make the jump. Three skydivers with parachutes⁴ made the jump with him. They video recorded the event and carried equipment Aikins needed, like an oxygen mask. He removed the mask after falling about 2100 meters.

Aikins rolled in the air just moments before he hit the net so as to land on his back. The net stretched deeply⁵.

The skydiver did not move for several seconds as the net was lowered⁶ to the ground. Then, Aikins stood, waved his arms and hugged his wife.

Words in This Story

nervous – adj. having or showing feelings of being worried and afraid about what might happen

stunt⁷ man – n. a man who takes an actor’s place during the filming of stunts⁸ and dangerous scenes for a movie or TV show

oxygen mask – n. a mask worn over your nose and mouth so that you can breathe oxygen from a storage tank

1 parachute   

n.降落伞；v.用降落伞投送/降落

参考例句：

• No way,I'm not jumping from high places without a parachute.没可能的，没有降落伞我可不从高处往下跳。
• Please release the parachute when there is an emergency.有紧急情况，请打开降落伞。

2 California   

n.加利福尼亚(美国)

参考例句：

• He was elected governor of the state of California.他当选为加州州长。
• We were driving on a California freeway.我们正沿着加利福尼亚的一条快车道驾车行驶。

3 cranes   

n.鹤( crane的名词复数 )；起重机，吊车

参考例句：

• Laborers were trained to handle 50-ton compactors and giant cranes. 工人们接受操作五十吨压土机和巨型起重机的训练。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Huge cranes are swinging cargo up. 巨大的起重机正在吊运货物。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 parachutes   

n.降落伞( parachute的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Mind is like parachutes: they only function when opened. 心，好比降落伞：只在张开之时才发挥作用。 来自互联网
• Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open. 心如降落伞，只有在张开时才能发挥作用。 来自互联网

5 deeply   

adv.深刻地，在深处，深沉地

参考例句：

• I do feel deeply the strength of the collective.我确实深深地感到了集体的力量。
• We're deeply honoured that you should agree to join us.您能同意加入我们，我们感到很荣幸。

6 lowered   

v.（使）降低， （使）跌落( lower的过去式和过去分词 )；削弱；削减；减少

参考例句：

• Every evening at sunset the flag was lowered. 每天傍晚日落时都要降旗。
• She lowered her eyelids, then sprang them open. 她低垂着眼睑，然后突然睁开。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 stunt   

n.惊人表演，绝技，特技；vt.阻碍...发育，妨碍...生长

参考例句：

• Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。
• Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。

8 stunts   

n.惊人的表演( stunt的名词复数 )；（广告中）引人注目的花招；愚蠢行为；危险举动v.阻碍…发育[生长]，抑制，妨碍( stunt的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He did all his own stunts. 所有特技都是他自己演的。
• The plane did a few stunts before landing. 飞机着陆前做了一些特技。 来自《简明英汉词典》