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 longingly at the planes." I used to take flying lessons, but my wife made quit," he lamented. "She said it was dangerous. "Tell her you want to get a motorcycle," I advised. My newfound friend has now earned his pilot's license. Notes: (1) stress n. 壓力；壓迫 (2) Why don't you start flying again？何不再度開始飛行呢？Why don' t you…？用來提出建議等。 (3) longingly adv. 渴望地 (4) lament v.惋惜 Exercises: 根據短文填空： 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.妙計 做了二十年的飛行員後，我成爲一名機場管理人員。不久，我就發現壓力向我襲來。我需要放鬆，於是想買一輛摩托，但我的家人認爲那玩藝兒太危險了。我妻子說：“何不再度開始飛行呢？” 第二天，我帶領一個商人蔘觀機場時，他渴望地望着那些飛機。 “我過去經常參加飛行方面的學習，但我太太硬是讓我放棄掉，”他惋惜道，“她說那有危險。” “告訴她你想買一輛摩托，”我建議道。我這位新朋友現在已經拿到飛行執照。 練習參考答案： ① as ② to ③ release ④ around ⑤ to
