(单词翻译:单击)
Passage 50 A Flying Sail
飞航
That summer was a hot one in Boston. Almost every afternoon, I went swimming in a nearby swimming pool with my best friend, Ben Franklin.
在波士顿那个炎热的夏季，几乎每天下午，我都和最好的朋友本·富兰克林去附近的一个泳池游泳。
We loved those long, hot days. On one pleasant afternoon, Ben was late I went to his house and climbed upstairs to his small bedroom. He was sitting there making a kite.
我们热爱那些漫长炎热的夏日。在一个宜人的午后，本来迟了。我就去了他家，爬上楼来到他的小卧室。他正坐在那儿做一个风筝。
"What's with the kite?" I said, "I thought we were going swimming."
“用这个风筝干什么？”我说，“我本以为我们要去游泳的。”
Ben smiled at me and said, "We need the kite for swimming."
本对我笑了笑说，“我们需要这个风筝去游泳。”
"Who goes swimming with a kite?" I asked.
“谁会带着个风筝去游泳呢？”我问道。
"I do," Ben said. His blue eyes were shining.
“我会，”本说，他蓝色的眼睛闪闪发亮。
With such a clever friend, I got used to hearing crazy ideas. I just shook my head, "I'd like to see how you do it."
有这么一个聪明的朋友，我习惯于听到疯狂的想法。我只是摇摇头说，“我倒想看看你怎么做。”
Half an hour later, we were standing on the bank of the pool.
半个小时后，我们来到了泳池的岸边。
Ben held his crazy kite in one hand and a login the other.
本一只手抓着他那荒唐的风筝，另一只手拿着根圆木。
He sat on the bank, took off his shoes, and tied the end of the kite thread to his foot.
他坐在岸边，脱掉衣服，然后把风筝线的一端系在一只脚上。
Then he flew the kite into the air and let the wind catch it. The kite rose over the swimming pool.
然后他把风筝放飞，让风带动它。风筝在泳池上空升起。
"This is fantastic!" I shouted. Ben smiled at me and jumped into the pool.
“这太棒了！”我大喊道。本对我笑着，然后跳进泳池。
He threw one arm over his log, leaned back, and let the kite pull him across the pool. "Oh, I get it!" I cried, "It's a flying sail!"
他一只胳膊抱着他的圆木，向后仰着，让风筝拉着他游过泳池。“噢，我明白了！”大叫道，“这是一次飞航！”
