41 My first and my last
41 第一次与最后一次
George was a rich publisher. When he was 35, he bought a small plane and learned to fly it. He made rapid progress, soon became very good at flying and made his plane do all kinds of tricks.
乔治是个富有的出版商，他35岁时买了架小型飞机，并开始学习驾驶。他进步很快，不久，就能很娴熟地驾机并可以做各种各样的特技飞行了。

George had a friend. His name was Mark. One day George offered to take Mark up in his plane. Mark thought, “I've been traveled in a big planes several times, but I have never been in a small one, so I will go.”
乔治有个朋友名叫马克。一天，乔治主动邀请马克乘他的飞机上天兜一圈。马克心想：“我乘大客机飞行过几次，还从来没有乘过小飞机，我不防试一试。”
They flew upwards. George did various tricks in the air.
升空后，乔治在空中做了各种各样的飞行特技。
When they came down again, Mark was very glad to be back safely. And he said to his friend in a trembling voice, “Well, George. Thank you very much for those two trips in your plane.”
当他们着陆后马克很高兴能够安全返回地面。他用颤抖的声音对他的朋友说：“乔治，非常感谢你让我乘小飞机做了两次飞行。”
George was very surprised and asked, “Two trips?”
乔治非常吃惊地问：“两次飞行？”
“Yes, my first and my last. I won't fly with you forever,” answered Mark.
“是的，我的第一次和最后一次。我再也不坐你的飞机了。”马克答道。