飞机兄弟（一）

山东临清北门里街 潘霞供稿

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One day when they are young,Aircraft Brothers go sightseeing in the countryside.小时候的一天，飞机兄弟俩一起到郊外游玩。

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At this time,an eagle comes by.It now plunges to the ground as an arrow,now it flies straight to the sky. “Look,how freely it flies!”The younger brother says enviously.这时，空中飞来一只老鹰。老鹰一会儿像箭一般向地面俯冲，一会儿又笔直飞向蓝天。“瞧，它飞得多自在呀！”弟弟羡慕地说。

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“If we could have wings as the eagle,how happy we would be!”The elder brother says.“要是我们能和老鹰一样长上翅膀，该多好呀！”哥哥说。

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But how could they fly to the sky?It troubles the brothers.They both keep silent.可是，怎样才能飞上天去呢？兄弟俩难住了，都沉默不语。

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One day,the elder brother has an idea.“We can catch a bird and see how it flies.”The younger brother claps and cheers.So they prepare the slingshot and snare.一天，哥哥有了主意：“我们抓一只鸟，看它是怎样飞的！”弟弟拍手叫好。于是，他们准备好弹弓和网套。

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They catch a bird and feel happy.They tie a string to its leg and let it fly.They follow and watch it.They try to find out how the bird flutters its wings.他们终于抓住了一只小鸟，可高兴啦！他们在小鸟的腿上系上绳子，让它飞起来。他俩一边追一边观察，看小鸟的翅膀是怎样拍打的。

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When the bird stops,they watch its wings carefully.They also catch a dragonfly and watch its wings.小鸟停下来了，他们又把小鸟的翅膀翻来覆去，仔细观察。他们还抓来蜻蜓，仔细研究蜻蜓的翅膀。

想知道他们是怎样发明飞机的吗？让我们期待下一期吧！