130. Sleeping Pilots

It was late at night.
那是深夜。
The plane flew through the air.
飞机在空中飞行。
It flew through the air very fast.
它在空中飞得很快。
It flew through the air at 500 miles per hour.
它以每小时500英里的速度飞行。
Five hundred miles per hour is very fast.
每小时500英里是非常快的。
A train does not go 500 miles per hour.
火车不会以每小时500英里的速度行驶。
A bus does not go 500 miles per hour.
公共汽车不会以每小时500英里的速度行驶。
A ship does not go 500 miles per hour.
船不会以每小时500英里的速度行驶。
Both the pilot and copilot were very sleepy.
机长和副机长都很困。
They both fell asleep.
他们都睡着了。
The plane flew past the city.
飞机飞过了这座城市。
Then the pilot and copilot woke up.
然后机长和副机长醒了过来。
They turned the plane around.
他们把飞机掉了个头。
They went back to the city.
他们回到了这座城市。
They landed at the airport.
他们在机场降落了。
Their boss was angry.
他们的老板很生气。
He asked, "Why is the plane late? Did you two fall asleep?"
他问：“为什么飞机晚点了？你们俩睡着了吗？”
They both said, "Of course not, boss!"
他们都说：“当然没有，老板！”