新视野大学英语综合教程3 课文及课文翻译Unit6.doc

All I wanted was to talk to my family, and get some dry socksOne month ago, I landed Flight 1549 safely in theHudson River. In some ways, that was the easy part.1 The night of the accident, after wed safely accounted for all 155 people on the airplane, left the hospital, finally reached the hotelthe pilots union and the NYPD whisking us awayI remember thinking that my needs were very simple. Id lost all my belongings; Id had the most harrowing three minutes of my life. All I really wanted was to talk to my family, and get some dry socks.2 It has been a month since the airplane I piloted, US Airways Flight 1549, made an emergency landing in the Hudson River.3 Since then, the attention given to me and my crewIm trying to resist, somewhat unsuccessfully, everyones attempt to make this about fewer than five peoplehas obviously been immense. But I still dont think of myself as a celebrity. Its been a difficult adjustment, initially because of the hero mantle that was pushed in my direction. I felt for a long time that that wasnt an appropriate word. As my wife, Lorrie, pointed out on 60 Minutes, a hero is someone who decides to run into a burning building. This was differentthis was a situation that was thrust upon us. I didnt choose to do what I did. That was why initially I decided that if someone offered me the gift of their thankfulness, I should accept it gratefullybut then not take it on as my own.4 As time went by, though, I was better able to put everything in perspective and realize how this event had touched peoples lives, how ready they were for good news, how much they wanted to feel hopeful again. Partly its because this occurred as the US presidency was changing hands. Weve had a worldwide economic downturn, and people were confused, fearful and just so ready for good news. They wanted to feel reassured, I think, that all the things we value, all our ideals, still existthat theyre still there, even if theyre not always evident.5 When I was very young, my father impressed upon me that a commander is responsible for the welfare of everyone in his care. Any commander who got someone hurt because of lack of foresight or poor judgment had committed an unforgivable sin. My father was a dentist in the Navy, serving in Hawaii and San Diego from 1941 to 1945. He never saw combat, but he knew many who did. In the military, you get drilled into you the idea that you are responsible for every aspect of everyones welfare.6 During every minute of the flight, I was confident I could solve the next problem. My first officer, Jeff Skiles, and I did what airline pilots do: We followed our training, and our philosophy of life. We valued every life on that airplane and knew it was our responsibility to try to save each one, in spite of the sudden and complete failure of our aircraft. We never gave up. Having a plan enabled us to keep our hope alive. Perhaps in a similar fashion, people who are in their own personal crisesa pink slip, a foreclosurecan be reminded that no matter how dire the circumstance, or how little time you have to deal with it, further action is always possible. Theres always a way out of even the tightest spot. You can survive.7 Even though we had a successful outcome, its human nature to wonder about the what-ifs. The second-guessing was much more frequent, and intense, in the first few days at night, when I couldnt sleep. It was hard to shut my brain off and get back to sleep. Sometimes I didnt, I couldnt. It was part of the post-traumatic stress that we have all felt, that each of the crew members has reported to each other.8 Its funnyfor the first two weeks after the accident, Jeff kept telling me, I just want my old life back. But the other day he finally said for the first time, You know, this is OK. Im learning to like this. This is good. I think hes coming to terms with whats happened. He realizes that hes entitled to the attention. That he can still be true to himself. That accepting it isnt selling out.9 Besides the outpouring of support from the passengers, the most touching sentiments I have received have been from other pilots. They tell me that because of the years of economic difficulties faced by the airline industry and its employees and the decreased respect for the profession, they have not felt proud to go to worksome of them for decades. Now, they tell me, they do. And they thank me for that. They thank us, the crew, because weve reminded people what all of us do every day, whats really at stake. They feel like theyve regained some of the respect theyd lost.10 Whats next? I will return to flying for my airlinewhen Im ready. Im not sure when that will be. Probably a few months. I still havent had many nights at home. My family and I are trying hard to remain true to ourselves and not let this change us, but theres a steep learning curve. The trajectory of our lives has changed forever. And were determined to make good come out of this in every way that we can.我想要的只是与家人说话和几双干袜子一个月前，我安全地将1549号航班停在了哈得孙河。从某种意义上讲，这是其中容易的那部分。事发当晚，我们在确保机上所有155名乘客的下落后，离开了医院，终于到了宾馆，是飞行员联合会及纽约市警察局的人送我们来的。我记得自己当时想要的非常简单。我弄丢了所有的随身物品；我度过了生命中最痛苦的三分钟。我想要的只是与家人说话和几双干袜子。这离我驾驶美国航空1549号航班紧急迫降在哈得孙河已过去一个月了。自那以后，人们显然对我和我的机组成员表示出极大的关注，每个人都想把功臣的数量限制在五人以下，我试着反抗，却没有成功。但我仍然不认为自己是个名人。要适应这种生活是件难事，最初是因为给我披上的“英雄”这件外衣。很长时间以来我都觉得这个词用得不恰当。正如我的妻子洛丽在60分钟时事杂志里所说的，英雄是那种下决心冲入着火的大楼的人。而这个不一样，这种情况是我们不得不面对的。我无法选择我当时要做的。这就是为什么最初我决定如果有人要送我礼物表示感谢的话，我得心怀感激地收下， 但收下后也不会据为己有。但是，随着时间的推移，我能更好地正确看待每件事并意识到这件事对人们生活的影响，他们是多么希望得到好消息，他们是多么想再一次看到希望。一部分原因是因为这件事发生在总统换届时。我们经历了全球性的经济下滑，人们感到迷惑、害怕所以非常盼望有好消息。我想，他们想吃定心丸，想确定所有我们珍惜的事物、我们的理想依然存在，并且会一直在那儿，虽然并不总是那么明显。在我很小的时候，父亲让我深深懂得一个指挥官要对他属下的每个人的利益负责。如果一个指挥官因为没有远见或判断错误而使他手下的人受到伤害，那他就犯了不可原谅的罪。我的父亲是一名海军牙医，1941-1945年期间在夏威夷和圣地亚哥服役。虽然他从未亲眼目睹过战争，但他认识很多亲临战场的人。在部队时你会被反复灌输这种思想：你要对每个人各方面的利益负责。在飞行的每一分钟里，我都有自信去解决下一个问题。我的大副杰夫 斯基尔斯和我做了飞行员应该做的事：按照所接受的培训和我们的人生理念行事。我们珍惜飞机上的每个生命并且知道我们的责任是努力挽救每个生命，尽管我们的飞机突然发生了全盘故障，我们也从未放弃。因为有计划所以我们的希望一直存在。或许，可以以类似的方式提醒那些个人生活遭受危机的人，他们也许