It would be foolish to drop the pilot just now. you may not like Jones as a person, but without him your chances of success would be much reduced.

现在辞退熟练的助手是愚蠢的做法，你可能不喜欢琼斯本人，但是若没有他，你成功的机会将会大减。

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Extra-terrestrial beings and UFOs might "drop by" at the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, a retired air force pilot has claimed.

根据太阳报报道，不光是骄傲的英国人和数以万计的外国游客会涌到伦敦一睹英国威廉王子与准王妃凯特的世纪婚礼，外星人都有可能来参加他们的婚礼，一名退伍的空军飞行员乔治菲勒中校说。

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A wildlife photographer who paid a pilot to drop him off in the Alaskan wilderness to photograph the nature's beauty.

一名野生生物摄影师付钱给一名飞行员送他到阿拉斯加的荒野地带拍摄那里的大自然之美。

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You may be able to persuade the pilot to drop you off at Dushanbe when he flies his return leg, which is to a Russian military base in Tajikistan where the plane is maintained.

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Medals awarded to a World War II pilot who risked his life to drop the French Tricolour over the Arc de Triomphe in occupied Paris in 1942 are being auctioned.

BBC: Daring World War II pilot Ken Gatward's medals auctioned