It wasn't until 1980—32 years into his career—that he landed the role it would seem he was made for in Airplane!

直到1980年，也就是他职业生涯的第32年，他才得到了在《空前绝后满天飞》中为自己而打造的角色。

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We had made great advances in airplane design.

我们在飞机的设计上进步很大。

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No one likes things to break. We don't like holes to appear in airplane cabins unexpectedly;

没人希望发生坏事.我们不会希望飞机的客舱内突然出现一个洞;

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The devices would have been assembled in airplane toilets and detonated by suicide bombers.

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They sit in rows just as they would in the airplane and they say, "Oh, when are we gonna be in Japan?"

他们像在飞机上一样坐成排,然后说：,“我们什么时候到日本？“

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But I think this is rather an implausible suggestion because, of course, you could have these glorious views just by going up in the airplane and looking down from the safety of your airplane.

但我认为这是个似是而非的建议,因为，当然，你可能只是坐飞机向上飞,并安全地向下看,就会有这些迷人的视野。

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All sides want more federal air marshals, enhanced security and protections in airplane cockpits.

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Now you can tap the microphone and dictate a message even with the phone in airplane mode.

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Allowing jousting matches or bullfights in airplane aisles wouldn't be much more disruptive than allowing voice calls on planes.

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