Lesson 21

Aeroplanes are slowly driving me mad.
飞机正缓慢地让我发疯。
I live near an airport and passing planes can be heard night and day.
我住在机场附近，日日夜夜都能听到过往飞机的声音。
The airport was built years ago, but for some reason it could not be used then.
这座机场是几年前建造的，但由于某些原因，那时它无法被使用。
Last year, however, it came into use.
然而，去年它投入了使用。
Over a hundred people must have been driven away from their homes by the noise.
超过一百人一定已经被这噪音从家里赶走了。
I am one of the few people left.
我是少数剩下的人之一。
Sometimes I think this house will be knocked down by a passing plane.
有时我觉得这栋房子会被一架经过的飞机撞倒。
I have been offered a large sum of money to go away, but I am determined to stay here.
有人出大价钱让我离开，但我决定留在这里。
Everybody says I must be mad and they are probably right.
每个人都说我一定是疯了，而且他们大概是对的。