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Memories Of Africa, Part V

机译：非洲的回忆，第五部分

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The following is in response to dozens oj e-mails requesting additional installments on flying Africa. Keep in mind, this Caravan trip occurred in 1989 when South Africa still maintained its policy of apartheid.rnIt's only 6:30 a.m., and I'm already sweating as I climb the ladder to the new Caravan's cockpit. It's November, but here in Libreville, Gabon, the equator knows no season except summer. The sun steams up above the dense jungle to the east, low and fat against the horizon, and I'm eager to ascend into cooler air.rnI'm ready to leave the ground for other reasons, too. Yesterday, as I was refueling the airplane near the short grass at the ramp's edge, I saw the grass rustling behind the plane and mentioned it to the young fueler. He looked back, and said, "Oh, don't worry, probably just a cobra." He calmly picked up his machete and walked off into the grass, barefootrnand wearing only a pair of shorts. I saw the snake raise its flared hood slightly above the grass before the boy swung the machete once and stepped back over to the airplane as casually as if he did this sort of thing every day.
机译：以下是对数十封其他电子邮件的要求，这些邮件要求分期付款飞往非洲。请记住，这趟旅行之旅发生于1989年，当时南非仍维持种族隔离政策。这是上午6:30，当我爬上新的旅行车驾驶舱时，我已经出汗了。现在是十一月，但是在加蓬利伯维尔，赤道除了夏天，没有其他季节。太阳从东边茂密的丛林上空冒出高空，低矮而肥美，紧贴着地平线，我渴望登上凉爽的空气。我也准备出于其他原因离开地面。昨天，当我在舷梯边缘的短草附近为飞机加油时，我看到草在飞机后面沙沙作响，并向年轻的加油机提及。他回头说，“哦，不用担心，可能只是眼镜蛇。”他从容地拿起砍刀，赤脚地走到草丛里，只穿着一条短裤。我看到那条蛇把喇叭形的兜帽抬到草地上方，然后男孩就挥舞了砍刀，然后像他每天都在做这样的事情一样随意地走回飞机上。

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    《Plane & pilot》 |2008年第2期|22-23|共2页
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    BILL COX;

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