美国航空小镇：家家都有私人飞机
<p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="manicured">manicured</span> <span word="lawns">lawns</span>, <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spacious">spacious</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="suburb">suburb</span>... <span word="except">except</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="difference">difference</span>.</p><p>修剪整齐的草坪、开阔的道路、宽敞的房屋，这个小镇和美国其他典型的郊区似乎没什么不同，只除了一个差别。</p><p><span word="Rather">Rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="occupying">occupying</span> <span word="spaces">spaces</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="driveways">driveways</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="properties">properties</span>, <span word="planes">planes</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Spruce">Spruce</span> <span word="Creek">Creek</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span>.</p><p>佛罗里达州的<span word="Spruce">Spruce</span> <span word="Creek">Creek</span>小镇上，屋子外宽阔的马路上停着的不是车，而是飞机。这里的居民把飞机当成他们的首选交通工具。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="Force">Force</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="about">about</span> 5,000 <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="planes">planes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="mode">mode</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="transport">transport</span>, <span word="paved">paved</span> <span word="taxiways">taxiways</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Spruce">Spruce</span> <span word="Creek">Creek</span> <span word="Fly">Fly</span>-<span word="in">in</span> <span word="airpark">airpark</span> <span word="guide">guide</span> <span word="pilots">pilots</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1,500 <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="and">and</span> 700 <span word="hangars">hangars</span> <span word="dotted">dotted</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p>这个小镇原先是美国空军基地，现在这里居住着5000居民，飞机是这里最流行的交通工具，飞机滑道从小镇机场铺设至1500个住户家，700多个飞机库遍布小镇各处。</p><p><span word="Signs">Signs</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="planes">planes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dotted">dotted</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="village">village</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> 18 <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="course">course</span>.</p><p>小镇的街道上，到处都是注意飞机低空飞行的警示标志， 18兜的高尔夫球场周围尤其多，这些标识在二战时就已经开始使用了。</p>
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