The kite thought it could've flied higher and farther when shaking off the constraint, but out of expectation, it came across airflow in the upper air and made a rapid drop.

风筝原本以为挣脱束缚之后，可以飞得更高更远，却没想到在高空中遇到气流，风筝天旋地转般地急速下坠。

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The rain was holding off, and in the air came a queer pellucid gleam of May.

雨渐渐停止了，空气中浮着一种奇异的、透明的五月之光。

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At about midnight on April 1st they came back to finish off the air-force headquarters.

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The Sita Air plane came down minutes after take-off from Kathmandu, claiming the lives of 19 people.

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The agent was smart enough to understand, and after a 15-minute hold time (where the minutes ticked by and I wondered if I would be able to make the Allegiant Air flight that was now taking off in 35 minutes), he came back and let me know a manager had approved the changes without any fees.

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