Steele, 49, was a veteran of 8, 000 parachute jumps and the pair were the last of about 10 skydivers to jump out of the plane.

49岁的斯蒂尔是一位有过8000次跳伞经验的老手，他们这对是当次十名跳伞者中最后跳下飞机的。

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If a squirrel should jump or fall out of a tree the tail can be spread out like a small parachute to slow the squirrel down.

如果松鼠跳跃或者从树上掉下来，尾巴能够像降落伞一样展开，使松鼠慢慢下落。

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After a period of intensive training, I was allowed to make my first parachute jump.

经过一段时间的强化训练，我被允许第一次跳伞了。

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There have been several this year alone: the largest handprint in Kuwait, the longest table in Dubai or the most people to parachute-jump from a hot-air balloon.

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Being able to swim loops along the 1.5-mile span between the pier, bordered by the iconic Coney Island Parachute Jump to the west and the beginning of the Esplanade to the east, means swimmers can make a quick exit from the water if necessary.

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He was fitted with a parachute for the jump, which saw him accelerate to 80mph, but it was not deployed.

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