It was three months from retiring from being in the service for over 22 years. Due to circumstances I was unable to fly back in time.

我父亲去世时，我正在德国服役，当时离我服满22年兵役退伍还有三个月，由于当时的一些情况，我没能及时飞回来，没能向他告别，也没能出现在他的葬礼上。

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"Every time we'd been to Montana... he said, 'I'm going to come back here and learn how to fly fish,'" said Robert Gibbs, Mr Obama's spokesman.

奥巴马的发言人罗伯特·吉布斯说：“每一次我们赴蒙大拿州，他都会说，‘我还要再回来，学习飞钓’。”

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After landing, the vehicle must take off again within a predetermined time, fly for a certain amount of time and then land back on its original launch pad.

降落后，运输工具必须在指定时间内重新起飞，飞行一段时间并回到出发地。

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"There are travelers who are stranded in Asia who cannot fly back home. At the same time, goods and services cannot be delivered."

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