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Angelica: So the book I’m writing starts with a plane crash.
安杰莉卡：我打算以飞机失事作为故事的开始。
Corey: What caused it?
科里：是什么原因呢？
Angelica: It doesn’t matter. That’s not part of the story.
安杰莉卡：这不重要。这跟故事没有关系。
Corey: But characters have backstories, so you should have a backstory for the plane crash.
科里：但是角色都有背景介绍啊，所以你需要介绍一下飞机失事的背景。
Angelica: Okay, the plane crashed because of mechanical failure, or better yet, pilot error.
安杰莉卡：好吧，飞机失事是因为机械故障，或者机长的失误。
Corey: What happened? Was it because the pilot misread the instruments or had a problem navigating?
科里：究竟发生什么事情了？机长误读了仪器数据还是导航出现了故障？
Angelica: I don’t know.
安杰莉卡：我不知道。
Corey: Maybe he or she was incapacitated due to an illness. What kind of illness?
科里：也许是他（她）因为身体不适无法驾驶。那是因为什么感到不适呢？
Angelica: Forget it. Let’s say instead that it happened because of an act of God.
安杰莉卡：不管了。咱们就当这是老天爷的旨意吧。
Corey: Like a lightning strike? That’s not very likely.
科里：就像遭遇了闪电？那不太可能。
Angelica: Okay, how about some problem with the flight crew that caused the cabin to depressurize and the plane to go into a tailspin.
安杰莉卡：好吧，就说是因为机组人员的失误导致机舱减压，让飞机陷入了混乱。
Corey: What was the problem with the flight crew?
科里：机组人员出现了什么失误？
Angelica: It doesn’t matter!
安杰莉卡：那不重要。
Corey: Maybe a member of the flight crew was a hijacker and it was an act of terrorism.
科里：也许机组人员中有恐怖分子，这是一场恐怖袭击。
Angelica: Okay, let’s say that’s what happened. Happy?
安杰莉卡：好吧，咱们就这么介绍好了。满意了吗？
Corey: But wait! Who was the terrorist? What were his aims and what was his cause?
科里：等一下！谁是恐怖分子呢？他的目标和动机是什么？
Angelica: You know what? I think you should put that in your book!
安杰莉卡：知道吗？我觉得你应该把这些写进你的书里面去！
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