英语翻译Throughhistory,manhasalwayswantedtofiylikebird.ThepeopleofancientEgyptpaintedpicturesofmenandanimalshavingwings.ThesepaintingstellusaboutEgyptiansandthewaytheylivedTheyareproofthatevenduringthattime,ma

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　　Throughhistory,manhasalwayswantedtofiylikebird.ThepeopleofancientEgyptpaintedpicturesofmenandanimalshavingwings.ThesepaintingstellusaboutEgyptiansandthewaytheylivedTheyareproofthatevenduringthattime,manhadstrongdesirestofly.InanotherancientlandcalledAssyria,therewerestoriesaboutmenwhocouldflywiththebirds.TheAssyrianstoohadadesiretosoarthroughtheskyandsailwiththewingd.Afewhundredyearslater,storytellersfromBaghdadspuntalesaboutmagiccarpetswhichcouldtransporthandsomeprincesandbeautifulprincessesthroughtheair.InancientGreece,however,therewerealsostoriesofmenwhomadeattemptstofly.OnesuchpersonwasDaedalus.HwantedtoescapefromCretewithhisson,lcarus.Hemadetwopairsofwings,oneforhimselfandtheotherforhisson.Theseneededtobefastenedtotheshoulderswithwax.Daedalushowever,warnedhissonnottoflytoonearthesunastheheatwouldmeltthewaxonhiswings.Theysucceededinflying.TheymanagedtoflytoSicily.Butlcarusforgothisfazher'sadviceandflewtoohighandtoonearthesun.HiswingswhichwerekepttogetherwithwaxdroppedoffTheheatofzhesunmeltedthewax.PoorIcarusfrllintotheseaanddrowned.WenowknowthatsuchtalesofairtravelswerepurefantasyandcouldneverhavehappenedButthesetalestellusthatpeopleoflongagoconsideredflyingassomezhingachivable.Thefirstsuccessfulflighttookplaceinthepresentcentury.Sincethen,manhasproducedsuchavarietyofflyingmachinesfromjet(whichcancircletheEarthinamatterofhours)totheenginelesshang-glider(whichcanreallymakeamanfeellikeabird).man'ssuccessatflyinghasnotbeenlimitedtotheskyalone.Hehasbuiltpowerfulrocketsthathavesuccessfullylandedonthemoon.Oneday,theserocketswillsucceedinlandingonMars,aplanetthatisclosesttoearth.