Although the invention of the airplane did revolutionalize the worlds long-distance travelling, what has really changed the way people live would be the car. In terms of the impact on society, the automobile would not be replaced by the airplane, as if the horse having been replaced by the automobile. To explain the importance of the motorized vehicles on ground transportation over that of the flying vehicles, one has only to decide which one would be more difficult to do without. The airplane became the symbol of the twentieth century as did the automobile in the nineteenth century. The flying vehicle is shrinking the planet to the point that a person can fly anywhere in the world in a matter of hours. Not only have modern jet planes made travel fast and safe, but they have provided many other services that could be of help to society. The benefits range from crop dusting to fighting forest fires to overnight delivery of packages and merchandise to chasing hurricanes. Also, the impact of the aviation technology has redefined the warfare, turning battle into a long-range affair fought at arms length. In view of these advantages, it seems hard to do without the airplane. Nevertheless, it seems even harder to do without the automobile. To begin with, mathematics matters. The number of motorized vehicles far exceeds that of flying vehicles by hundreds of millions, which may serve to explain the over-riding effects of engine carts on wheel over the routine lives of the most people. Once the automobile became a practical and reliable source of transportation in the past century, it changed almost everything world-wide. The horse and cart began to disappear gradually while much of the country was paved over to make room for endless ribbons of asphalt. Among other things, the automobile has brought about obvious economic effects, making it possible to truck in goods that would otherwise be difficult to acquire. More than the airplane, the automobile gives people such a degree of mobility and personal freedom as never before seen. In comparing the influence of both types of transportation, the automobile appears to be more important than the airplane since it affects more peoples lives more directly. Without the automobile, it is no doubt unpleasant to imagine using the horse and cart again, particularly during the summer heat with intolerable odor and manure. However, without the airplane, people could still dream to fly anytime.
虽然飞机的发明是变革世界的长途旅行，真正改变人们的生活方式将是汽车。从社会对社会的影响而言，汽车不会被飞机所取代，就像是被汽车所取代的马一样。要解释的重要性，机动车辆在地面运输的飞行车辆，一个只有决定哪一个将更难以做到。这架飞机成了第二十个世纪的标志，汽车在第十九世纪。飞行的车辆正在缩小这个星球的一个点，一个人可以在世界任何地方，在一个小时的问题。不仅拥有现代化的喷气式飞机，使旅行快速和安全，但他们提供了许多其他服务，可以帮助社会。从作物除尘到战斗森林火灾的好处范围，夜间交付的软件包和商品追逐飓风。同时，航空技术的影响也重新定义了战争，把战斗变成了一场长期的战斗，在手臂的长度。鉴于这些优点，没有飞机，似乎很难。尽管如此，似乎没有汽车。首先，数学问题。机动车的数量远远超过上百万的飞行车辆，这可以解释说，在大多数人的日常生活中，发动机车的过度乘坐效应。在过去的一个世纪，汽车成为一个实用可靠的交通工具，它改变了世界范围内的几乎所有的东西。马和马车渐渐消失了，许多国家被铺好了，腾出空间来铺上柏油的道路。除其他外，汽车带来了明显的经济效果，使卡车在运输中可能难以获得。比飞机，汽车给人以这种程度的流动性和个人自由，从来没有见过。在比较这两种类型的运输的影响，汽车似乎是更重要的比飞机，因为它会影响更多的人的生活更直接。没有汽车，这无疑是令人不愉快的想象使用马和车，特别是在夏天的热量，无法忍受的气味和粪便。然而，没有了飞机，人们仍然可以梦想着在任何时候飞。