Guarding Our Skies

李馨些

Getreadytowitnesstheamazingdevelop-ment of China s airforce this May！

Bornto Fly was releasedinChinaon April28. The movie follows a group of air force pilotstestingthenewestgenerationofChina sflyingtechnology. They must first undergo a difficult test-ing process to see if they have what it takes to beinvolvedindangerousresearch.Onceselected，they test the new planes to their limits， facing themany risks involved in experimental technology.

The value of this hard work is clear. By theendof the movie，China sadvancedairforce isable to outwit and speed past its opponents， usingtheir newly developed jets to show their newfoundpower.

The J-20 fighter jet， representing the most ad-vancedtechnologicalachievementsof China，hasbeenasuperstarsinceitwasfirstseenflyingin2016. Born to Fly provides everyone with a 360-de-gree ultra-close view of the J- 20. This is the firstmovie in history to feature a real J- 20 aircraft. Asthe movie follows the test pilot s view， the audi-ence is given a look at this national treasure fromall angles. The beauty of J-20 presented in the mov-ie arouses patriotism among the Chinese audience.

Thedifference betweengenerationsof pilotsisalsoseenon- screen.Althoughequallybrave，younger generations have a better understanding ofthe aircraft technology. The main character s will-ingness to use his engineering and English skills tolearn about aircraft from all over the world standsout as an inspirational part of the movie.

今年五月，準备好见证我国空军事业的蓬勃发展吧！

4 月 28 日，电影《长空之王》全国上映。影片讲述一群空军飞行员测试中国最新型战机的故事。飞行员必须首先经过严苛的测试选拔，考验其是否有能力参与到危险的战机测试中。一旦通过遴选，飞行员们将直面测试技术中涉及的诸多风险，对新型战机进行极限测试。

艰辛的试飞员工作的价值显而易见。在影片结尾，先进的中国空军得以在竞速中超越对手并取得智胜，飞行员们驾驶着新研发出的喷气式飞机，展示其最新的实力。

歼-20 战斗机是中国最先进技术成果的代表之一，自 2016年首次亮相以来一直是“超级明星”。电影《长空之王》为大家提供了一次 360度超近距离观赏歼-20 的机会，这是史上首次有电影对歼-20进行实景拍摄。跟随着电影中试飞员的视角，观众们可以从各个角度欣赏这一“国宝”。影片拍出了歼-20 的威武迷人，也唤起了中国观众的爱国之情。

在大银幕上，我们还能看到几代飞行员之间的差异。新时代的年轻飞行员们与老一辈同样无惧无畏，但同时他们对飞机技术有着更深理解。影片主人公希望发挥自己的技术和英语技能，去研习来自世界各地的飞机，这些都是片中鼓舞人心的情节。

选自《21世纪英文报》