Gliding is the sport of flying in a small plane that has no engine. That plane is a glider. A powered plane or a ground machine pulls you into the sky first; after that you stay up by riding warm air that rises from the land, the way a bird rides the wind.

Gliding gliding is是 the sport of flying一種飛行運動, in a small plane that has no engine開的是一種沒有引擎的小飛機. That plane那種飛機 is a glider就叫做glider. A powered plane or a ground machine一架有動力的飛機或地面的機具 pulls you into the sky first會先把你拉上天空; after that you stay up之後你能停留在空中 by riding warm air that rises from the land靠的是乘著從地面升起的暖空氣, the way a bird rides the wind就像鳥乘風一樣.

It is quiet, slow to learn well, and more about reading the air than about speed. Clubs and contests treat it as a real sport.

It is quiet它很安靜, slow to learn well要學好需要慢慢來, and more about reading the air而且重點在於讀懂空氣 than about speed而不是速度. Clubs and contests俱樂部和比賽 treat it as a real sport把它當成正式的運動看待.

It is not hang-gliding, where you hang under a big fabric wing, though both use rising air. People who fly gliders also say soaring.

It is not hang-gliding它不是hang-gliding（滑翔翼）, where you hang under a big fabric wing那種你掛在一大片布翼底下的運動, though both use rising air雖然兩者都利用上升氣流. People who fly gliders玩glider的人 also say soaring也會說soaring.

In everyday talk, gliding can just mean moving smoothly — ice, a dancer, a bird — but this sense is the engine-free flying sport.

In everyday talk在日常說法裡, gliding can just mean moving smoothlygliding可以單純指滑順地移動 — ice溜冰, a dancer舞者, a bird鳥 — but this sense但這裡講的 is the engine-free flying sport是這種無引擎的飛行運動.