Can pilots fly?

飞行员会飞吗？

The Great Lakes Laboratoryemployed a licensed¹ boat captain for its research vessel².It was common knowledge that the captain couldn't swim. When newcomers learned of this,they would often aproach him about jt,"ls it true ？ You,a boat captain, can't swim ? ""No,I can't!"he replied. "Can pilots fly?"

五大潮实验室雇用一位有执照的船长驾驶研究用的船。大家都知道这个船长下会游泳。当新来的人知道这事以后，他们常常会去问他：“这是真的吗？身为船长你不会游泳？一他回答说："对，我不会！飞行员会飞吗？”