
只靠小椅子跟100顆氣球!
Inspired by the animation movie “Up”, a British man made a journey by sitting on a cheap camping chair with one hundred helium balloons attached to it.
因動畫電影《天外奇蹟》來的靈感,一位英國男子進行了一趟旅程,就坐在一張連著一百顆氦氣球的便宜露營椅上。
inspire(vt.)賦予靈感;激勵;鼓舞;喚起animation(n.)動畫helium(不可數n.)氦attach(v.)連接;綁;使附著;固定
He flew about 25 kilometers, and the highest point was 2 kilometers above the ground.
他飛行了大約25公里,離地面最高達到2公里。
He is Tom Morgan, a 38-year-old professional adventurer from Bristol, England.
他是38歲的職業冒險家湯姆摩根,來自英格蘭布里斯托。
adventurer(n.)冒險者;冒險家
His team has been busy with preparations for the stunt for months.
他的團隊為了這次的飛行預備忙了好幾個月。
stunt(n.)特技動作;(vt.)妨礙~的正常生長
“The moment he entered the sky, he was very scared, but when things were going well, he was very peaceful. He had a parachute in case,” said the event manager from Morgan’s company.
「升上天空那一刻他很害怕,但當一切都順利後,他就很平靜。他有預備降落傘。」摩根公司的活動經理說道。
parachute(n.)降落傘
In total, Morgan’s trip, which he made just outside Johannesburg, South Africa, took two hours.
摩根的飛行就在南非約翰尼斯堡外,共花兩小時。
At the end of the flight, Morgan gradually lowered himself back down to land by cutting off balloons one by one.
在飛行結束前,摩根把氣球一顆顆剪掉,緩慢地降落到地面。
flight(n.)航程;空中航行;班機;飛行路線gradually(adv.)逐步地;平緩地
“I came here to see if we could organize the world’s most ridiculous air race. After that flight, I’m convinced that we can,” Morgan said.
「我來這裡是要看看我們是否有可能舉行世界最荒唐的飛行比賽,這趟飛行讓我確信我們可以。」摩根說道。
organize(vt.)安排;組織;整理ridiculous(adj.)愚蠢的;荒唐的convinced(adj.)確信的