英语小达人 96 Hot Air Ballon Ride

 　　Hot Air Ballon Ride

　　坐热气球

　　The sun was hanging high in the sky and there was just the right amount of wind. It was a perfect day to take a hot air ballon ride. Lucy loved it when her Uncle Tom took her up in his hot air ballon.

　　太阳高挂在天空，风的大小也刚刚好，实在是个坐热气球的好日子。露西的叔叔带她去坐热气球时，露西好喜欢。

　　There were only a few days a year when the weather was just right and the wind was just so.

　　一年之中只有几天的天气和风量适合用来坐热气球。

　　Uncle Tom lifeted Lucy into the basket. She lonvd the smell of the gas used to heat the ballon. It remined her of other trips she had taken.

　　汤姆叔叔把露西举起来放进气球的吊篮里。她喜欢用来将气球加热的瓦斯味道，这会让她想起之前坐热气球的回忆。

　　Uncle Tom lit the flame and slowly the ballon rose from the ground and was soon sailing¹ high in the clouds.

　　汤姆叔叔把火点着后，气球便慢慢从地面升起，很快便高高飘上云端。

　　From far up, Lucy could see her whole town. It was a small town. She could see the bank where her mom worked. She could see her school. She could even see her house.

　　从远处的高空，露西看到她居住的整个小镇。她看到她妈妈工作的银行，也看到她的学校，甚至连她家都看到了。

　　She was flying in the sky, the wind blowing in her hair, and the whole world spread out beneath her. Lucy thought riding in a ballon was magical².

　　她在天空中飞呀飞，风儿吹过发际，整个世界绵延开来，尽收眼底。露西觉得坐热气球真是迷人。

1 sailing   

n.航行，航海术，启航

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• The operation was plain sailing.手术进行得顺利。

2 magical   

adj.魔术的，有魔力的，不可思议的

参考例句：

• I used to believe my mother had magical powers.我以前一直相信我母亲有奇妙的魔力。
• The effect of the medicine on the sick man was magical.药对病人的效力是不可思议的。