拉里的草坪椅子
<p> <span word="Larry">Larry</span> <span word="Walters">Walters</span>' <span word="boyhood">boyhood</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="one">one</span>: <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="fulfilled">fulfilled</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="finishing">finishing</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="Larry">Larry</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="Force">Force</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span>-<span word="training">training</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="eyesight">eyesight</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="remained">remained</span>.</p><p> 拉里沃尔特斯儿时的梦想是一个不寻常的人：他想要飞。多么你寻常啊，虽然他中学毕业后就加入美国空军，但被飞行员培训学校拒绝，因为视力差。然而，这是他的梦想。</p><p> <span word="Larry">Larry</span>, <span word="aged">aged</span> 33, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lawn">lawn</span> <span word="chair">chair</span>, <span word="Larry">Larry</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="eureka">eureka</span>(有了，找到了) <span word="moment">moment</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="jets">jets</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="overhead">overhead</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="balloons">balloons</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span>.</p><p> 拉里，33岁，是不是一个飞行员，但洛杉矶的一名卡车司机。有一天，坐在他的草坪椅子上，拉里带着他的尤里卡(有了，找到了)时刻。他看着飞机飞过，他想到了一个主意，用气象探测气球飞。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="Larry">Larry</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> 42 <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="diameter">diameter</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="balloons">balloons</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lawn">lawn</span> <span word="chair">chair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="helium">helium</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chair">chair</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="beer">beer</span>, <span word="sandwiches">sandwiches</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="BB">BB</span> <span word="gun">gun</span>. <span word="Larry">Larry</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="float">float</span> <span word="about">about</span> 10 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="backyard">backyard</span>, <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="pop">pop</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="balloons">balloons</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Larry">Larry</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>.</p>
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