SAT作文素材分享3:Adventurer Fossett launches solo balloon trip
<p> <span word="SAT">SAT</span>写作素材分享(三)<span word="Adventurer">Adventurer</span> <span word="Fossett">Fossett</span> <span word="launches">launches</span> <span word="solo">solo</span> <span word="balloon">balloon</span> <span word="trip">trip</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="altitude">altitude</span> <span word="balloon">balloon</span>, <span word="bathed">bathed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deserts">deserts</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="light">light</span>, <span word="drifted">drifted</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="Northam">Northam</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="mining">mining</span> <span word="town">town</span> 100 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Perth">Perth</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="after">after</span> 7.00 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. .</p><p> <span word="Fossett">Fossett</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="delayed">delayed</span> <span word="inflating">inflating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unfavourable">unfavourable</span> <span word="winds">winds</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mornings">mornings</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="thermals">thermals</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="balloon">balloon</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="helium">helium</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span> <span word="launch">launch</span>.</p><p> <span word="Fossett">Fossett</span> <span word="waved">waved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="around">around</span> 100 <span word="townsfolk">townsfolk</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capsule">capsule</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eastward">eastward</span> <span word="circumnavigation">circumnavigation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="expects">expects</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> 15 <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="Fossett">Fossett</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="take">take</span>-<span word="off">off</span>.</p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="works">works</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="leaks">leaks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="balloon">balloon</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="failures">failures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="communications">communications</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="important">important</span> <span word="heating">heating</span> <span word="works">works</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="millionaire">millionaire</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="stockbroker">stockbroker</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="solo">solo</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="balloon">balloon</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inflate">inflate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="balloon">balloon</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 17 <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="mining">mining</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kalgoorlie">Kalgoorlie</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="freak">freak</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="tore">tore</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="apart">apart</span>.</p><p> <span word="Fossetts">Fossetts</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="solo">solo</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1998, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thunderstorm">thunderstorm</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="Australias">Australias</span> <span word="northeastern">northeastern</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="shredded">shredded</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="canopy">canopy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="plummeting">plummeting</span> 29,000 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Coral">Coral</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unhurt">unhurt</span>.</p>
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