The Cluster Balloonist
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="Cluster">Cluster</span> <span word="balloonists">balloonists</span> <span word="tie">tie</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bunch">bunch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="helium">helium</span> <span word="balloons">balloons</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lawn">lawn</span> <span word="chair">chair</span>, <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chair">chair</span>, <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anchor">anchor</span> <span word="rope">rope</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="yonder">yonder</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="land">land</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cords">cords</span> <span word="attaching">attaching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="balloons">balloons</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chair">chair</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="daredevils">daredevils</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p> <span word="They">They</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="GPS">GPS</span> <span word="device">device</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="located">located</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parachute">parachute</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bags">bags</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sand">sand</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="overboard">overboard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="higher">higher</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Glenn">Glenn</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="warmly">warmly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="altitudes">altitudes</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="preserver">preserver</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="helmet">helmet</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="emergencies">emergencies</span>. <span word="Balloonists">Balloonists</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="soar">soar</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 6,000 <span word="feet">feet</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="soared">soared</span> <span word="to">to</span> 12,000 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="higher">higher</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="priest">priest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="cluster">cluster</span> <span word="ballooning">ballooning</span>. <span word="Reporters">Reporters</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="interviewed">interviewed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="photographed">photographed</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="take">take</span>-<span word="off">off</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="laughed">laughed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="waved">waved</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="chair">chair</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="rising">rising</span>. <span word="Ill">Ill</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="oclock">oclock</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="yelled">yelled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> 11 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sudden">sudden</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="balloonist">balloonist</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="balloons">balloons</span> <span word="disappeared">disappeared</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="clouds">clouds</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="balloons">balloons</span> <span word="floating">floating</span> 10 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="priest">priest</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unbelievable">unbelievable</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="diver">diver</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="preserver">preserver</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inflatable">inflatable</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="raft">raft</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="GPS">GPS</span> <span word="device">device</span>. <span word="And">And</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="priest">priest</span>!</p>
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