Adventurer Disappears
<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="Steve">Steve</span> <span word="Magellan">Magellan</span>, <span word="world">world</span>-<span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="adventurer">adventurer</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="soared">soared</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="balloon">balloon</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="airplane">airplane</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nevada">Nevada</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="noon">noon</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="flight">flight</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="perfect">perfect</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="storms">storms</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="provisions">provisions</span>. <span word="Presumably">Presumably</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quart">quart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="milk">milk</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="file">file</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span>. <span word="Searchers">Searchers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="combing">combing</span> <span word="a">a</span> 200 <span word="by">by</span> 200 <span word="mile">mile</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="air">air</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="terrain">terrain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="desert">desert</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ravines">ravines</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="undetected">undetected</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="Patrol">Patrol</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="plane">plane</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="planes">planes</span>, <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="box">box</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="sends">sends</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="signals">signals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crash">crash</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Magellans">Magellans</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="wears">wears</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="signals">signals</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="signals">signals</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="watch">watch</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> <span word="Magellan">Magellan</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="knack">knack</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="uninjured">uninjured</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="overly">overly</span> <span word="alarmed">alarmed</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wouldnt">wouldnt</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="strolling">strolling</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span>. <span word="Magellan">Magellan</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="estate">estate</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="young">young</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="devoted">devoted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pursuing">pursuing</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ballooning">ballooning</span>, <span word="piloting">piloting</span> <span word="airplanes">airplanes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suitable">suitable</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="automobiles">automobiles</span>.</p>
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