Up, Up, and Away
<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="Twelve">Twelve</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="disastrous">disastrous</span> <span word="balloon">balloon</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="accidentally">accidentally</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="balloon">balloon</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="tied">tied</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="started">started</span>. <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="safely">safely</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ropes">ropes</span> <span word="securing">securing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="balloon">balloon</span> <span word="burnt">burnt</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basket">basket</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="rising">rising</span>.</p><p> <span word="Seven">Seven</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="height">height</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 50 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="survived">survived</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="escaped">escaped</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="bones">bones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="first">first</span>- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="burns">burns</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="critical">critical</span>. <span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="balloon">balloon</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>, <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="minor">minor</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="balloon">balloon</span> <span word="riders">riders</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="their">their</span> 50<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="champagne">champagne</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gift">gift</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="burnt">burnt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basket">basket</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="ascended">ascended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="about">about</span> 500 <span word="feet">feet</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="balloon">balloon</span> <span word="burst">burst</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="flames">flames</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plummeted">plummeted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="landing">landing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trailer">trailer</span> <span word="park">park</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="basket">basket</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="furiously">furiously</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="orange">orange</span> <span word="torch">torch</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="descended">descended</span>, <span word="brilliant">brilliant</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>. <span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="trailers">trailers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bomb">bomb</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baskets">baskets</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="landing">landing</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dust">dust</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="cleared">cleared</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="found">found</span>, <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="charred">charred</span>, <span word="embracing">embracing</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>.</p>
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