【經(jīng)典晨讀美文】拉里的折椅之行(3/3)
來源:滬江聽寫酷
2013-07-03 19:30
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有飄號
Los Angeles
gas-filled
?US $1,500
Airline pilots heading toward Los Angeles' busy international airport radioed in reports of the strange sight. Larry's presence in the skies caused numerous planes to be rerouted. Eventually, Larry worked up the nerve to shoot a few balloons and slowly descended, landing in power lines. Uninjured, he climbed down to safety and was arrested by waiting police. When asked by a reporter why he had done it, Larry responded, "a man just can't sit around." Larry fulfilled his dream, and set a record for a gas-filled balloon flight. But it cost him US $1,500.
飛往洛杉磯國際機場的民航人員,用無線電話報告了這一奇怪的景象。由于拉里停留在空中,迫使許多飛機改變航線,最后,拉里鼓起勇氣擊破了幾個氣球才慢慢地降落下來,停在電線上。拉里沒有受傷,安全地爬了下來。隨即被等候的警方逮捕了。
當(dāng)記者問及他為什么會有此舉動,拉里答說:“一個人不能總是閑坐著什么事也不干?!崩飳崿F(xiàn)了夢想。而且創(chuàng)造了一項以充氣氣球飛行的記錄,雖然這讓他付出了被罰1500美金的代價。