I Fly Hot-Air Balloons

iFly Hot Air Balloons, an interview with Dan Saul, conducted by Kathy Lester.

《飞！热气球》——凯西·莱斯特对丹·索尔的专访

Introduction. Flying hot air balloons is a fun and beautiful sport. Bright balloons fly slowly and silently through the air. Dan Saul has been flying hot air balloons since 1979.

引言： 驾驶热气球是一项有趣又美妙的运动。 色彩鲜艳的热气球缓缓飞行，悄无声息地划过天空。 丹·索尔从1979年就开始驾驶热气球了。

The Balloon Interviewer, how does a hot air balloon fly? Dan, a balloon flies because it's full of hot air. Hot air rises when the air around it is cooler. The pilot blows up the balloon with a strong fan. Then a large burner heats the air inside the balloon.

热气球 记者：热气球是怎么飞起来的呀？ 丹：热气球能飞是因为里面装满了热空气。 周围的空气比热气球里的空气凉的时候，热空气就会上升。 飞行员用大功率风扇把热气球吹鼓。 然后用一个巨大的燃烧器加热热气球里的空气。

Interviewer, what's the balloon made of? Dan, it's made of strong nylon that doesn't tear easily.

记者：热气球是用什么做的呀？ 丹：是用结实的尼龙做的，不容易被扯破哦。

Interviewer, what do you carry in the basket? Dan, we carry fuel tanks, tools, and people. The tools tell us how high the balloon is and the temperature of the air. They also tell us where we are.

记者：你们在吊篮里会带什么东西呀？ 丹：我们会带燃料罐、工具，还有乘客呀。 这些工具能告诉我们热气球飞了多高，还有空气的温度。 它们还能帮我们定位自己的位置哦。

Flying. Interviewer. How do you steer? Dan. The wind goes in different directions at different heights. We go up and down to find wind that goes the way we want to go. We fly just after sunrise or before sunset. That's when the winds are best.

飞行 记者： 你们要怎么操控热气球的方向呀？ 丹： 不同高度的风吹的方向是不一样的。 我们通过上升和下降，找到往我们想去的方向吹的风就可以啦。 我们一般刚日出的时候或者日落前飞行。 这个时间段的风是最适合飞行的。