每天读一篇英语小故事： Man Flies 200 Miles(2)

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　　A few days later, Duke and Bo drove a few miles out of town where there
were no electrical wires. They used fishing line to secure 50 balloons to the
lawn chair. The chair was secured to the truck. They filled up all the balloons.
The balloons were actually lifting the truck off the ground a little. Bo put on
his jacket, shook hands with Duke, and sat in the chair. He tied a rope to his
belt and the chair, in case he fell out of the chair. All he had was a knife, an
altimeter, his cell phone, a BB pistol, and a pair of binoculars. At 8 a.m.,
Duke took a picture of Bo sitting in the lawn chair. Duke then cut the rope
holding the chair to the truck. The balloons lifted Bo so fast he almost fell
out of the chair.
        　　Bo got up to 15,000 feet, where the air is thin. His heavy coat kept him
warm. The wind carried him eastward at an average speed of 22 mph. He flew over
the Cascade Range. When he got near the Ochoco Mountains, he started shooting
the balloons. He made a soft landing near Paulina, about 200 miles east of
Roseburg. Duke was waiting for him. When Bo got home late that night, he tried
to tell his wife all about his journey. Still angry, she refused to listen to
his story. She couldn’t believe that her husband could be so stupid. She told Bo
to sleep on the sofa. The next day, he told his son about his interesting
adventure. His son went to school and bragged about his dad to all of his
schoolmates. Nobody believed him.