  
- 积分
- 107660
- 威望
- 41024
- 金钱
- 6
- 阅读权限
- 130
- 性别
- 男
- 在线时间
- 3126 小时
|

现年80岁的肯·诺耶斯是英国威尔特郡玛尔米斯布里市人,2006年7月,诺耶斯80岁生日时,在后花园中捡到了一只金色的氦气球,在将这只气球重新放飞前,他在气球上系上一张纸片,并在上面写下自己的愿望:“我希望它能飞到中国。”诺耶斯接着在上面留下了自己的家庭住址和姓名。此后诺耶斯就忘掉了这只气球。然而令诺耶斯做梦也没想到的是,上个月,他竟然收到了一张寄自中国香港的明信片,一名叫做马丁·伯尼格的飞行员称,诺耶斯2006年放飞的氦气球已经如愿抵达了6000英里外的中国!
; V- T( H9 v- B' t1 C4 O
1 B/ f1 ]) G; ]' t% t, Y6 Z$ G 就在诺耶斯感到万分困惑不解时,英国格洛斯特郡机场的女招待员安吉·霍尔摩斯邀请他来到机场,并向他揭开了谜底。 0 a# V1 e6 k! ?3 e* I% U
- U n- y" n9 l) [% U
原来,诺耶斯的氦气球压根就没有飞到中国,2006年7月它被诺耶斯放飞后就降落在了30英里外的格洛斯特郡机场中,并被人捡到送到了机场办公室。机场女招待员安吉被诺耶斯在气球上的留言打动,于是她决定帮助诺耶斯实现愿望,她在气球上系上了另一张纸片,恳求飞行员将它带往中国。安吉随后将气球交给了朋友卡尔芬·罗德里克机长。由于罗德里克只飞英国到瑞士苏黎世的航班,所以他又将这只气球交给了欧洲其他国际航班的飞行员,这只气球在好几个航班飞行员的手中不断传递,最后终于在上个月被最后一程的飞行员马丁·伯尼格带到了中国香港。伯尼格在寄给诺耶斯的明信片上写道:“亲爱的诺耶斯先生,你2006年7月放飞的气球已经抵达了中国,中间经过了中东、欧洲等地,但它最后终于抵达了亚洲。”诺耶斯得知真相后相当感动,他说:“如果没有这些人帮忙,它也许永远都不会抵达目的地。这真是一个令人惊异的故事。”
& f; @# i9 V! A Z5 k; f
: G$ x: Q3 q! D/ Yrs238848.rs.hosteurope.dePensioner's birthday balloon reaches China - in a plane
3 w0 F9 l6 `1 W, v- L, b0 M: e* z& R [% j3 W; C
A pensioner who released a helium balloon on his 80th birthday with a note saying "I hope this gets to China" was elated to receive a postcard saying it had landed in Hong Kong. rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de' `( _" j2 J4 G: G/ _0 T
, G# O7 G8 t0 d& SBut Ken Noyes was brought back down to earth when he was told it had been flown there by a pilot as a prank after landing at a local airport. - y+ i8 R7 @4 B% C; M" m
0 ]+ \5 ]5 Q9 ~: `) O# E2 |8 \* T
Mr Noyes had attached his name and address to the balloon and released it from his back garden to mark his 80th birthday. rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de, { W. `) t3 A/ `* N
, B9 B: o! p# d: L# ^) S% K
Months later he was stunned to receive a postcard from 6,000 miles away saying his balloon had landed Hong Kong.
3 h% v( _* V* @* @" v6 E人在德国 社区' L6 a+ x2 I5 |0 u1 v9 C5 f
It had really only made it 30 miles to a nearby airport where it was picked up by receptionist Angie Holmes. % N% ~0 m4 {, L0 b
5 s8 t" x2 f D, x) Z$ P! [
\# A5 J: X5 f! E' M" @% l6 L5 ]; J: A1 d4 h7 g
% q0 W# y. \: [! }2 r& q: t1 D
3 r- F& C2 _, [$ {0 u6 X5 T人在德国 社区Blown away ... Ken clutches balloon, which was found by Angie, centre inset, who sent it on to Hong Kong, right |
|