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！ " t. o# ]1 @! W# N9 R/ k2 ]: s$ I/ x4 O- _" _/ S5 M
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。 ! r5 h1 B6 y& N1 L% K% o 2 s) I& |+ A8 d! v; i( \1 N 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 }, ]9 R( w, c0 s# q; f( M2 q- p* ] h , K% w) w2 J: r6 XPensioner's birthday balloon reaches China - in a plane C% M, i" M% S+ f0 k4 Y! o! \
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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. 2 B. }" C; h( F& H/ `
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Mr Noyes had attached his name and address to the balloon and released it from his back garden to mark his 80th birthday. / ~( W+ v* e8 A* T$ G; ~0 B( A& L) v8 `( x$ {* j8 _
Months later he was stunned to receive a postcard from 6,000 miles away saying his balloon had landed Hong Kong. . V' a7 X3 j& I2 H8 e5 q( o 0 ~* T6 }# o, i. {4 JIt had really only made it 30 miles to a nearby airport where it was picked up by receptionist Angie Holmes. / \( k! s( v" Q: e% e
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0 B& @1 m: b* v G/ _7 S2 q1 f% ` 6 X# T; D! ?7 q% ]6 c9 S9 K! j4 w ; ~ H0 R; Q- A5 u3 O/ b% S * F5 p: W0 V4 vBlown away ... Ken clutches balloon, which was found by Angie, centre inset, who sent it on to Hong Kong, right
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