[国际新闻] 英国八旬老翁生日气球如愿“飞”到中国

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! rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de; Z, z  @$ R) F

) v: a1 v2 X% H) Y" x4 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。
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2 P5 k% ^9 k( q9 Y) o4 x# _人在德国 社区  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。”

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* d0 Y: _& ^  G3 Q( i; ^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. 4 y' z; E$ Y! ^4 Y

6 j$ t3 f4 y* ?% |/ U; BBut 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. rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de+ ~5 F. }. w, i# b8 ^! `

, q- f) i( `3 p& D; p9 k& wMr Noyes had attached his name and address to the balloon and released it from his back garden to mark his 80th birthday. 人在德国 社区! j1 e; Q5 f( {: [8 |6 ^* |
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Months later he was stunned to receive a postcard from 6,000 miles away saying his balloon had landed Hong Kong.
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It had really only made it 30 miles to a nearby airport where it was picked up by receptionist Angie Holmes. % h1 d* \0 E& t, E. C
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Blown away ... Ken clutches balloon, which was found by Angie, centre inset, who sent it on to Hong Kong, right

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