Flying high in the sky
在天空中高高飞翔
look at this selfie
看看这张自拍
a 28-year-old Frenchman
一名28岁的法国人
broke a world record
打破了一项世界纪录
the highest for a person to do that
一个人做到这一点的最高境界
a white astronaut suit
白色宇航服
raises money for medical research
为医学研究筹集资金
balanced over a hot air balloon
平衡在热气球上
at 1,217meters above sea level
海拔1217米
reported The Washington Post
据《华盛顿邮报》报道
Complete the tasks:
1.How did Ouvrard break a world record on Nov 10?
乌夫拉德花是如何在11月10日打破世界纪录的？
He stood on top of a hot air balloon without a parachute after reaching 4,016 meters above western France.
在到达法国西部4016米的高空后，他站在一个没有降落伞的热气球顶上。
2. How did he stay on top of the balloon?
他是怎么站在气球顶上的？
Ouvrard put a wooden board on top of the balloon with a metal chair attached to it. He then strapped himself to the chair.
乌夫拉德花在气球上放了一块木板，上面系着一把金属椅子。然后他把自己绑在椅子上。
3. How long did it take Ouvrard to finish the trip?
乌夫拉德花花了多长时间完成这趟旅行？
The trip took about 90 minutes.
这趟旅程花了大约90分钟。
4. Why did Ouvrard do this?
为什么乌夫拉德花要这么做？
Ouvrard did it for the charity event, Telethon.
乌夫拉德花是为慈善活动泰勒顿做的。
5. Translate the following sentence into Chinese.
把下面的句子翻译成汉语。
This is not the first time that Ouvrardbroke a record.
参考答案: 这已经不是乌夫拉德花第一次打破纪录了。
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