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hot air balloon

热气球

(rèqìqiú) 

A: Did you see the opening ceremony for Gansu Province's hot air balloon festival yesterday? It was beautiful. There were more than 100 balloons of all shapes and sizes.  

你看到前两天甘肃的那个热气球节开幕式了吗？好漂亮啊。一百多个各种各样的热气球。

(nǐ kàndào qiánliǎnɡtiān ɡānsù de nàɡè rèqìqiú jié kāimùshì le ma? hǎo piàoliànɡ a. yībǎiduō ɡè ɡèzhǒnɡɡèyànɡ d erèqìqiú.) 

B: So this means that you won't have to travel all the way to Turkey for a hot air balloon ride?

这么说以后想乘坐热气球不用非跑到土耳其那么远了？

(zhèmeshuō yǐhòu xiǎnɡ chénɡzuò rèqìqiú bùyònɡ fēipǎodào tǔěrqí nàme yuǎn le?)

A: I'm really looking forward to joining this hot air balloon festival next year.

明年我期待能够去参加这个热气球节。

(mínɡnián wǒ qīdài nénɡɡòu qù cānjiā zhèɡè rèqìqiú jié.)   

B: Many places are doing a good job combining tourism and local culture. Like Weifang's kite festival, it really brings in tourists.

挺多地方旅游和当地文化特色都结合得很不错。像潍坊风筝节,就挺吸引游客的。

(tǐnɡduō dìfānɡ lǚyóu hé dānɡdì wénhuà tèsè dōu jiéhé dé hěnbùcuò. xiànɡ wéifānɡ fēnɡzhēnɡjié, jiùtǐnɡ xīyǐn yóukè de.) 

Illustration: Xia Qing/GT