terrarium... full of... people…?

terarium... full of... people...?

Okay… so it's hard to capture the awe and wonder of using 18th-century technology

好吧......所以很難捕捉到使用 18 世紀技術所帶來的震撼和驚奇

to float above the earth's natural beauty, and civilization's modern advancements.

漂浮在地球的自然美景和現代文明的進步之上。

But up here you might find yourself at a loss for words, too.

但在這裡，你也會發現自己不知所措。

Most balloon tours launch around sunrise or sunset, when the air is

大多數熱氣球之旅都是在日出或日落時分啟動的，此時空氣中

coolest and the winds calmest.

最涼爽，風也最平靜。

Thankfully, these times of day happen to coincide with views like this:

值得慶幸的是，這些時候恰好能看到這樣的美景：

The only other place you'll see these sights

唯一能看到這些景觀的地方

is in a cramped, noisy airplane.

是在狹窄、嘈雜的飛機上。

But in a hot-air balloon... there's no turbulence, no rumbling jets.

但在熱氣球上......沒有亂流，沒有隆隆作響的噴氣機。

Just you and your fellow adventurers, drifting on the wind.

只有你和你的冒險同伴，隨風飄蕩。

Looking down on houses the size of postage stamps, and cars floating along the highway

俯瞰郵票般大小的房屋和公路上行駛的汽車

like beetles caught in a brook.

就像小溪裡的甲蟲。

If you're queasy about heights, stick towards the middle of the basket, and look out towards

如果您對高度感到恐懼，可以站在籃筐中間，向外眺望。

the horizon instead of straight down.

而不是筆直向下。

And if you don't naturally grow feathers, dress in layers.

如果你天生不長羽毛，那就多穿幾層衣服。

It gets chilly up here.

這裡很冷