The first group boarded one balloon, which remained tied to the ground. Lifting off slowly, the white shape in motion was exciting to watch. Once it rose to a certain point, the wind suddenly stared to carry it off. Many held their breath as it began to fall just as quickly. We soon relaxed as the balloon stabilized. After several minutes in the air, the balloon touched ground while a blue one rose.
Then we were told to make our way to the white balloon. We were about to experience a balloon flight for ourselves! We traded places with it's passengers one by one to maintain the balloon's weight. Our pilot Tawin fired the burners, which caused us to tip rather than rise! The ground crew pulled the other side of the basket down. The balloon corrected itself, and we were off. Our spirits rose with the balloon as we gazed below.
Info Cloud
Prepositions and articles are very short, and may seem insignificant but they do make a difference.
Let's take a look at some examples.
Our lesson today mentions "hot air balloon's being in the air".
So, "in" is the preposition there.
Change it to "on".
"On the air" has a totally different meaning.
StudioClassroom is on the air.
It's being broadcast on the radio and television.
Okey, now let's take out the definite article "the" and add the word "walk": "walking on air".
This refers to a very happy and exicited mood, caused by the occurence of something good.
An example might be, "Ever since she met Derrick, she's been walking on air".
Now, let's change the preposition to "up".
"Up in the air" can mean being in the air like a hot air balloon.
But it can also mean that something is not yet decided.
For example, "My plans for the winter are still up in the air".
I've not decided what to do this winter.
Okey. Finally, back to "in the air".
Besides the literal meaning, this phrase can also refer to something being in circulation or in people's thoughts.
For example, "There is a rumor in the air that they're going out business".
Or, "Christmas is in the air".
preposition 介系詞
article 冠詞
in the air 在空中
on the air 廣播中
- Studio Classroom is on the air.
空中英語教室正在播出
on air 很開心, 漂漂然的意思 (常與walk 連用)
- Ever since she met Derek, she's been walking on air.
自從她認識Derek之後, 她心情就一直很好很開心
up in the air 還沒有做決定的
- My plans are still up in the air.
尚未做決定
Language Lab
remain v. 保持, 依然
to continue to be in the same state or condition
- Jason remains energetic and active even though he's over 70.
雖然Jason 已經超過七十歲了, 他依然保持活力
- The building remained in tact after the severe earthquake.
這棟建築經過強力的地震仍然完好無缺
remains n. [plural] 殘骸 (字尾加上S就是名詞, 都是複數形)
the parts of something that are left after the rest has been destroyed or has disappeared
- The remains of the crashed plane were quickly removed.
失事飛機的殘骸快速的被移除
stabilize v. 使穩定, 穩定
to become firm, steady, or unchanging, or to make something firm or steady
- The patient's heart rate stabilized after the injection.
注射藥物之後這名病患的心跳穩定下來了
- The government tried to stabilize the stock market but failed.
政府試著穩定股巿但失敗了
stable adj. 穩定的
steady and not likely to move or change
- Harry doesn't have a stable income.
Harry沒有穩定的收入
fire v. 點燃, 引爆, 開火 (名詞指火)
- The policeman fired his gun at the robber who was attacking him.
這名警察對了這個攻擊他的強盜開了槍
- The engine finally fired up, and we moved on.
引擎終於發動了, 我們繼續前進
fire v. 解聘
to force someone to leave their job
- Dave was fired for his frequent tardiness.
Dave 因為經常遲到而被解僱了
gaze v. 凝視, 注視 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] [不及物動詞][(+at/on/upon/into)+受詞]
to look at someone or something for a long time, giving it all your attention, often without realizing you are doing so
- A little girl stood in front of the window, gazing at a beautiful doll.
一個女孩站在櫥窗前, 注視一個美麗的洋娃娃
gaze n. a long steady look
- That man's gaze made me feel very uncomfortable.
那個男的一直看著我讓我覺得非常不自再
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