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STHE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA國際熱氣球嘉年華

Up, up and away in a beautiful hot air balloon!

This fall, the skies over Albuquerque, New Mexico, will become a magnificent sea of color! From October 1-9 the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta will charm people from around the world.

It began in 1972 as a small group of just 13 hot air balloons in a parking lot. Now, it's the biggest hot air balloon festival in the world, with hundreds of participants and hundreds of thousands of visitors!

Many unique events happen during the balloon fiesta, but one of the highlights is the Mass Ascension. Several times during the fiesta, all of the participating balloons are launched into the air over a two-hour period. This remarkable display of sound and color is largely why the balloon fiesta is said to be the most photographed event in the world. During the Mass Ascension, spectators can walk around and watch the pilots prepare to take off. The event begins at 7 a.m., weather permitting. But the early birds who arrive by 6 a.m. will get to see the Dawn Patrol and the Morning Glow.

magnificent （adj.）雄偉的；壯觀的

The scenery along this road through the mountains is magnificent. 壯麗

At the end of the magnificent piano performance, the whole audience stood up and clapped. 全場觀眾起立鼓掌

Eagle looks magnificent as they fly through the sky. 看起來很華麗

participant （n.）參與者；參加者 

How many participants will there be at the speech contest?  演講比賽

participate （v.）

Beth participated in a swim meet yesterday and won! 參加游泳比賽

participation （n.）參與

Mrs. Barens told her students that participation in class activities would count for half of their grade.

Up, up and away!

afraid of heights

a sea of color

this is a great way to describe what you can see when you're in a hot air balloon

Because all these hot air balloons, they have different designs, of course, made with a lot of different colors, and so it can seem like a lot of different colors

fiesta 【西班牙】= festival

siesta 午休

And a siesta is a time during the day when some people in certain countries will take a nap. 

a sea of people

go down like a lead balloon 某件事徹底失敗【像鉛製的熱氣球一樣墜落】

The major’s racist joke went down like a lead balloon.  種族歧視意味的笑話

highlight （n.）最精采的部分

The highlight of the school year was when our basketball team won the championship.

The highlight of the concert was when the band had people go up on the stage and sing with them.

highlight （v.）用彩色筆標示出來

Can you highlight part of the text that you would like to have changed?

largely （adv.）大部分地；主要地

Yesterday was so tiring, largely because we ended up hiking eight miles. 健行八公里

Our neighborhood is largely made up of families with school-aged children. 有學齡兒童的家庭

remarkable vs.spectacular vs. magnificent

If you are remarking about something, that means you're talking about it.

weather permitting

Harvest Festivals 

aboriginal 土著

Amis 阿美族

staple crop 主糧作物

boar 野豬

What would you wake up early for?

a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity