风筝

风筝宽1.5米。

The kite has a span of 1.5 metres .

你应该迎着风放风筝。

You should fly your kite against the wind .

风筝在沙滩上空时隐时现。

Kites whooshed above the beach at intervals .

随着这轻薄的东西向上飞升，这些人慢慢放出细绳，直到风筝飞到三四千英尺高。

As the flimsy constructs soared , the men paid out twine until the kites reached three or four thousand feet

那个风筝勾住电线了。

The kite caught on the electric wires .

风筝乘风起飞。

The kite blew away .

把风筝捯回来。

Pull in the kite .

风筝在日本已经有几百年的历史了。

Kites have been flown in Japan for hundreds of years .

很快，风筝就高高地飞在空中。

Soon , the kite was high up in the sky .

然而，令他吃惊的是，风筝正在下落。

However , to his surprise , the kite was coming down .

风筝在西方已被用于科学目的。

Kites have been used for scientific purposes in the western world .

隧道里的人带着风筝线。

His men in the tunnel took the kite string with them .

没有人知道第一只风筝是什么时候做出来的。

No one knows when the first kite was made .

于是他们去了一家风筝店，选了一个漂亮的风筝。

So they went to a kite shop and chose a beautiful one .

放风筝的历史由来已久。

Flying kites   have quite a long history .

当你剪断风筝线时，风筝就失去了支撑。

When you cut the string , it could not support the kite .

莱特兄弟也用风筝做实验。

The Wright brothers also experimented with kites .

全国许多地方每年都会举行风筝节。

And kite festivals are held each year in many parts of the country .

通过使用绳子,你可以让风筝向正确的方向上升。

By using the string you help the kite go up in the right direction .

拿着绳子,儿子开始放风筝。

With the string in hand , the son started to fly flying the kite .

一天,一对父子去参加风筝节。

One day , a father and his son went to a kite flying festival .

关于风筝的记载最早出现在2000多年前的中国。

The first record of a kite was more than 2,000 years ago in China .

突然，风筝开始飞得更高了，这让儿子高兴多了。

Suddenly , the kite began to go higher , which made the son much happier .

放风筝还代表向刚生下长子的夫妇表示祝福。

They were also flown to send good wishes to couples who had their first son .

19世纪90年代，劳伦斯·哈格雷夫发明了箱型风筝来测试飞行的想法。

In the 1890s , Lawrence Hargrave invented the box kite to test ideas about flight .

网球、羽毛球和放风筝等其他运动也能让疲惫的眼睛放松。

Other sports like tennis , badminton and kite flying are also great for relaxing tired eyes .

1898年到1933年期间，美国气象局利用盒式风筝来收集气象数据。

From 1898 until 1933 , the United States Weather Bureauused box kites to collect weather data .

18世纪时，人们会在秋天放风筝，以庆祝丰收。

In the 1700s , kites were flown in autumn to give thanks for a good harvest .

如果我们把风筝线剪断,它就能自由地飞得更高。我们能剪断吗?

If we cut it , it will be free and fly even higher . Can we cut it ?

他把风筝放在宫殿的墙上,以确定风筝线的长度。

He flew a kite over the wall of the palace to make sure the length of its string .