Ballooning is the sport of flying in a balloon — almost always a hot-air balloon, a huge bag of heated air with a basket hanging under it. People go up for the quiet, the view, and the feeling of drifting with the wind.

Ballooning「ballooning」 is指的是 the sport of flying in a balloon搭乘熱氣球飛行的這種運動 — almost always幾乎都是指 a hot-air balloon熱氣球, a huge bag of heated air一個裝著熱空氣的大氣囊 with a basket hanging under it下面掛著一個籃子。People go up人們搭上去 for the quiet, the view, and the feeling of drifting with the wind是為了那份寧靜、那片風景，還有隨風飄的感覺。

The pilot cannot steer like a plane. They change height to find a helpful wind, and they go mostly where the air takes them.

The pilot駕駛員 cannot steer like a plane沒辦法像開飛機一樣操控方向。They change height他們會改變高度 to find a helpful wind去找一股有幫助的風, and而且 they go mostly where the air takes them大部分時候是風把他們帶到哪裡就去哪裡。

It is a hobby, a tourist ride, and sometimes a race; it is not only a serious competition. In Taiwan many people know the picture from festivals with many balloons in the sky.

It is它可以是 a hobby一種興趣, a tourist ride一種觀光行程, and而且有時候是 sometimes a race一種比賽; it is not only a serious competition它不只是嚴肅的競賽。In Taiwan在台灣 many people很多人 know the picture認識這個畫面 from festivals with many balloons in the sky是透過天空滿是熱氣球的節慶活動。

The word simply names the activity.

The word這個字 simply names the activity單純就是指這項活動。

Though actually, English also uses ballooning for things that swell or grow fast — “prices are ballooning” — from the shape of a balloon filling up. That is a different picture. This word, here, is the flying.

Though actually不過其實, English英文 also uses ballooning也會用 ballooning 這個字 for things that swell or grow fast來指東西膨脹或快速變大 — "prices are ballooning""prices are ballooning" — from the shape of a balloon filling up這是從氣球被灌滿的樣子而來的。That is a different picture那是不一樣的畫面。This word, here這個字在這裡, is the flying指的是飛行這件事。