The entire field is crowded with zillions of people and flourished with games, food, events and of course German’s lifeblood beer.
会场全部大概有十几个足球场大，到处人山人海，除了放飞气球外也有很多游戏、活动、吃喝、以及德国人民的最爱--啤酒。

If you are really keen to try the hot-air-balloon but worried about being blown to the Himalayas, this comical cold-crane-balloon might worth a ride.
本游戏适合那些想体验热气球但又怕被刮到太平洋的同志们。

There are quite a few balloon vendors at the event as well. You can get a starter balloon in your backyard for just 4k Euro. It will be really cool to fly to work in one of these things and land it on the rooftop of your company building--right above e office of ur boss.

会场上也有很多气球商，只需花4千欧元就可以弄一个简单的私人热气球放在院子里，平时没事儿可以在邻里地区飞来飞去 串门，早上可以飞去上班，飞过公司窗口时对老板和同事们挥手致意，然后泊在公司楼顶。

Look at that formidable flooding of cars! There is no wonder how many times I have been struck in traffic jam while trying to reach here.
这帮一望无际的汽车就是让我本日旅程充满交通阻塞的祸首。

After the event officer gives the launch signal, all the pumps in the field started to work feverishly to get their butts off the ground and to hurtle themselves into the embrace of the blue sky…literally as there is a massive stratonimbus cloud looming in the horizon with clear intention to visit the balloon festival. The participants will be offered a grey sky soon.

领飞气球升空后，伴随一声清脆的哨响，场内大小气球开始疯狂集气，力争第一个升上蔚蓝的天宇（…此时右边一块巨大的乌云正徐徐飘来，如果这时候还迷离迷糊吭刺瘪肚磨磨唧唧的话就只能升上灰色的天空了）

It is a spectacle that I have envisioned only in my fondest dreams. The kaleidoscopic balloons hover from the ground all the way to the heavenly infinity, forming a prismatic pathway ferrying people’s fancies to the Never Never Land. As the gentle breeze is wafting the balloons beyond the reach of the cloud, our hearts and souls are ringing out with joy into the open sky.

五彩缤纷的气球从我的面前远远排列到无垠的天际，仿佛一条通往彩虹故乡的天桥，如童话般梦幻，让人沉醉。

The balloons are like shiny ornaments of the celestials. The whole sky is gemmed with iridescent balloon-nacreous.

绚丽的气球像色彩斑斓的宝石镶嵌在天宇之上，每一颗都记述着一个迷人的故事。

This last Warsteiner Balloon carrying all the VIPs missed the speaker pole by just a few inches. Some of the passengers on board really need to go on a diet.
这是最后放飞的标准式Warsteiner气球，上面满载着VIP，结果气球受力过大起飞时候在群众的惊呼声中差点就撞上了音响杆，估计有人回去得开始减肥了！

The Warstein 'Express' that does not run on tracks. （I think it means Express Inflation. In terms of horizontal velocity, I can beat it with my two-wheeler.）
无需铁轨的Warstein快车！（这飘飘悠悠的快得起来么？）

The Warstein town in the vista is overspread by the lurid sunlight of the dusk. A parachute can be seen in the sky afar.
夕阳映红了远处山间的Warstein小城. 远处天空中一伞兵正徐徐降落。

What a juggernaut! The cars beside the feet of this humongous tyrannosaurus look like small beetles. In terms of sheer size, the Godzilla beats the Devastator in Transformer 2, hands-down!

好个大家伙！它脚底下的越野车就像只小甲壳虫。单论尺寸这哥们绝对超过变形精钢2里的大力神同学！

This big fellow takes a good 30 minutes to stand up. But once his feet are set “firmly” on the ground. He can simply blow the mind out of everyone…Well, I have been refraining from kicking his Popos (butt) to see whether I can knock him out. This would be the single most voluminous object I would have kicked off!

给这只哥斯拉充气用了半个多小时，当它缓缓站起来后，浑身霸气冲天而起！
（偶特想上去试试能不能把它一脚踢飞，偶还从没提飞过这么大体积的单一物体尼！）

Due to weather and timing concerns, the 'gigantor' is not going to be released. Instead the spectators are given the opportunity to have physical contact with this leviathan. I managed to push my way in (to kick his butt), only to find that I will need 10 of me stacking vertically to reach his rear part.

由于天气和天色关系，哥斯拉同志没有被放出去，反而观众们被放了进来，可以对该拉进行摸、扯、咬、舔等各种物理接触，偶好不容易挤进去准备给他屁股一脚，结果发现那屁股在我头上十几米处晃悠呢 。跳起来试试吧...

As darkness falls, the field is dazzling with merry-go-round, big splash, mini bungee jump and casinos. The kids are unleashed in full power; and so are the food vendors. I have a cup of Chinese noodle and a hot dog for my dinner--under the looming shade of the Godzilla.

夜幕低垂，场地周围的游乐场对孩子们闪着诱人的迷光，小朋友们开始对旋转木马、蹦级、激流勇进、小赌场展开了肆无忌惮的蹂躏。卖吃喝的大叔大婶也火力全开，到处都是长长地觅食人龙，偶寻到了一份炒面条和一个热狗，在哥斯拉阴森的巨影 笼罩下吃得津津有味。

Time for home! While waiting for the last bus, I take a bummel in the Markt (Warstein CBD). The shops have closed long before 8pm but there are many interesting gadgets in the display windows.

该回家了！在市中心等最后一班汽车的时候小逛了一下，因为是周末，所有的商店早在8点前全部打烊了，不过橱窗里有些不错的小东东可以看看。

It is already midnight as I take a train in Soest to return to Dortmund. My spirit is still high. My mind is still filled with lively remembrance of the magnificent balloon fest. In my leisure, I wrote a limerick dedicated to Class A1.
The glamour of the moon shimmers by my window. The journey back home is well ahead.

坐在回程的火车上时已经是大半夜，不过心情非常愉快， 脑海中仍不时浮现那令人心驰神往的气球彩桥，闲暇间为我们的A1德语班写了一首短诗。
回家的路上，窗外的月色异常皎洁。