[00:19.10]pre-read
[00:23.77]Answer the following questions.
[00:33.33]Have you ever watched someone surl? Where?
[00:51.59]What words can you use to describe surfing or water-skiing?
[02:00.74]surfing
[02:41.80]Surfing is one fo the world's most popular water-sports.
[02:49.67]It first started on the islands of Hawaii.
[03:24.02]Now it is enjoyed by people all over the world .
[03:52.36]Hawaii is famous for its beautiful beaches.
[04:04.32]attract large numbers of tourists to the islands.
[04:11.27]Now it is popular all over the world.
[04:24.54]now peopel all over the world enjoy it.
[04:57.01]Hawaii is famous for its beautiful beaches.
[05:12.63]Every year, water sports,especially swimming and surfing,
[05:19.16]attract large numbers of tourists to the islands.
[06:46.23]Waikiki is one of the best beaches for surfing in honolulu.
[06:53.31]It is neither too hot nor too cold all the year round.
[06:59.87]The water is very clear.The waves are very high.
[07:05.93]No matter what the weather is like,
[07:10.79]you can always find surfers out riding the waves.
[09:45.95]It is not too hot;it is not too cold,either.
[10:08.08]It is not too hot or too cold.
[11:05.03]There is a big difference between serious surfers and the so-called "beach boys".
[12:15.90]They live to surf and nothing can stop them.
[12:54.32]They surf three times a day if possible,in both winter and summer.
[14:12.38]For example
[14:15.61]Jake Booth,a 21-year-old man,gave up his job in the San Francisco library a year ago
[14:27.76]He has been is Honolulu ever since.
[15:09.71]In the morning he works as a part-time assistant in a surf shop.
[15:36.57]At night he works in a restaurant as a waiter.
[15:50.20]He has not had a night off ofr two months,but he still feels happy.
[16:16.56]"I'm glad the jobs leave my afternoons for surfing.
[16:53.03]Although I haven't got a very good job,surfing makes me very fit,
[17:12.70]I have already won first prize in the city surfing competition.
[17:30.75]I hope that one day surfing will be an event of the Olympic Games." |