美国国家公共电台 NPR Women Take On Big-Wave Surfing, Once The Domain Of Men, At Mavericks

Women Take On Big-Wave Surfing, Once The Domain¹ Of Men, At Mavericks² 

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At a beach about 25 miles south of San Francisco, when conditions are just right, you can find ocean waves so tall they block out the horizon. Surfers call this place Mavericks. In 1999, Sarah Gerhardt became the first woman to surf Mavericks. That same year, it became the site of what has turned into one of surfing's most prestigious⁴ events - Titans of Mavericks. But until now, no woman had ever surfed in that competition. One woman who will be there for the first time this year is Sarah Gerhardt.

SARAH GERHARDT: I started surfing when I was heading into high school. And my first couple of times out in the water, I really got tossed around, and I loved it. In my high school of almost 2,000 people, I was the only girl to be attempting surfing, but I just wanted to be in the ocean as much as possible.

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GERHARDT: My dad wasn't around, so it was just my mom, now quadriplegic, in a wheelchair. And we shared a bed so that I could get up in the middle of the night if she needed anything. And we always got up early. We had our special morning routine. And I'd get her out of bed, get her ready and get her bundled up as much as possible because she would go in her wheelchair and go through the cold and watch me surf.

It seemed like she was experiencing it herself through me, which was so cool. I had been already surfing for - for about five years, and I decided⁵ to experience big waves. I'd seen the men doing it, but I didn't know what to do, and I didn't have a mentor⁶. I just sort of jumped in both feet. I really got trashed, and I loved it. And I never looked back. I always wanted to be out on bigger surf.

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GERHARDT: The first wave at Mavericks was pretty amazing. This wave just stood up really tall. It was sort of like when you ride a roller coaster and you have that tension of waiting as the roller coaster's, like, going up - chunk⁷, chunk, chunk, chunk - you know, that anticipation⁸ - and then getting to the top. My brain's freaking out, going, don't go. And then, when that roller coaster goes zooming⁹ down, all the sudden you're going 30 miles an hour, heading into oblivion. And when I kicked out, I was like, wow, I can't believe it. That was so amazing; I want to do that again (laughter).

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GERHARDT: I just wish my mom - you know, she's no longer with us, but I just know that my mom would have loved to have been in the water. And we spread her ashes near Mavericks. And now, every time I go up, I always think of my mom, and she's with me.

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GERHARDT: I've done a little psychoanalysis on myself, and I feel like I want to go in big waves because I want to experience that power, even if it's terrifying. When I first heard about the women's heat and that I was in it, I was very overwhelmed. And then, after letting it settle in, oh, this is going to be so amazing, being in the water with only women and then hopefully being able to inspire other people because women surfing big waves has not peaked yet, and it's just going to get better and better and better. And it kind of feels almost like closure that I can pass the torch on to that next generation who's coming after me.

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GREENE: Surfer Sarah Gerhardt. I'm even more impressed looking at some of the photos of those waves. They are massive. Steve, you and I should not ever try that.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: 

No.

1 domain   

n.(活动等)领域，范围；领地，势力范围

参考例句：

• This information should be in the public domain.这一消息应该为公众所知。
• This question comes into the domain of philosophy.这一问题属于哲学范畴。

2 mavericks   

未烙印的牲畜( maverick的名词复数 )； 标新立异的人，不合常规的人

参考例句：

• And what about the Dallas Mavericks and Dirk Nowitzki? 那达拉斯小牛队和诺维斯基呢？
• And we see it with bringing Jason Kidd to the Dallas Mavericks. 而且我们看到它同实现基德向达拉斯小牛队。

3 browser   

n.浏览者

参考例句：

• View edits in a web browser.在浏览器中看编辑的效果。
• I think my browser has a list of shareware links.我想在浏览器中会有一系列的共享软件链接。

4 prestigious   

adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的

参考例句：

• The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
• You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。

5 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

6 mentor   

n.指导者，良师益友；v.指导

参考例句：

• He fed on the great ideas of his mentor.他以他导师的伟大思想为支撑。
• He had mentored scores of younger doctors.他指导过许多更年轻的医生。

7 chunk   

n.厚片，大块，相当大的部分（数量）

参考例句：

• They had to be careful of floating chunks of ice.他们必须当心大块浮冰。
• The company owns a chunk of farmland near Gatwick Airport.该公司拥有盖特威克机场周边的大片农田。

8 anticipation   

n.预期，预料，期望

参考例句：

• We waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival.我们在车站等着，期待她的到来。
• The animals grew restless as if in anticipation of an earthquake.各种动物都变得焦躁不安，像是感到了地震即将发生。

9 zooming   

adj.快速上升的v.（飞机、汽车等）急速移动( zoom的过去分词 )；（价格、费用等）急升，猛涨

参考例句：

• Zooming and panning are navigational tools for exploring 2D and 3D information. 缩放和平移是浏览二维和三维信息的导航工具。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Panning and zooming, especially when paired together, create navigation difficulties for users. 对于用户来说，平移和缩放一起使用时，产生了更多的导航困难。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓