运动休闲—痴迷滑翔伞运动 I feel I can fly

Imagine yourself flying in the sky freely¹ with the birds and clouds, green land beneath you. Millions of people in the west are crazy about Paragliding Activity. In Europe alone, there are already over 3 million paragliding pilots. And in China, now there are more than 50 paragliding clubs. The Beijing International Unite Flight Club is one of them.

　　The club opened in 1996, it’s the first paragliding club in Beijing under the supervision² of Zhang Wei, who is fond of the sport. Talking about the reason he began paragliding, Zhang says:

　　"My father was a pilot, and I also wanted to be a pilot. I feel as though I’ve fulfilled³ my dream with paragliding."

　　Zhang Chunhai is one of the members in the club. He used the word "exciting" when describing his first experience of paragliding.

　　"When I was up, I saw the horizon⁴. People looked so small on the ground, and the wind was whistling⁵. When I pulled the string, the paraglider moved whichever way I wished. I felt so well that I began singing."

1 freely   

adv.自由地，随便地，无拘无束地

参考例句：

• She was unable to keep back her tears,and wept freely.她抑制不住泪水，痛痛快快地哭了起来。
• A liquid flows freely and has no fixed shape.液体能自由流动，无固定形态。

2 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

3 fulfilled   

adj.满足的，个人志向得以实现的v.满足( fulfil的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；尽到；应验

参考例句：

• He doesn't feel fulfilled in his present job. 目前的工作未能让他感到满足。
• I withheld payment until they had fulfilled the contract. 他们履行合同后，我才付款。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 horizon   

n.地平线，地平；眼界，见识

参考例句：

• The sun rises above the horizon.太阳升起在地平线上。
• He descried an island far away on the horizon.他看到遥远的地平线上有个岛屿。

5 whistling   

n.吹笛，吹口哨，啸声v.吹口哨( whistle的现在分词 )；鸣笛；呼啸着前进；空指望

参考例句：

• The bomb exploded, sending shrapnel whistling through the trees. 炸弹爆炸了，弹片呼啸着穿过树林。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He came home for dinner whistling cheerfully. 他欢快地吹着口哨回家吃饭。 来自《简明英汉词典》