CJ Hobgood in action at the Billabong Pro Tahiti surfing competition in Tahiti. Photo: AP
今日小常識(shí)
Early surfing boards were made out of solid wood and were extremely difficult to steer. In the 1930s American surfer Tom Blake made a lighter, hollow board and added a fin under the tail, which meant that surfers could control the board better. Since then, new materials like fibreglass have been used to gradually make boards lighter and more manoeuvrable.
早期的沖浪板都是實(shí)木制作的，所以非常難駕馭。在上世紀(jì) 30 年代時(shí)，美國(guó)沖浪者 Tom Blake 制造了一款空心體輕的沖浪板，并在尾部底加了一個(gè)鰭，這樣有助于沖浪者對(duì)沖浪板的控制。從那以后，不斷有新的材料用于沖浪板的制作，比如玻璃纖維讓沖浪板更加輕巧和容易受控。
今日短語(yǔ)
如果某人或某事 makes waves 這就意味著他們對(duì)外產(chǎn)生了影響，制造風(fēng)波。
例句
The footballer is making waves. I think a lot of people are shocked by his comments.
This news story is really making waves this week. Everyone is talking about it.
In the conference, he talked about the gadgets that made waves last year.
請(qǐng)注意
我們用 wave goodbye to something 形容向某事或某物揮手告別，接受得不到某物的事實(shí)。
I'm always late for work at the moment. I think I can wave goodbye to a pay rise this year!
If you want to get top grades, you can wave goodbye to your social life - you'll have to study every night.
