大家说英语空中2014年

2014-10-18

新河峡大桥筑桥

BridgeDay--Theonedayyoushouldtryjumoffabridge

关键字：adrenaline,gorge,ultimate,thrill,pedestrian,BASEjumper,catapult,highline

1 oand etoStudioClassroom.

MynameisGabe.

AndI'mRebecca.

AndyourEnglishwillimprovetoday.

Youknow,Rebecca,itisashameCarolyncannotjoinusforourprogramtoday.

Well,ofcourseitis,Gabe.

We'realllookingforwardtoherjoiningusagain.

Yes,thereisthat.Butthislessonisveryspecial.

It'saboutanextremeactivitythattakesceinWestVirginiaonceayear.

Oh,yeah!That'swhereCarolyngrewup.

Exactly.Openupyourmagazine,andlet'sstartourlessonon"BridgeDay"to

learnmoreaboutthisuniquefestival.

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BridgeDay.

Theonedayyoushouldtryjumoffabridge.

OnceayearinthesmallWestVirginiatownofFayetteville,peoplefly.

Nomagicisinvolved,exceptperhapstherushofadrenalineduringabrieffall

followedbyaglidedown876feet.

EveryOctober,hundredsofthousandsheadtotheNewRiverGorgeBridge,the

thirdtallestintheU.S.

Themajorityofthepeoplearespectators,buttheevent,BridgeDay,seesthe

world'slargestgatheringofBASEjumpers.

Theseathletesjumpoffheights,timingthereleaseoftheirparachuteforboth

safetyandultimateexcitement.

Hi,everyone.I'mMice.

().

Thankyou,Mice.

Ihadnoideathattherewasafestivalthatbroughtsomanypeopletogetherto

watchotherpeoplejumpoffabridge.

Thatsoundsalittlecrazy.

Well,therearealotofpeoplearoundtheworldwhoenjoyextremesports.

And"extremesport"isasportingactivitythatisconsideredtobeparticularly

dangerousandusuallydonealone,notonateam.

Itcouldbedangerousduetohighspeeds,heightofftheground,special

equipmentthatisusedortheintensityoftheactivity.

Oneverypopularextremesportthatpeopleliketotryisbungeejum.

Formanypeople,thisactivityseemsalittlesaferthanthingslikesky-divingor

BASEjumbutstillprovidesthethrilloffallingthroughtheair.

However,itisstillanextremesport,andpeoplecanbeseriouslyinjured.

Soitisveryimportantwhennningtodoanextremesportthata isin

goodphysicalconditionandusestheequipmentproperly.

BungeejumactuallyusedtobeanactivityheldduringBridgeDay,butitwas

stoppedduetoinjuries.

NowtherearealotofsafetyregulationsincetomakesurethattheBASE

jumpersareassafeaspossible.

Andthatreallyisaverygoodthing.

Nowlet'stakealookataphrasefoundattheverybeginningofourlessonnear

thetitle.

Wefindoutthat"todayistheonedayyoushouldtryjumoffabridge."

That'saprettyfunnyidea.

Whywouldanyonewanttojumpoffabridge?

Buttheauthorofourlessonisveryclever,andweshouldtalkabouthisphrase

"jumpoffabridge."

Well,thisusedtobeusedasanexpressionto lsomeonethatyouwanted

themtogoawayandleaveyoualone.

Itwasn'taverynicethingtosay.

ButifyouareaBASEjumperorsomeonewhoenjoysgoingtoBridgeDay,

jumoffabridgewouldbeareallyfunthingtodo.

SothisphrasehastakenonanewmeaningthankstoBASEjumpsersandBridge

fromtheNewRiverGorge

Day.

Great.

SowhatdoesitlookliketoseeaBASEjumperlea

Bridge?

Well,let'swatcha andfindout.

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Thatwassocool.

MaybeIshouldgojumpoffabridge.

Whilethatwouldbeveryexciting,youshoulddefini ygetsomeprofessional

trainingandexperiencebeforeyoudoanytypeofextremesport.

Yeah.Iguessyou'reright.

Butdidyouseethe inthewheelchairmakethejump?Thatwas

awesome.

OK.Well,let'stakealookatourlesson.

Afterwatchingthat ,Ithinkit'seasytounderstandwhyjumperswouldget

arushofadrenaline.

Heretheword"rush"referstothequickmovementofadrenalinethrougha

'sbody.

Gabe,canyougiveusanexampleusing"rush"totalkaboutthefastmovement

ofliquids?

Uh...sure.Thatwasaveryspecificquestion.

Here'stheexample:"Thewaterintheriverrushedoverthelargerocks."

Sothewaterwasmovingveryquickly.

SometimespeoplejumfromtheNewRiverGorgeBridgelandintheriver.

Fortuna y,thewaterinthatriverisn'trushing.

Itisjustflowinggently.

Sowhiletheymaygetwet,theywon'tbecarriedoffbyrushingwater.

Andthat'sveryimportantforsafety.

NowthesecondsentenceinourlessonusesagreatpatternthatLizhasmoreto

lusabout.

Solet'sjoinherintheGr rGym.

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Hithere,friends.

Ihopeyou'reallngwelltoday.

etotheGr rGym.

MynameisLiz.

Here'sourGr rTipsentencefortoday:

"Nomagicisinvolved,exceptperhapstherushofadrenalineduringabrieffall

followedbyaglidedown876feet."

Thewriterisdescribinganextremeactivity.

Theexperienceisamazing,butnomagicisinvolved.

Ifanythingwereinvolved,itwouldprobablybetherushofadrenalineandthe

glidedown876feet.

Nownoticethepatternintoday'ssentence:No[subject]+[verb],except

(perhaps)somethingfollowedbysomething.

Thisisagoodpatterntousewhenyouwanttoletpeopleknowthatsomethingor

someoneisnotpartofasituationbutotherthingsorpeopleare.

Forexample,"Nospecialnsaremadeforthisevening,exceptforawalk

throughtheparkfollowedbyaquickstopattheicecreamshop."

Or:"Novisitorscameintothestore,exceptforthepostmanfollowedbythepizza

boy."

Asyoumightbeableto l,thispatternisnottoohard,sowhynotgiveitatry?

Andthat'sitfortoday.

ThisisLizfromtheGr rGym.

Seeyounexttime.

Thankyou,Liz.

That'sagreatpatterntohelpmakeyourwritingandspeakingmoreinteresting.

Movingalonginourlesson,weseethathundredsofthousandsheadtotheNew

RiverGorgeBridge.

Hundredsofthousandsofwhat?

Ah,goodquestion,Rebecca.

Ifwelookatthecontextclues,weknowthatthisistalkingaboutpeople.

Soweevenseeinthenex tence:Themajorityofthepeoplearespectators.

You'reright,Gabe.

ButalargenumberofpeoplearealsoBASEjumpers,andthisisthelargest

gatheringofBASEjumpersintheworld.

Nowyoumaybewonderingwhytheword"BASE"iswrittenincapitalletters.

Andthatisbecauseeachletterofthewordstandsforsomething.

"BASE"standsforBuilding,Atennae,Span,Earth.

Andtheseare ingsthatBASEjumpersfrequentlyjumpoffof.

Wait.PeoplejumpofftheEarth?

Yes.Well,no...notquite,Rebecca.

Thisusageoftheword"Earth"isreferringtothingslikemountainsandrock

formations,cliffsandcanyons--naturalpartsoftheEarth.

Isee.And"Span"referstoanythingthatgoesacrosssomething,likeabridge.

Exactly.AndBASEjumpersfromaroundtheworldtraveltoWestVirginiaeach

yeartobeabletojumpoffoftheNewRiverGorgeBridge.

Well,wehavealotmoretolearnaboutBridgeDaywhenwecomebackright

afterthis.

ebacktoStudioClassroom.

Openupyourmagazineandlet'slearnmoreabouttheextremefestivalofBridge

Day.

BridgeDay.

Inrecentyears,jumpershavealsobeenabletoenjoyanadditionalthrill--the

humancatapult.

Jumpersarelaunched50feetbeyondthebridgebeforetakingtheplunge.

Butforthosewithouttherequired100jumpsofexperienceortheneeded

equipment,therearemanyotherattractions.

Besidesenjoyingthesceneryfromthebridge(opentopedestriansonlyon

BridgeDay),theinexperiencedcanjumptandemorexplorethewalkway

hangingfromthebridge.

Ahighlineridefromthewalkwaytotheriversidebelowisalsoalesser-known

adventureofferedatthefestival.

Whetheroneofthe450jumpersorthethousandsofwalkers,youwon'tbe

disappointedonBridgeDay.

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Andnowlet'sgetbacktoourteachers.

Thankyou,Mic e.

Well,inordertoqualifyforaBridgeDayjump,youneedtoalreadyhave100

jumpsofexperience.

Well,thatmeansthatIcan'tgo.

Well,anyway.Here"jumps"isreferringtoparachutejumps.

Andthatmeansyouneedtohaveusedaparachuteduringthejump.

Andspeakingofparachutes,IthinkweshouldgotoSteveandKentotheInfo

Cloudtolearnsomethingabout"parachutekids."

165 o,friends.

Canyouimaginebeing17yearsold,havingmoremoneythanyouknowwhatto

dowithandlivinginabighousewithnoparents lingyouwhattoeatorwhen

togotobed?

Well,thisistherealityofthousandsofteenagerscalledparachutekids.

Thechildrenofuppermiddle-classimmigrantparents,mostlyfromAsia,

parachutekidsaredroppedoffincountrieslikeCanada,theU.S.andAustralia,

withordersto ebilingualandgetintoagooduniversity.

Afterthechildissetupandsettledin,parentsflybacktoAsiatoresume

securingthefamily'sfinancialfuture.

Asenviableastheparachutekidlifestylemightbe,itcomesataheftyprice,

namelythepainofseparationfromfamilymembersandaperpetuallystrained

relationshipwithparents.

It'snot monforthatemotionalpaintomanifestitselfthroughanti-social

behavior,poorgrades,substanceabuseorevencriminalactivity.

After20yearsofobservingtheparachute-kidsphenomenon,psychologists,

professionalcounselors,aswellasformerparachutekidsthemselvesagree:You

maybeabletobuyyourteenagerahouse,butyoucan'tbuyhimahome.

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Thankyou,guys.

Well,weseethatoneactivityfestival-goerscanenjoyisto"jumptandem."

ThatmeansthataprofessionalBASEjumperjumpswithyou,andyoudon'thave

toworryabouttheexperiencerequirementortheequipment.

Andspeakingofwhich,let'swatchashort thatshowssomeone ngjust

that.

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These sreallygiveyouasenseofwhatitwouldbeliketojumpfromthe

bridge,glidethroughtheairandtrytomakeagoodlandingeitherintheriveror

onthebank.

Youknowwhat?Iwouldlovetodothis.

Ithinkitwouldbereally,reallyfunandexciting.

Well,Iknowsomethingelsethatisalsofunandexciting--watchingareviewskit.

Let'sdothatnow.

Andthenwe'lljoinLindafortheEditor'sSummary.

HappyBridgeDaytoyou.

HappyBridgeDaytoyou.

Hey!It'snotmybirthday.

Well,that'sgoodbecauseIwasn'tsingingHappyBirthday,IwassingingHappy

"Bridge"Day.

HappyBridgeDay?

Whatareyoutalkingabout?

OnceayearinFayetteville,WestVirginia,peoplefly.

Peoplefly?

Well,actually,theyglide.

Theyglide.Istilldon'tknowwhatyou'retalkingabout.

OnBridgeDay,thelargestgatheringofBASEjumpersheadtotheNewRiver

GorgeBridge.

It'sthesecondhighestbridgeintheU.S.

Andtheyjumpoff?

Yes.Theytimethereleaseoftheirparachutesforsafetyandultimate

excitement.

Thati citing...anddangerous.

Somejumpershaveanadditionalthrill.

What'sthat?

Theyarelaunched50feetbeyondthebridgebeforetakingtheplunge.

That'sevenmoredangerous.

Yeah.That'swhyjumpersarerequiredtohave100jumpsofexperience.

Well,whatiftheydon't?

Thereareotherattractions.

Visitorscanenjoythesceneryfromthebridge.

It'sopentopedestriansonBridgeDay.

Well,thatmightbenice.

Itis.Andthere'salsoahighlineride.

It'sanadventure,too.

Youwon'tbedisappointed.

Well,BridgeDaysoundslikealotoffun.

Itreallyis.

HappyBridgeDaytoyou.

HappyBridgeDaytoyou.

OK.HappyBridgeDay.

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There'sasmalltowninWestVirginiaintheUnitedStatescalledFayetteville,

wherepeopleflyonceayear.

Infact,theyfall,andthenglidedown876feet.

ThistownhousestheNewRiverGorgeBridge,thethirdtallestbridgeinAmerica.

AndeveryOctober,peoplefromallovercometoparticipateandwatchathletes

jumpoffheightsandtimethereleaseoftheirparachuteatjusttherightmoment

forsafetyandbeingahumancatapult.

A needs100jumpsbeforetheycanparticipatehere.

Soforthosewhodon'tmeetthequalifications,therearemanyotheractivities

thisdayforthem.

Theycanbepedestriansonthebridgethisonedayoftheyear,andtheyenjoy

thesceneryfromthere.

Ortheycan"jumptandem,"meaningjumpwithsomeoneelse.

Ortheycanexploreahangingwalkwaybelowthebridge,ortakeahighlineride

fro