It is believed that surfing has been around since humans began swimming in the ocean
今日小常識
The first 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 easier to handle.
早期的沖浪板都是實木制作的，所以非常難駕馭。上世紀(jì) 30 年代，美國沖浪者 Tom Blake 制造了一款空心體輕的沖浪板，并在尾部背面加了一個鰭，這樣一來有助于沖浪者對沖浪板的控制。從那以后，不斷有新的材料被用于沖浪板的制作，比如玻璃纖維，新材料制作的沖浪板更加輕巧和容易受控。
今日短語
我們用 make waves 來形容某人或事對外產(chǎn)生了影響，引起轟動，甚至制造風(fēng)波。
例句
This footballer is really making waves. People are impressed by his consistently amazing performances.
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.
請注意
短語 wave goodbye to something 的意思是向某事或某物揮手告別，形容接受得不到某物的事實。
例句
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.
