Lesson 91 Kayaking

　　If you are a little adventurous, like water sports, and enjoy being around nature, then kayaking is definitely for you. Floating, drifting and speeding down rivers is all part of kayaking. What better way is there to spend a boiling hot summer day? And if you think it is dangerous, you're dead wrong. It's so safe, you don't even need to know how to swim! Everyone wears a life jacket while kayaking. So, you see, it's not a sport for the brave only.

　　Kayaking may look difficult but it's really very easy. Sea kayaking can be learned in 5 minutes! However, it takes about two days to learn river kayaking. And for an estimated US$1, 500, you'll be able to own all the proper equipment, including the kayak. It's not cheap, but good things seldom are.

【原文翻译】

划独木舟

　　如果你有点冒险精神,又喜欢水上运动和接近大自然的话,那么划独木舟就一定很适合你。漂浮、漂移和急速冲下河流都是划独木舟的一部分。还有什么比这样度过炎炎夏日更好的方法呢？而且如果你认为这很危险的话, 那你就大错特错了。它非常安全, 以致于你甚至不需要会游泳！划独木舟的时候, 每个人都会穿一件救生衣。所以,你看,这并不是项专属于勇者的运动。

　　划独木舟看起来很难,其实很容易。海上独木舟不用五分钟就可以学会了！然而,河流独木舟大约需要两天的时间。大概花个一千五百块美金,所有的装备你就可以一应俱全, 包括独木舟。那并不便宜, 可是一分钱一分货。

【课程笔记】
91．Kayaking

Kayaking 美国西部 使用的 印第安土语 只可以容纳一个人

canoe 独木舟，轻舟 美国东部部 （又长又窄） 前后各一人

kayak 可以做动词

例句： let’s kayak

1.If you are a little adventurous, like water sports, and enjoy being around nature, then kayaking is definitely for you.

adventurous adj. 爱冒险的 adventure n.冒险

例句：The adventurous boys climbed the mountains alone. timid

多个动词 之间 必须 用 and 连接

Enjoy + doing → like /love + doing /to do

Nature 表示自然的时候 不可以+ 冠词

2.Floating, drifting and speeding down rivers is all part of kayaking.

Floating 漂浮

drifting 飘荡

speeding v. 冲 快速行进 → 开车时 v. 超速

speeding ticket → 此处 speeding 为 adj. 且 ticket = fine （n. 罚款）

all → completely

由于把 floating, drifting and speeding 当做 单数概念 后接 is 而不是 are

3.What better way is there to spend a boiling hot summer day ？

What better way is there + to do sth Then to do… 还有什么更好的方式能够比的上 （通过）做…….去做…

boiling hot →boiling adv. 快沸腾地热 → 酷热地

freezing cold → freezing adv. 冷得快冻住 → 透骨奇寒

Hopping mad → hopping adv. 生气的跳脚 → 怒不可遏

4.And if you think it is dangerous, you're dead wrong.

dead wrong → dead adv. 完全错了→ 大错特错 → completely wrong

例句： his aim is dead accurate (精准的)

5.It's so safe, you don't even need to know how to swim!

so …that… 如此 以至于

6.Everyone wears a life jacket while kayaking.

while 后省略 he is

7.So, you see, it's not a sport for the brave only.

① The brave →② brave people

① The +adj. →② adj. +people （若用 第二种 前不可以+the）

8.Kayaking may look difficult but it's really very easy.

词句亦可以转换为 ：Kayaking may look difficult but in reality it's very easy.

In reality 事实上

例句 ：Sam looks fat, but in reality he is very strong.

9.Sea kayaking can be learned in 5 minutes! However, it takes about two days to learn river kayaking.

Can be learned in doing / 时间 可在 …之中 习得

It takes + 时间 + to do 做….花费….的时间

10.And for an estimated US$1, 500, you'll be able to own all the proper equipment, including the kayak.

equipment → u n. → a piece of equipment → a lot of / some equipment

for an estimated 据估计

own 拥有

proper 适当的. 该有的

11.It's not cheap, but good things seldom are.

good things are seldom cheap → good things seldom are.

主系表 结构中 省略 adj. 时候 副词提前 置be动词之前

【重点词汇】

❀kayak vi.划独木舟& n. 独木舟

canoe vi.乘独木舟& n. 独木舟

❀adventurous adj. 爱冒险的

adventure n.冒险

❀definitely adv. 完整地

❀ 句型分析：①：If you are a little adventurous, like water sports, and enjoy being around nature, ②：then kayaking is definitely for you.

If 引导的转语从句 ，修饰② 状语从句中

①：If A:【you 】 B：【are a little adventurous】C:【 like water sports, 】D： 【and 】E：【enjoy being around nature, 】

A:主语

B：第一述部

C：第二述部

D：对等连词 连接 B C E

E: 第三述部

❀ float vi 漂浮

❀ drifit vi漂流

❀ speed vi 急速 疾行 &速度

❀ 句型分析： floating ，drifting，and speeding down rivers is all part of kayaking.

floating，drifting，and speeding down rivers 三个动名词短语用and连接，是为一单数整体，作主语，后接 单数动词 is

all part of kayaking 为主补

❀ life jacket n. 救生衣

❀ estimated adj. 估计的

estimate vi 估计

An estimated +数字 估计有….

It is estimated that…据估计….

❀ proper adj.适当的

Improper adj 不当的 错误的

❀ equipment n. 装备 设备