PartII 实践与实战10.1 ExtremeSports 极限运动口译教程 P76音频位置：实践与实战 10.1Inthepast,youngsportspeoplewouldplayhockeyorbaseball.Today,theywantriskandexcitement—theclosertotheedgethebetter.Theysnowboardovercliffsandmountain-bikedownsteepmountains.Theywind-surfnearhurricanes,gowhite-waterraftingthroughrapids,andbungee-jumpfromtowers.Extremesportsstartedasanalternativetomoreexpensivesports.Acitykidwhodidn'thavethemoneytobuyexpensivesportsequipmentcouldgetaskateboardandhavefun.Butnowithasbecomeawholenewareaofsport,requiringspecializedequipmentandhighlevelsofskill.There'sevenaspecialOlympicsforextremesports,calledtheWinterX-Games,whichincludesnowmountain-bikingandice-climbing.AnExtremeGamescompetitionisheldeachsummerinRhodeIsland.Itfeaturessportssuchassky-surfing,wherepeoplejumpfromairplaneswithsurfboardsattachedtotheirfeet.Whatmakesextremesportssopopular?Ithinkthemainreasonisthatpeoplelovethethrill.Citypeopleinparticularwanttobeoutdoorsonweekendsanddosomethingchallenging.Withthenewequipmentavailabletodaypeoplecantakegreaterriskswithoutgettinghurt.Andtheriskitselfispartoftheappeal.Onceyouhavebeenmountainbikingorsnow-boarding,it'simpossibletogobacktocyclingorskiing.Theyarejusttooboring.Extremesportsarecertainlynotforeveryone.MostpeoplestillprefertoplaybaseballorbasketballorwatchsportsonTV.Butextremesportsaredefinitelygaininginpopularity.Thesefreshandexcitingsportscouldwellbethewaveofthefuture.10.1 ExtremeSports 极限运动译文过去，爱好体育的年轻人玩的是曲棍球或棒球，如今他们追求的是冒险和刺激一一越接近极限越好。他们踩着踏板从悬崖上方滑过，骑着山地车沿着陡峭的山峰而下，乘风帆迎着飓风冲浪，在湍急中漂流，从塔台往下蹦极跳。极限运动最初是作为昂贵的运动项目的替代品。城市里的孩子如果买不起贵的运动器材，买个滑板也能玩得兴趣盎然。但现在极限运动已经成为体育运动中一个全新的领域，需要有特制的装备和高超的技巧。甚至还有专为极限运动而设立的称为冬季极限运动会的特奥会，比赛项目包括雪山赛车和攀冰运动等。每年夏天在美国的罗得岛都会举行极限运动竞技比赛，比赛项目包括冲浪式特技跳...
