Bungee Jumping 高 空 弹 跳

Bungee jumping looks like fun. It makes me nervous just to watch someone do it. It certainly takes a lot of guts to jump one thousand feet above the water with only a rope tied to your legs. It scares me just to think about it. However, it is something I really want to do one day．

Some people think I''m crazy. They say to jump is foolish enough, but to have to pay for it is madness. I don''t agree. For me, to live a short and exciting life is far better than to live a long and boring one. What do you think?

高空弹跳看起来蛮好玩的。光是看别人做这件事就会让我紧张。双腿只用一条绳索绑着，从水面上一千尺的高度跳下的确需要很大的胆量。光是想到这点就够让我害怕的了。可是，这是我总有一天真的想做的事。

有些人认为我疯了。他们说去跳就已经够蠢了，而还要付钱则不啻为疯狂的行为。我并不同意。对我来说，过个短暂而剌激的生活比过漫长却无聊的日子好得多。你认为呢？

Vocabulary & Idioms

1. bungee jumping n. 高空弹跳

例：Bungee jumping looks exciting but l don''t dare try it.

高空弹跳看起来虽然很刺激，可是我不敢尝试。 2. nervous a. 紧张的

例：The young man lost the tennis match because he was too nervous.

那个年轻人因为紧张过度而打输了那场网球赛。

3. guts n. 勇气(恒用复数)

have the guts to + 原形动词

＝have the courage to + 原形动词

有做……的勇气/胆量

例：Do you have the guts to ask the boss''s secretary out to dinner?

你有胆子约老板的秘书出去吃晚餐吗?

4. rope n. 绳索

例：The robbers tied the bank guard with a piece of rope.

那些强盗用一条绳子把银行警卫给绑了起来。

5. tie vt. 绑，系

tie A to B 把A绑/系在B上

例：The cowboy tied his horse to a tree。

那位牛仔把他的马栓在树上。

6. scare vt. 惊吓

scare + 人 + to death 把某人吓得要死

例：The lion''s roar scared the kids to death．

那只狮子大吼—声把孩子们吓得要死。

7. crazy a. 疯狂的；狂热的

be crazy about... 对…疯狂/着迷

例：Tony is crazy about your sister.

汤尼为你妹妹疯狂。

8. foolish a. 愚蠢的

例：You were foolish to argue with the boss．

你真愚蠢竟和老板争辩。

9. pay for... 支付…

例：Ron chose the tie and his wife paid for it.

朗思选了那条领带，而由他太太出钱。

10. madness n. 疯狂似的行为(不可数)

例：The doctors don''t know how to cure his madness.

医生们对他的疯病束手无策。

mad a. 疯的

The mad woman ran around naked is the streets．

那个疯女人光着身子在街上到处乱跑

11. agree vi. 同意

agree with + 人 同意某人(的看法)

例：You don''t have to agree with the boss on everything, do you?

你不必事事都同意老板的看法，不是吗？

12. exciting n. 令人兴奋的，刺激的(修饰事物)

excited a. 感到兴奋的(修饰人)