话题125 极限运动
现代人的生活节奏变得越来越快，工作压力越来越大，生活空间越来越小，现实的环境使得现代人应接不暇，持续的、不断增多的刺激，使人的感觉极限也不断提高。极限运动的兴起，使人们逐步离开传统的体育场馆，走向荒野，纵情于山水之间，向大自然寻求人类生存的本质意义。
英语情景会话
A: You see, the bungee participants take a deep breath when they stand at the starting spot and then, like diving, their heads are over heels and they jump off into the realm of the combination of heaven and earth The wind roars at their ears and their bodies rapidly descend. They do not even have enough time to do several gymnastic movements and they are rebounded to the upper air by the cord.
A：你看，蹦极者在跳前深吸一口气，然后像跳水一样，头朝下脚朝上，纵身一跃便融入那种与天地合一的境界，耳边呼呼生风，身体急速下降，还没来得及做几个体操动作，又被绳索反弹向高空。
B: Entrusting life to the care of a rope indeed requires infinite courage.
B：把生命寄托给一根绳索，真是需要极大的勇气。
A: A young French fellow recalled his first bungee experience and said, "When I fastened the cord and walked to the platform,I was extremely nervous. When I looked down,I was nervous even more.If the cord had broken,I would be knocked to "bake meat". However,I knew my worries were unwanted.I was afraid if I retreated others might say something about me.I had to harden my heart and impose my head downward.I only felt wind wiring at my ears. My body rapidly descended.I thought that after only seven or eight seconds I was rebounded to upper air by the cord. In fact it was 30 seconds. Maybe because of my nervousness,I only felt seven or eight seconds. When rebounding to the high altitude,I felt a sudden sense of relief.I did not feel nervous very much, but very comfortable.
A：一个法国小伙子回忆第一次蹦极时说：“当我系好绳索，走向跳台时，心情非常紧张，再向下一看，心情更紧张了，假如绳索断了，那还不摔成‘肉饼’，但我知道担心是多余的，想退回去又怕别人说，只得心一狠，头向下一栽，只觉得耳边呼呼生风，身体急速下附，只有七八秒便被绳索反弹向高空。其实有30秒左右，大概是由于紧张，只感觉有七八秒。弹向高空后，陡然就变得轻松了，也不怎么紧张了，感觉非常舒服。”
B: It is hard to come by in life that you experience this kind of "comfortable"!
B：人生难得几回这种“舒服”啊！
其他常用英语口语表达
Bungee is an exciting game.
蹦极是一种非常刺激的运动。
Except that the height is not exciting enough.
只可惜高度不够刺激。
No wonder people give the title "brave" to anyone who jumps off.
难怪人们会给每一个跳下去的人以“勇敢者”的称号。
常用英语词汇表达
extreme sports 极限运动
parkour 跑酷
sense of accomplishment 成就感
sky surfing 空中冲浪
extreme off-road 极限越野
bungee jumping 蹦极跨跳