Level: upper-intermediate
Tandem n. 串联;串座双人自行车;adj. 串联的
Tandem diving 双人高空跳伞,双人跳水
Tandem diving here means you have an instructor who is connected to your body from the back and he is the one who is controlling the parachuting【跳伞】.
Parachuting【跳伞】is a competitor sport.
In sky diving the aim is to get it down.
Dart 飞镖游戏
Bullseye 靶心,圆心
In parachuting you need to make sure you drop into a certain area which is roughly like the bullseye of the dart.
You get points 【获得分数】for where you are landing【降落】and how good you are. I don't know too much about the sport but yeah that's how it works basically.
Professionals 专业【运动员】
So this [tandem diving] is for novice or rookies.
Novice/rookie 新手,初学者
Rookie 语气中更有“菜鸟”的味道
Work in sync 协调工作
Sync, 是synchronize的缩写,“同速,同时发生”
Flight: run away 逃跑
前文提到过adrenaline是“打或者逃的荷尔蒙——fight or flight hormone”, 即人在激动或恐惧时分泌量上升
Task:
1. Do you have a favorite sport? Why do you like playing it?
or
2. What sport do you like to try in the future that can give you an adrenaline rush?
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