Making waves 兴风作浪 引起轰动
It is believed that surfing has been around since humans began swimming in the ocean
今日小常识
The first surfing boards were made out of solid wood and were extremely difficult to steer. In the 1930s American surfer Tom Blake made a lighter, hollow board and added a fin under the tail, which meant that surfers could control the board better. Since then, new materials like fibreglass have been used to gradually make boards lighter and easier to handle.
早期的冲浪板都是实木制作的，所以非常难驾驭。上世纪 30 年代，美国冲浪者 Tom Blake 制造了一款空心体轻的冲浪板，并在尾部背面加了一个鳍，这样一来有助于冲浪者对冲浪板的控制。从那以后，不断有新的材料被用于冲浪板的制作，比如玻璃纤维，新材料制作的冲浪板更加轻巧和容易受控。
今日短语
我们用 make waves 来形容某人或事对外产生了影响，引起轰动，甚至制造风波。
例句
This footballer is really making waves. People are impressed by his consistently amazing performances.
This news story is really making waves this week. Everyone is talking about it.
In the conference, he talked about the gadgets that made waves last year.
请注意
短语 wave goodbye to something 的意思是向某事或某物挥手告别，形容接受得不到某物的事实。
例句
I'm always late for work at the moment. I think I can wave goodbye to a pay rise this year!
If you want to get top grades, you can wave goodbye to your social life - you'll have to study every night.
