CJ Hobgood in action at the Billabong Pro Tahiti surfing competition in Tahiti. Photo: AP
Early 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 more manoeuvrable.
早期的冲浪板都是实木制作的，所以非常难驾驭。在上世纪 30 年代时，美国冲浪者 Tom Blake 制造了一款空心体轻的冲浪板，并在尾部底加了一个鳍，这样有助于冲浪者对冲浪板的控制。从那以后，不断有新的材料用于冲浪板的制作，比如玻璃纤维让冲浪板更加轻巧和容易受控。
今日短语
如果某人或某事 makes waves 这就意味着他们对外产生了影响，制造风波。
例句
The footballer is making waves. I think a lot of people are shocked by his comments.
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
我们用 wave goodbye to something 形容向某事或某物挥手告别，接受得不到某物的事实。
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.
