SnowKiting

原文

Let's go fly a kite...in the snow

Reach into your closet,find that dusty kite and clean it off - it's time to try something new this winter.

The kite flies you

If you're like most people,you probably flew a kite as a child but haven't done so for years.Snowkiting gives new motivation to return to that old source of childhood fun.With skies or snowboard and a kite,you can be pulled along the ground,uphill and even into the air.The principle is the same for kiteboarding,in which you glide along the surface of water.

A new kind of kite

You can use an old stunt kite for beginner's practice,but you'll soon need something more appropriate.Newer "depowering"kites feature a bar that can be pulled and pushed to increase or decrease power.These kites are also useful for relanuching when you get stuck in the snow.The size of a beginner's kite,determined by your weight and the weather,should be smaller to catch less wind.

词汇

dusty 布满灰尘的

Alex found his dusty guiter in the garage and decided to join a band again.

We were riding our motorcycles on a dusty road.

motivation 动机

For most students,getting good grades is their main motivation for studying.

motive 动机，意图   做具体某件事的动机，通常是负面的

motives for the attack

motivation 也表示动力和积极性，不可数

Bobby lacks the motivation to excel in his career.

decrease减少，降低

increase 增加，提高

The unemployment rate decreased last month.

The power of the typhoon has increased in the past few hours.

decrease和increase都可以做名词，重音在前面一个音节

a sharp decrease in sales

relanuch 重新起动 重新出发

The actor is hoping to relanuch his career with this movie.

The success of this magazine's relanuch is due to the new editor-in-chief.

beside/besides

beside=next to  在...旁边

She sits beside me.

besides 除...之外

Besides reading, I enjoy dancing.

hopscotch 跳房子游戏

kick the can 也是一种游戏

be like sb 像某些人一样

get stuck 被卡在...  被堵...