今天說(shuō)玩物之趣:放風(fēng)箏”。中國(guó)古人把風(fēng)箏叫做“紙鳶”,郊外放風(fēng)鳶,日暮方歸,是春夏之樂(lè)。西方人發(fā)明了運(yùn)動(dòng)風(fēng)箏,三角形滑翔翼形,玻璃鋼骨架,鮮艷結(jié)實(shí),空中玩出變幻特技形態(tài),引人入勝。馬克也是風(fēng)箏迷,微風(fēng)拂面夏日偶爾憶起兒時(shí)逐風(fēng)放非之樂(lè),說(shuō)走就走去海邊,Go Fly a kite !
dialogue 1
Jingjing: Mark, it's such a fine afternoon for-------------k. Thanks for ---------me here.
Mark: Mypleasure. There was a lot of------------- near my apartment again. So, I was glad to ------------- for an hour or so.
Jingjing: Dothey work for just-----------, or is it-----------------?
Mark: They're pretty good: just a ------------- every morning------------. I haven't heard them-i------------. That's a lot better -----------------,when my --------------- was a construction----------------------!
Jingjing: You told me about that. And, I remember, you had a --------------------------.
Mark: Yup. ---- that this year—not yet, anyway. Wow, this ---------- is nice.
Jingjing: It's pretty cool still. This has been---------------so far.
Mark: Yeah,great wea-ther for -----------. I'd like to ------------- in the air.
Jingjing: Inever ------------------------------ for a kite guy.
Mark: I wasas ----------. -----------to Cape Cod every year. And I-----------them to buy me a-------. I still have the one they bought me ---------------------.
Jingjing: Wow. What kind is it?
Mark: It'skind of a----------, with a-------------. It flies pretty well in---------------------like we have today.
Jingjing: You'll have to--------- next time.
Mark: Imight. It's kind of ------------ though. If Idecide to---------- instead of flying it, -----------------------------------------------------
Jingjing: That's a good thing to have ----------------------, though.
Mark: It is. But last time I brought a kite ------, they wouldn't let me-------------there!
Jingjing: Aww, what a ===!
dialogue 2
Jingjing: Mark, what's that? I thought you said you didn't-------------
Mark: Oh,this? It's a parafoil kite. So, it doesn't--------------. See, these pockets just ------------ with air when---------, so the--------actslike ------------------.
Jingjing: That's pretty---------. Are you going to try ------------?
Mark: Ifigured I'd ----------- for a few minutes. We don't want to be--------------with that thing---------------—not when the ----------------------------comes,anyway.
Jingjing: Can I help?
Mark: Sure. How about you go---------------------------------------------
Jingjing: How should I------------------------?
Mark: Justmake sure the---------- pointing --------. And hold the ------------------. Let the wind ------------------------
Jingjing: That sounds-- easy.
Mark: OK. That's---------------enough, Jingjing. Hold it for a second. ------------------------
Jingjing: Wow, that -------------------------- quickly.
Mark: Thiskind of----------------------—----------------------------
Jingjing: Have you ever tried one of -------------- two lines and can do-------------figure-----------------------?
Mark: A ----------- kite? I---------- have one. I ------really got ---------------- flying it. Then I lost a--------------.
Jingjing: That's a-----------------.
Mark Let'sstay here for ---------- and then go get ------------------, OK?
Jingjing: Sure.
new words andphrases
from dialogue 1
a stroll:
a sandwich:
had someone peggedfor a kind of person:
bulky:
bummer:
bummed out:
from dialogue 2
parafoil:
spars:
a no-brainer:
a stunt kite: