原版英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)情景對(duì)話第0134集：乘風(fēng)破浪的人Roe喜歡沖浪，聽(tīng)他講講沖浪經(jīng)歷順便了解他崇拜的乘風(fēng)破浪的牛人。Todd: OK, so now we are going to talk about other people, so you can talk about somebody else, a friend, a family, a celebrity. Who would you like to talk about?Roe: Anybody?Todd: Anybody.Roe: Who rips.Todd: Who rips? What does "rips" mean?Roe: Ripping means if you are like a surfer, if you say he rips, he is really good.Todd: Oh, OK. He rips! Wow, so just for surfing?Roe: And windsurfing, too.Todd: He rips. Skateboarding?Roe: Yeah. Skateboarding too.Todd: Skateboarding, he ripsRoe: Yeah, it means he can make some great moves.Todd: Great turns, great flips. OK, who rips?Roe: Just go to the beach, and you see it. Like, you dont even have to talk, you just have to see it, and if you rip then you get respect, and if you talk, if you have a chance to talk to the guy, its almost always that he is a nice guy.Todd: Really.Roe: Well, 99 percent.Todd: So guys who rip are nice guys.Roe: Nice guys. Like nice, meaning, its nothing like talking to a salary man.Todd: Wow, so very easy-going, very friendly, not serious.Roe: Yes. Like open, no attitude, no attitude,its like a way to elaborate.Todd: OK, so do you rip?Roe: No. Im in progress. Im trying. Its hard. Its hard to rip though.Todd: But you said earlier that you are very good windsurfing so you are closest to ripping at windsurfing.Roe: Man, In my dreams, but in reality, Im, no, Im trying.Todd: Maybe youre being modest. So a modest person doesnt say he rips or he is goodRoe: You got the point, no I was just kidding, I cant rip.Todd: OK, who is the best surfer in the world?Roe: Robbie Naish.Todd: Robbie Naish. What country does he come from?Roe: Hawaii.Todd: Oh, so hes hawaiian. Hes American.Roe: Yeah, fom Ohahu!Todd: From Ohahu, so he surfs on waves. - How big are the waves that Robbie Naish surfs on?Roe: OK like Jaws, there is a specific point in Maui, Hawaii Maui, and its called Jaws, cause people say that there are a lot of sharks at the point, but anyway, at Jaws 25 meters or 30 meters in winter.Todd: Man, thats high. 25 to 30 meters. Thats what? Three stories? Maybe!Roe: Thats like from here to the basement.Todd: Wow! And were on the second floor so thats three stories.Roe: Oh, right, right, right, right.Todd: Man, thats high. Thats really high. Whats the highest wave youve ever surfed on? So youre standing up here. The ceiling!Roe: Yeah! Probably the ceiling.Todd: So thats what, maybe 10 feet.Roe: I dont know the feet stuff.Todd: So that would be, 3, 4 meters.Roe: Yeah, 3, 4 meters probably.Todd: Wow, thats still pretty high.Roe: Yeah, if you are in the ocean you are like lying down right, so its quite high actually, yeah, if youre standing up it doesnt seem that high but.Todd: But, when youre on the ground, youre right, when youre lying flat on your stomach, youre right it would seem very high. So Robbie Naish, does he make a lot of money surfing?Roe: Yep.Todd: Hes a rich man.Roe: Hes a billionaire.Todd: Wow, has he ever come to Japan?Roe: Many times.Todd: Really!Roe: Yep.Todd: Wow.Roe: For promotion.Todd: For promotion.Roe: He owns a boarding, sailing, and what have you. He owns a lot of companies. Yeah, hes smart too. Nice guy.Todd: Nice guy and hes a nice guy because he rips.