【「水上摩托車」不是 water motorcycle !!!!!!!!!!】

啊！夏天，我又開始聽到學生跟我說他們去玩 "water motorcycle"!

水上摩托車，美國人不會這樣直接「翻譯」！而是說...
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★ jet ski /ˈʤɛt ˈski/ (水上摩托車)

Jet 就是噴氣（這裡是噴水!）式的的飛機、引擎等。Ski 是滑水。例句：

I rode a jet ski in Kenting.
(我在墾丁騎水上摩托車。)

活動是 go jet skiing:

I used to go jet skiing when I was younger, but now I think it’s too dangerous.
(年輕時，我會騎水上摩托車，但現在覺得太危險了。)
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還有一些夏天水上活動很多學生不會講。例如...

★ go snorkeling /'snɔrkəlɪŋ/ (浮潛)

I went snorkeling in Australia. The Great Barrier Reef was beautiful!
(我在澳洲浮潛。大堡礁好漂亮！)

※ snorkel /'snɔrkəl/ 就是那個 J 形換氣裝置
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★ go scuba diving /ˈskubə ˈdaɪvɪŋ/ (潛水----用氧氣罐那種)

I went scuba diving in Thailand. The water was so clear.
(我在泰國潛水。水十分清澈。)
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★ go parasailing /ˈpɛrəˌseɪlɪŋ/ (拖曳傘)

Para 是 parachute （降落傘）的縮寫，sailing 是航行。句子：

Do you really want to go parasailing? It looks dangerous!
(你真的想去玩拖曳傘？看起來很危險耶！)
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★ ride a banana boat (搭香蕉船)

We rode a banana boat. Falling off was the most fun part!
(玩香蕉船的時候，掉進水裡是最好玩的部分！)
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★ surf /ˈsɝf/ 或 go surfing /ˈsɝfɪŋ/ (衝浪)

Is there any good place to surf near here?
(這裡附近有沒有地方適合衝浪？)
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好了，這個夏天要好好的玩，但不應該把 motorcycle 騎到 water 上！這怎麼行？