万花筒 2008-04-29&-4-30 超酷网上视频集锦

The tandem¹ cyclist, with a fiery² companion.

 And No.4, another strange passenger. This time it's Patches the horse who enjoys trips to the drive through. Very nice, hold to there.

 And No.3, the dog is apparently³ friends with the chicks, a little bit scared of them to me.

 And No.2, today’s best cat video, always my favorite as you know. This is Nora, who likes to play Jazz piano.

 And today’s top video, the daredevils just get bolder, watch this amazing bike stunt⁴ which is known as a tail-whip. Here it is again for you. Just how does he practice that?

 WORDS IN THE NEWS

1. tandem : n-count

A tandem is a bicycle designed for two riders, on which one rider sits behind the other.

 2. daredevil : adj, n-count 

Daredevil people enjoy doing physically⁵ dangerous things. Daredevil is also a noun.

 3. bold : adj

Someone who is bold is not afraid to do things which involve risk or danger.

 4. bike stunt : noun 单车特技

 5. tailwhip : noun

The tailwhip is a bike trick typically performed on a BMX, in which the frame of the bike performs a complete rotation⁶ around the front end (bars and forks), which remains⁷ stationary⁸ throughout the move. The same trick may also be performed on a kick scooter.

1 tandem   

n.同时发生；配合；adv.一个跟着一个地；纵排地；adj.（两匹马）前后纵列的

参考例句：

• Malcolm's contract will run in tandem with his existing one.马尔科姆的合同将与他手头的合同同时生效。
• He is working in tandem with officials of the Serious Fraud Office.他正配合欺诈重案办公室的官员工作。

2 fiery   

adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的

参考例句：

• She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
• His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。

3 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

4 stunt   

n.惊人表演，绝技，特技；vt.阻碍...发育，妨碍...生长

参考例句：

• Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。
• Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。

5 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

6 rotation   

n.旋转；循环，轮流

参考例句：

• Crop rotation helps prevent soil erosion.农作物轮作有助于防止水土流失。
• The workers in this workshop do day and night shifts in weekly rotation.这个车间的工人上白班和上夜班每周轮换一次。

7 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

8 stationary   

adj.固定的，静止不动的

参考例句：

• A stationary object is easy to be aimed at.一个静止不动的物体是容易瞄准的。
• Wait until the bus is stationary before you get off.你要等公共汽车停稳了再下车。