壹蘋派生活美語　菜鳥到老手都適合的立槳運動

　　One of the world’s fastest-growing water sports in recent years has been stand-up paddleboarding (SUP). It involves people standing upright on a large board and using a paddle to move forward through the water. With many different variations, SUP is an excellent activity for people of all ages. Although SUP may seem like a modern sport, people have been using paddles and rafts for thousands of years. Ancient cultures across Africa and South America used boards, canoes, and other boats propelled by long sticks for fishing, traveling, and other purposes. In some regions of Africa, warriors stood in canoes and used their spears as paddles to move silently into enemy territory.

　　立槳運動是近年來世界上發展最快的水上運動之一。它涉及人們直立地站在一塊大板子上，用槳在水中向前移動。立槳運動有多種不同的變化，是適合所有年齡層的絕佳活動。雖然立槳運動看起來像是一項現代運動，但人們使用槳和筏已有數千年的歷史。非洲和南美洲的古代文化使用木板、獨木舟和其他由長棍推動的船隻來捕魚、旅行和用作其他目的。在非洲的某些地區，戰士們站在獨木舟上，用長矛當槳，悄悄地進入敵人的領土。

生活必備字詞：

involve　vt. 涉及，牽涉

canoe　n. 獨木舟

spear　n. 矛

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本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌，完整內容請見七月號。