访谈录 拳打大白鲨的冲浪运动员范宁返澳

Now to that champion surfer. He's back home this morning after that terrifying shark attack and we are all happy that he is safe and ABC's T.J. Holmes is here with the story. What’s up, T.J.?

Hey there, you fellows. We've seen the video. The world has seen the video. Let me tell you what we didn't see -- eight grown men crying immediately after Mick Fanning got out of the water. He ended up in a private room with his closest friends, and that's when it all set in. And even though he walked away uninjured he still might be scarred for life. This morning pro¹ surfer Mick Fanning riding a giant wave of relief…“I’m just happy to be home in one piece and rather safe.”

Just two days after the shark scare seen around the world Fanning returning home to Australia and opening up about that close encounter in the waters of South Africa Sunday. “Yeah, I'm doing okay. I haven't got a scratch on me or, yeah, just sort of more of an emotional, mental sort of trauma² right now.”

The three-time champion shaken but in good spirits recounting that terrifying moment.

“I just felt something, you know, just, a presence or something behind me and that's when I sort of jump on my board and then it -- just sort of came up and went for the tail of my board. Even speculating about why the shark targeted him. “I fished there before. Maybe that's why.”

The 34-year-old is one of the superstars in the surfing world, reportedly earning close to $3 million a year, even married to a former swimsuit model. But Fanning’s greatest escape is skyrocketing him to new height of fame, making him an overnight sensation on social media but memes aside he's just looking forward to spending time out of the water and seeing friends and family, especially his mom who watched awe³ the drama play out on live TV. “She's pretty emotional and she -- you know, she always will be but that's why we love her.”

And while he vows⁴ to return to surfing…“Yeah, it's gonna be hard. But, you know, you've got to face these things front on and…”

He says he'll be taking his time, but until then he has a parting message for that shark. “Thanks for not eating me. I'm just lucky that it wasn't my time.” Guys, we were talking about this yesterday, and as soon as he got out of the water, he said: “I'd be okay, if I never went back and surfed again.” He changed his tune⁵. He’s going back to the water.

He’s going to go back to the water.

Ok, I'm never surfing, period.

1 pro   

n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者

参考例句：

• The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
• Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？

2 trauma   

n.外伤，精神创伤

参考例句：

• Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
• The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。

3 awe   

n.敬畏，惊惧；vt.使敬畏，使惊惧

参考例句：

• The sight filled us with awe.这景色使我们大为惊叹。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

4 vows   

誓言( vow的名词复数 )； 郑重宣布，许愿

参考例句：

• Matrimonial vows are to show the faithfulness of the new couple. 婚誓体现了新婚夫妇对婚姻的忠诚。
• The nun took strait vows. 那位修女立下严格的誓愿。

5 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。