英语访谈对话 134 Cool Dude

 　　Todd: OK, so now we are going to talk about other people, so you can talk about somebody else, a friend, a family, a celebrity¹. Who would you like to talk about?

　　Roe²: 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 flips³. OK, who rips?

　　Roe: Just go to the beach, and you see it. Like, you don't 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, it's 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, it's 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,it's like a way to elaborate.

　　Todd: OK, so do you rip?

　　Roe: No. I'm in progress. I'm trying. It's hard. It's 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, I'm, no, I'm trying.

　　Todd: Maybe you're being modest. So a modest person doesn't say he rips or he is goodRoe: You got the point, no I was just kidding, I can't 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 he's hawaiian. He's 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 Jaws⁴, there is a specific point in Maui, Hawaii Maui, and it's 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, that's high. 25 to 30 meters. That's what? Three stories? Maybe!

　　Roe: That's like from here to the basement.

　　Todd: Wow! And were on the second floor so that's three stories.

　　Roe: Oh, right, right, right, right.

　　Todd: Man, that's high. That's really high. What's the highest wave you've ever surfed on? So you're standing⁵ up here. The ceiling!

　　Roe: Yeah! Probably the ceiling.

　　Todd: So that's what, maybe 10 feet.

　　Roe: I don't know the feet stuff.

　　Todd: So that would be, 3, 4 meters.

　　Roe: Yeah, 3, 4 meters probably.

　　Todd: Wow, that's still pretty high.

　　Roe: Yeah, if you are in the ocean you are like lying down right, so it's quite high actually, yeah, if you're standing up it doesn't seem that high but.

　　Todd: But, when you're on the ground, you're right, when you're lying flat on your stomach, you're right it would seem very high. So Robbie Naish, does he make a lot of money surfing?

　　Roe: Yep.

　　Todd: He's a rich man.

　　Roe: He's a billionaire.

　　Todd: Wow, has he ever come to Japan?

　　Roe: Many times.

　　Todd: Really!

　　Roe: Yep.

　　Todd: Wow.

　　Roe: For promotion⁶.

　　Todd: For promotion.

　　Roe: He owns a boarding, sailing, and what have you. He owns a lot of companies. Yeah, he's smart too. Nice guy.

　　Todd: Nice guy and he's a nice guy because he rips.

1 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

2 roe   

n.鱼卵；獐鹿

参考例句：

• We will serve smoked cod's roe at the dinner.宴会上我们将上一道熏鳕鱼子。
• I'll scramble some eggs with roe?我用鱼籽炒几个鸡蛋好吗？

3 flips   

轻弹( flip的第三人称单数 )； 按（开关）； 快速翻转； 急挥

参考例句：

• Larry flips on the TV while he is on vacation in Budapest. 赖瑞在布达佩斯渡假时，打开电视收看节目。
• He flips through a book before making a decision. 他在决定买下一本书前总要先草草翻阅一下。

4 jaws   

n.口部；嘴

参考例句：

• The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。
• The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work. 台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件。

5 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

6 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。