But in return,Heller's surfing adventure helped him learn a valuable lesson about catching the perfect wave in life.

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There's a lot of, you know, surfing, water sports, skating, stuff like that that I like to do.

可以经常，你知道，可以冲浪、水上运动、滑冰，我喜欢做的那些事。

坐地铁上班 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

and Zuma Beach is a surfers' Mecca. It's a surfers' paradise up there, good surfing,

祖马沙滩是冲浪胜地。那是冲浪的天堂，很适合冲浪，

圣莫尼卡之景点 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

Author Peter Heller says he hopes the lessons he learned from surfing, and shares in his book,"Kook,"

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

You can go swimming, go surfing, stuff like that.

你也可以去游泳，冲浪，或进行其他运动。

纽约和洛杉矶不一样 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

So,I said,'Sure.'" The Denver resident bought a board and wetsuit, and embarked on a surfing journey from Southern California down the coast of Mexico.

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I love surfing and sand volleyball.

我爱冲浪和沙滩排球。

喜欢加州 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

But Heller says being that kook allowed him to learn about surfing and the ocean.

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Surfing seems really difficult to learn.

冲浪好像很难学。

享受冲浪 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

Heller's surfing adventure took him to the other side of the Pacific Ocean, where he became more aware of some serious environmental issues threatening the world's oceans.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

I had plans to go surfing,

我本来计划去冲浪的，

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Are you surfing? - Definitely not.- Thanks.

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Have you been surfing a lot?

你经常冲浪吗？

享受冲浪 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人