CRI听力:Yachting and Windsurfing Booming in Haikou

短语讲解：

1. He has a few tips for those who are interested in the sport.

be interested in对…感兴趣
例句：I also began to be interested in crickets.
我也开始对板球运动感到兴趣。

2. The rest of the year is more suitable for skilled windsurfers, as they can experience the extreme pleasure of speed.

be suitable for合适做……
例句：This book is suitable for teenagers.
这本书适合青少年。

3. The Haikou Yachting and Windsurfing Training Base was established in 1984, and has since contributed a great deal to the achievement of the sport in China.

contribute to促成
例句：Various factors contributed to his downfall.
多种因素导致了他的垮台。

4. I often see people picking up garbage on the beach, which is a great habit.

pick up拾起, 捡起; 抬起
例句：I would have picked it up if I had noticed it.
我如果看见的话, 我早就把它拣起来了。

5. I have spent five years in Haikou and I already feel like I am a local.

feel like摸起来好像是...;觉得好像是...
例句：She felt like a fool.
她觉得自己好像是个大笨蛋。

6. As Hainan gears up to transform itself into a top international tourism destination, it is believed that the development of the yachting industry will attract more overseas visitors.

gear up使做好行动准备
例句：The Department is gearing up for increased intake of students.
这个系正在为扩大招生做好准备。
transform into把…转变成…
例句：They have transformed themselves into permanent city dwellers.
他们已成为永久的城市居民。

7. New regulations have been passed in Hainan, allowing foreign yachts to stay for longer periods of time, and simplifying yacht registration, in an effort to promote and improve the yachting industry and place it on a par with international standards.

in an effort to　为了
例句：They rebuilt the cinemas in an effort to reach out to the young people.
他们重建了电影院，试图吸引青年人。
place on把…放在…上; 把…强加于…
例句：She placed her affections on the wrong person.
她爱上了不该爱的人。

8. Meanwhile, Hainan has been blessed with the climate and marinas required to develop the sailing sector.

bless with有幸拥有
例句：This country is blessed with natural resources.
这个国家有幸拥有自然资源。

9. It may come as a surprise to learn that yachting does not require a great deal of skill or experience to get started, and it's a safe sport to be involved in.

be involved in涉及,专心
例句：She was involved in working out a puzzle.
她在聚精会神地解一道难题。

10. The whole country is booming with the development of the sport. Qingdao, which hosted the sailing competition during the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games, has seen 40 shipyards set up in just one year.

set up建立，建造, 创立, 竖立
例句：Plenty of foreign firms have set up factories here.
很多外国公司已在这里开办工厂。