VOA常速英语:Disabled Surfers Hit the Beach

短语讲解：

1. Fish starts out by lying on the board, with Cummings and a couple of volunteers wading alongside.

start out启程, 出发
例句：He started out on his journey very early in the morning.
他一清早就踏上了旅途。

2. It took me to lose my leg to get me to realize how precious life is and get off the couch and start living.

get off下(车、马等)
例句：This is where I get off the bus.
这就是我下车的地方。

3. His sense of daring is infectious, even for someone like Matthew Fish, who tries surfing despite vision that is so poor, he needs a cane to get around.

get around随意走走; 旅行; 绕开, 避开
例句：It may take time, but we'll get around.
这事可能要费时间, 但我们可以回避。

4. I wiped out a couple times, but as I always say, if you don't fall once in a while you're not having enough fun.

wipe out (冲浪时)被(浪)打翻，(从冲浪板上)翻跌；(滑雪中)跌倒
例句：I like surfing, but I wiped out twice yesterday.
我喜欢冲浪运动，可昨天我翻到水里两次。

5. They are joined by more than 30 volunteers who have taken off from work to help Cummings.

take off将…调离工作；休假，休息；[美国方言]缺勤，旷工，旷课
例句：Both students and teachers took Christmas off.
学生和老师圣诞节都休假。

6. I had polio in 1955, when I was two years old, the year the vaccine came out, actually.

come out出现
例句：A new model will come out this summer.
今年夏天将有新的型号问世。

7. However, despite the weakness in his legs and his need for crutches, he has fallen in love with downhill skiing, bicycling, and now surfing.

fall in love with爱上
例句：He has fallen in love with Mary.
他已爱上了玛丽。

8. They're strong so I know that I can hang on them if I need to when I'm walking out. I know that I'm not going to get in trouble.

hang on紧紧抓住
例句：The girl hung on to her mother's hand as they crossed the street.
过马路的时候, 小女孩紧抓住她妈妈的手。
get in trouble惹上麻烦
例句：If you do not abide by the traffic regulations, you will get in trouble.
如果您不遵守交通规则,你将会惹出麻烦。

9. "Most people with disabilities their whole life, everybody focuses on their disability, and we want them to see what they can do," Cummings says.

focus on致力于
例句：All eyes were focused on him when he came in.
他进来时大家都注视着他。

10. Take the most advantage of it as you can.

take advantage of利用
例句：He took advantage of the good weather to go for a walk.
他趁着天气好,出去散散步。