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Extreme sport
(n. phr.): a sport that is extremely exciting and often dangerous
e.g.
More and more young people are taking up
extreme sports (極限運動) like
parkour (飛躍道) and
skateboarding (滑板運動).
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Fitness
(n.): the condition of being physically strong and healthy
e.g.
Athletes (運動員) usually have
regular (定期的)
physical (身體的) check-ups to
ensure (確保) their
fitness (健康).
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Risk
(n.): the possibility of something bad happening
e.g.
It is a
risk (風險) skating without any
protective (防護的)
gear (裝備) such as a
helmet (頭盔) and
knee pads (護膝).
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Participant
(n.): a person who is taking part in an activity or event
e.g.
The
Inter-School Athletics Competition (校際田徑比賽) this year has the largest number of
participants (參加者) ever.
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Practise
(v.): to do an activity regularly so that you can improve your skill
e.g.
The
backup (後補隊員)
practised (練習)
shooting (投籃) day and night in order to become a
starter (正選隊員).
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Beginner
(n.): someone who has just started learning something
e.g.
Biathlon (冬季兩項)
combines (結合) skiing and
shooting (射擊). It is
challenging (具挑戰性的) for
beginners (初學者).
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Instructor
(n.): someone who teaches a sport or practical skill
e.g.
The
instructor (教練) of a football team needs to know the
strengths (優點) and
weaknesses (缺點) of all of his or her players.