Skateboarding was probably born sometime in the late 1940s or early 1950s when surfers in California wanted something to surf when the waves were flat. No one knows who made the first board. It seems that several people came up with similar ideas at around the same time. Nowadays it is a popular sport around the world. Here are some of the reasons why.翻译
滑板运动可能诞生于20世纪40年代末或50年代初的某个时候，当时加州的冲浪者想要在海浪平坦时冲浪。没有人知道第一块板子是谁做的。似乎有几个人差不多在同一时间提出了类似的想法。如今，它在世界各地都很受欢迎。以下是一些原因。
DANGEROUS
Everyone likes to feel brave now and again. Skateboarding can be very dangerous. It’s fast and you really have to push yourself to do the impossible. The skateboarders may end up hurt when doing risky jumps and difficult tricks. It is because these tricks are dangerous that skateboarding is a really exciting sport to watch and take part in.翻译
每个人都喜欢时不时地感到勇敢。滑板可能非常危险。它很快，你真的必须强迫自己去做不可能的事。滑板运动员在进行高风险跳跃和高难度技巧时可能会受伤。正是因为这些技巧很危险，滑板才是一项真正令人兴奋的运动。
ONE-PERSON GAME
It doesn’t matter if you’re doing it on your own or in a group. Other popular sports such as football need lots of people to make up teams. This means you may not be able to play unless you have lots of friends or can join a team. With skateboarding, all you need is a board and your own two feet. What’s more important is that anyone can try it. You don’t have to be very fit or to be good at other sports.翻译
单人游戏
不管你是自己做还是在团队中做。其他受欢迎的运动，如足球，需要很多人组成团队。这意味着除非你有很多朋友或可以加入一个团队，否则你可能无法参加比赛。对于滑板，你只需要一块板和你自己的两只脚。更重要的是，任何人都可以尝试。你不必很健康，也不必擅长其他运动。
FREEDOM
Once you have your board, you are free to skate anywhere. Skateboarders are always trying to think up ways they can skate on everyday objects such as pavements, stairs, hills and railings.翻译
自由
一旦你有了滑板，你就可以在任何地方滑冰了。滑板运动员总是想办法在人行道、楼梯、山丘和栏杆等日常物品上滑冰。
These are only a few reasons why skateboarding is so popular. Maybe if you give skateboarding a try, you will be able to come up with some reasons of your own.翻译
这些只是滑板如此流行的几个原因。也许如果你尝试一下滑板，你就能想出一些自己的理由。