Skydiving … Inside 酷炫逆風高飛•超越巔峰 A new trend is letting people fly indoors. 一股新的潮流讓人們在室內飛行。
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Indoor skydiving, which uses vertical▼ wind tunnels, has started popping up all over the world. Originally used for research, these wind tunnels are now used in a new extreme sport. Indoor skydiving lets people experience the excitement of flying through the air without ever leaping out of an airplane. A vertical wind tunnel uses a very strong fan to blow air straight up inside a small, tube-shaped room. The fan blows so strongly that it can lift a person into the air like they are flying. However, there is no need for parachutes▼ here. The room has nets on the floor and a ceiling to keep people safe in case something goes wrong. Floating in the air in a wind tunnel is similar to what skydivers feel as they fall to earth but is much safer. Anyone can try indoor skydiving after just a little training. People who would not be able to go skydiving — like the elderly or disabled▼ — can still feel what it's like to fly. It has even become a competitive sport. Experts perform amazing tricks, either alone or in teams. Videos of these performances often appear online, which has made indoor skydiving more popular than ever before.
trend n. 趨勢，潮流 This trend has caught on quickly, but it will probably be out of style in a few months. 這股風潮很快就流行起來，但幾個月後可能就會退燒。
tunnel n. 洞穴；隧道 You shouldn't give up because there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. 你不應該放棄，因為在隧道的盡頭總有一線光明。
pop up 突然出現／發生 It seems that a new 7-Eleven pops up every few days. 好像每幾天就會有一家新的 7-Eleven 開張。
originally adv. 原本，最初 The town was originally quite small. 這個城鎮起初相當小。
research n. 研究（不可數） The students spent two weeks doing research on their classmates' music tastes. 學生們花了兩週時間研究他們同學的音樂喜好。
leap vi. 跳躍（三態為：leap, leaped / leapt, leaped / leapt） Henry leapt for joy upon hearing the good news. 亨利聽到這個好消息便開心得跳了起來。
the elderly n. 老年人 elderly a. 年長的 This software was designed to help the elderly learn how to type. 這套軟體是設計來幫助老年人學習如何打字。
competitive a. 具競爭性的；競爭激烈的 In a competitive society, it pays to learn a second language. 在競爭激烈的社會，學習第二外語是值得的。
▼ vertical a. 垂直的 ▼ parachute n. 降落傘 ▼ the disabled n. 行動不便者 ▼ disabled a. 殘障的
身歷其境 本文 "People who would not be able to go skydiving — like the elderly or disabled — can still feel what it's like to fly." 中的 feel what it's like to V，表『體驗做某事是什麼滋味』。此外，feel like... 則表『感覺像……』。例：
The exhibition allows people to feel what it's like to walk in space. （那個展覽讓人們可以體驗太空漫步是什麼滋味。）
I feel like the luckiest man alive every time I hold my girlfriend's hand. （每次握著我女朋友的手，我都感覺自己像是世界上最幸運的人。）
