When one thinks of winter sports skiing immediately comes to mind. But there is another winter sport that is growing in popularity at a swift pace. It is fun, exciting, easy to learn and relatively accessible. It is ①taking the West by storm and has already started to take off in China. First appearing in the U.S. its origins lie in surfing and skateboarding. By the late 1990's most ski resorts in the West had accepted it as a legitimate winter sport and it is predicted that in ten years time it will surpass skiing as the most popular winter activity. In this issue of Bilingual Sport we bring to you the wonderful world of Snowboarding!

    当人们想起冬季运动时，立马会想到滑雪。但还有一种迅速普及的冬季运动。它有趣、令人振奋、简单易学，相对来说，从事起来也并不难。它在西方风头正劲，而且已经开始在中国登陆。这项运动首先出现在美国 ......