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Water walking balls, a recreational activity that has gained popularity in recent years, is unsafe and could lead to suffocation① or drowning.
Theinflatable②, seethrough spheres are common at amusement parks, malls and fairs③ in the US, Australia and Europe. They are frequently used by children.
A rider climbs inside the plastic bubble, similar to a giant hamster ball④, and stands up. The ball is sealed with a zipper and floats in a pool or a lake. As the rider walks inside the ball, the ball rolls along the top of the water.
One key concern is the lack of an emergency exit. The water balls can be opened only by a person outside of the ball.
There are two incidents in which people were hurt.
In the first, a 5yearold girl in Kingston, Mass of America, passed out⑤ last year while inside a ball for a brief time. In the other, a young boy suffered a broken arm when the ball he was in fell out of a shallow aboveground pool and landed on the hard ground.
Manufacturers, for their part, say the water walking balls are safe.
“There are now hundreds of thousands of the water balls in use around the world being used safely,” said Charles B. Jones, head of VialeCampania in Monza, Italy, who claims to have invented the water sphere 14 years ago.
The 65foot water walking balls contain about 90 minutes worth of oxygen, he said. A ride typically lasts five to seven minutes.
注释：①suffocation：窒息；
②inflatable：必须充气才能使用的；
③fair：这里指露天游乐场。
④hamster ball：仓鼠球；
⑤pass out 昏迷、失去知觉；
链接：20个容易拼错的英语单词
1. humorous 幽默的
2. immediate 立即的，直接的
3. independent 独立的
4. judgement 意见，判断力，审判，评价
5. knowledge 知识
6. liaise 保持联络
7. library 图书馆
8. manoeuvre 策略，演习
9. noticeable 显而易见的
10. occasionally 偶尔地
11. questionnaire 调查问卷
12. restaurant 酒店
13. secretary 秘书
14. necessary 必要的
15. occasion 场合
16. parallel 平行的
17. religious 宗教的
18. separate 分离，分开
19. scissors 剪刀
20. twelfth第十二
资料来源 中国日报
注释编辑 桑 实
责任编辑 张丹凤
Some people see things as they are and ask ‘why?’ I dream of things that never were and ask ‘why not?’ （Robert Kennedy）
Theinflatable②, seethrough spheres are common at amusement parks, malls and fairs③ in the US, Australia and Europe. They are frequently used by children.
A rider climbs inside the plastic bubble, similar to a giant hamster ball④, and stands up. The ball is sealed with a zipper and floats in a pool or a lake. As the rider walks inside the ball, the ball rolls along the top of the water.
One key concern is the lack of an emergency exit. The water balls can be opened only by a person outside of the ball.
There are two incidents in which people were hurt.
In the first, a 5yearold girl in Kingston, Mass of America, passed out⑤ last year while inside a ball for a brief time. In the other, a young boy suffered a broken arm when the ball he was in fell out of a shallow aboveground pool and landed on the hard ground.
Manufacturers, for their part, say the water walking balls are safe.
“There are now hundreds of thousands of the water balls in use around the world being used safely,” said Charles B. Jones, head of VialeCampania in Monza, Italy, who claims to have invented the water sphere 14 years ago.
The 65foot water walking balls contain about 90 minutes worth of oxygen, he said. A ride typically lasts five to seven minutes.
注释：①suffocation：窒息；
②inflatable：必须充气才能使用的；
③fair：这里指露天游乐场。
④hamster ball：仓鼠球；
⑤pass out 昏迷、失去知觉；
链接：20个容易拼错的英语单词
1. humorous 幽默的
2. immediate 立即的，直接的
3. independent 独立的
4. judgement 意见，判断力，审判，评价
5. knowledge 知识
6. liaise 保持联络
7. library 图书馆
8. manoeuvre 策略，演习
9. noticeable 显而易见的
10. occasionally 偶尔地
11. questionnaire 调查问卷
12. restaurant 酒店
13. secretary 秘书
14. necessary 必要的
15. occasion 场合
16. parallel 平行的
17. religious 宗教的
18. separate 分离，分开
19. scissors 剪刀
20. twelfth第十二
资料来源 中国日报
注释编辑 桑 实
责任编辑 张丹凤
Some people see things as they are and ask ‘why?’ I dream of things that never were and ask ‘why not?’ （Robert Kennedy）