在纳扎雷冲浪的冲浪者，葡萄牙 Surfer riding a wave in Nazaré, Portugal (© Rui Caria/Getty Images)

在纳扎雷冲浪的冲浪者，葡萄牙 Surfer riding a wave in Nazaré, Portugal (© Rui Caria/Getty Images)

有志者事竟成 Where there's a will, there's a wave

世界冲浪日

今天是国际冲浪日，大家都在冲浪！这项活动在庆祝冲浪的同时，也提醒人们保护海洋环境的重要性，以及要为野生动物和冲浪者保持水域的纯净。冲浪有着悠久的历史：大约在5000年前的秘鲁，人们在出海捕鱼时用芦苇船冲浪。然而，现代冲浪运动是在前殖民时期的夏威夷诞生的。在这里，人们开始站在冲浪板上冲浪取乐。历史学家认为，冲浪于1885年传入美国，当时有三位十几岁的夏威夷王子在加利福尼亚的寄宿学校放假期间，在红木冲浪板上冲浪。

International Surfing Day

Let's hit the waves for International Surfing Day! This event both celebrates the sport and promotes protecting the ocean for wildlife and surfers alike. Surfing has a long history; around 5,000 years ago in Peru, people used reed watercraft to surf the waves when they were out fishing. Polynesians are believed to have brought their version of surfing to Hawaii, where modern surfing was born. Here, people started to stand on their boards and to surf for fun. Historians believe that surfing made its way to the US in 1885, when three teenage Hawaiian princes surfed on redwood boards while on a break from boarding school in California.

Today's image shows an intrepid surfer riding a wave at Nazaré, Portugal. This town on the Atlantic coast is known for its giant waves, which can reach over 100 feet in height. Thanks to these impressive breakers, several surf records have been broken here, including the biggest wave ever surfed—an incredible 86 feet. So, wax down your surfboards and go out and catch some waves!