A New Water Park That Helps the Disabled 全球首座無障礙水上樂園任你行~ Everyone wants to cool down in the summertime, but for some, it is not that easy. 夏天時每個人都想清涼一下，但對有些人來說，並沒有那麼容易。
One of the best things to do in the summer is to go to a water park with your friends. It is a lot of fun to go on all the waterslides, relax in the lazy river, or play a game of water volleyball. This classic summer activity is almost perfect except for the fact that not everyone can enjoy the fun of water parks. People who are physically disabled or are in a wheelchair often can't go because many parks were not designed to be wheelchair accessible. One father set out to change all this by creating his own theme park for the disabled. Gordon Hartman's daughter Morgan has special needs, so he built Morgan's Wonderland, a theme park for the handicapped▼ in San Antonio, Texas. Recently, he added Morgan's Inspiration Island water park, so people who are handicapped can have fun in the water, too. What's more, many of the park's workers have special needs. They are there to help people or answer any questions that guests might have. Hartman has said the business is not about making money. Instead, it's about handicapped people being able to have a great time in the hot summer sun.
1. the disabled n. 身障人士 disabled a. 殘疾的 The disabled often have a difficult time getting around the streets of Taipei. 在臺北街道上通行對身障人士來說往往是件困難的事。
2. cool down （使）冷卻下來／變涼；冷靜下來 Let's cool down first. I'll get us some iced tea. 咱們先涼快一下。我來給大家拿些冰茶。
3. classic a. 典型的；經典的 The Three Little Pigs is a classic story, which is told to many children. 《三隻小豬》是個經典的故事，很多小孩都聽過。
4. except for... 除了……以外 Except for the location, this is quite a nice house. 除了地點以外，這是一棟相當不錯的房子。
5. physically adv. 身體上 To stay physically and mentally healthy, you need to exercise. 要保持身心健康，你就必須運動。
6. accessible a. 可接近／到達的；可使用的 access n. 使用；接近（與介詞 to 並用）& vt. 使用；接觸到 The library is accessible to everyone. = Everyone has easy access to the library. 每個人都可以利用該圖書館。
7. theme park n. 主題樂園 theme n. 主題 Many people were dressed up as witches and wizards at the Harry Potter theme park. 許多人在哈利波特主題樂園裝扮成女巫和巫師。
8. inspiration n. 靈感；給人靈感的人／事／物 The writer gets a lot of inspiration from daily life. 這位作家從日常生活中得到許多靈感。
玩翻水上樂園！ 我們來看看水上樂園裡常見的設施有：
waterslide 滑水道 lazy river 漂漂河 rafting tube 臥墊滑水隧道 wave pool 波浪池
例：
This is so much fun! Let's go on the waterslide one more time! （這個好好玩喲！咱們再去玩一次滑水道吧！）
Tom just wanted to relax and spend his time floating on the lazy river all day. （湯姆只想放鬆，然後一整天都漂浮在漂漂河上。）
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