Carson Kropfl is an inventor, business owner andenvironmental activist.
Carson Kropfl是一名发明家、 企业家和环保主义者。
He enjoys the excitement of surfing.
他享受冲浪的刺激感。
【In addition to riding the waves】, he likes riding his skateboard.
除了……还有
除了冲浪,他还喜欢滑滑板。
Kropfl is a very hard-working 12 year-old
12岁的Kropfl非常努力。
You heard right.
你没听错。
The San Clemente, California, boy just completed seventh grade.
这个加利福尼亚州圣克莱门特的男孩才读完七年级。
And, school 【had a lot to do with】 the creation of his company.
和……有很大关系
Eg: Her illness has a lot to do with her unhealthy eating habits.
而且,他的学校和他创立的公司有很大的联系。
It's proof that 【necessity is truly the mother of invention】.
需求是发明之母
sth. be the mother of sth. …是……之母
他的故事证明了需求真的是发明之母。
Carson had enjoyed skating for years.
Carson喜欢滑滑板很多年了。
He liked to use his skateboard to go to places,including school.
他喜欢滑滑板到各个地方,包括学校。
But over time, he grew increasingly frustrated that
但是愠慢地他变得越夹越泪来
he had no place to store his board once he arrived.
因为-到学校,他都没有地方存放滑板。
As a student, he could not change the size of his locker.
作为一名学生,他无法改变柜子的大小。
But he realized he might be able to change the shape of his skateboard.
但是他意识到,也许他能改变滑板的形状。
And, from that small desire, a business was born.
于是，这一小小的念头促成了他事业的诞生。
Carson's parents agreed to help him make it happen.
Carson的父母同意帮助他实现愿望。
They searched around for the best tools for creating skateboards.
他们到处寻找最适合做滑板的材料。
Carson made his first sales in the room where students ate at his school,
Carson在学校学生们吃饭的房间里开展了第一一次售卖。
He put a few skateboards on the table and his schoolmates started 【buying them up】.
buy sth. up 大量购买
他把几块滑板放在桌上,他的同学们就开始买滑板了。
Within months, Carson had an agreement with a manufacturer.
几个月里, Carson已经和家制造商达成协议。
The young man says he has now sold about 700 skateboards in under two years of operation,
这个年轻小伙子说,在不到两年的经营时间里,他已经卖出约700块滑板了。
His skateboards 【come in a number of shapes and designs】.
多种多样 come in all shapes and sizes
他的滑板有很多形状,设计多样。
Each one costs around $100.
每块滑板售价约100美元。
But not all the profit goes to Carson.
但是不是所有的利润都落到Carson的口袋里。
Some money goes to a non-profit group that supports the health and well-being of a place 【close to his heart】.
某人非常关心/在乎的
Eg: Food security is a subject very close to my heart.
Carson把-部分钱捐给了一个非营利组织,该组织支持Carson所在意之处的健康和福祉。
Carson's hometown of San Clemente sitalong a beautiful coastal area of the Pacific Ocean.
Carson的家乡圣克莱门特坐落在太平洋沿岸 -一个美丽的海滨地带。
And Carson, the surfer, wants the ocean to stay that way.
而作为一个冲浪者, Carson希望海洋能保持现状。
The young business owner says he is not exactly sure what he will do when he grows up.
这个年轻的企业家说,他不是很确定长大后会做什么。
But he sure will stay busy.
但是他确定他会一直忙下去。
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