In 2002, Nick Woodman was surfing in Australia and became frustrated that there was no cost-efficient way to take high-quality action shots of his surfing. He wanted a reasonably priced camera that could get up close and capture professional angles. It was this desire that inspired the creation of GoPro. Though it was first designed to film surfing, people from all over the world have used this little camera for activities from scuba diving to hang gliding and anything else under the sun.
Adventurers and extreme sports enthusiasts have used this little camera on the tops of mountains or at the bottom of the ocean. On YouTube, the GoPro channel has a variety of videos, which feature many people using GoPro in a lot of different ways. Whether it is playing catch with a friend, doing a back flip on a bicycle, or even catching a rare glimpse of a killer whale, this camera has seen it all. Capturing this amazing action does not come for free, though, because the latest GoPro will cost about US$400. The price is a bit steep, but the footage is breathtaking.
frustrated a. 沮喪的，受挫的
Jamie was frustrated when his baseball team lost three games in a row.
傑米的棒球隊接連輸了三場比賽時，他感到很沮喪。
reasonably adv. 合理地；相當地
The two prison guards are reasonably friendly.
這兩名監獄的管理員還算相當友善。
up close 靠近地，近距離地
The exhibition offered everyone a chance to look at Chagall's paintings up close.
這項展覽提供大家近距離欣賞夏卡爾畫作的機會。
capture vt.（用文字、圖片等）記錄；捕捉
The whole accident was captured on video.
整件意外的過程都被攝影機拍了下來。
inspire vt. 給（某人）創作靈感
The novel was inspired by a Greek tragedy.
這本小說的靈感來自於一齣希臘悲劇。
creation n. 產物；作品
The artist's latest creation conveys his idea of time and space.
這位藝術家最新的作品表達了他對時間及空間的想法。
＊ convey vt. 表達，傳達
steep a.（價格）過高的，不合理的
The rent for this apartment is a bit steep for this part of town.
這間公寓的租金在鎮上的這個地段算是偏高的。
breathtaking a. 令人屏息的，令人驚嘆的
The sunrise in the mountains is breathtaking.
群山中的日出美的令人驚嘆。
stoked a. 非常興奮的
cost-efficient a. 有成本效益的，划算的
professional a. 專業的
hang gliding n. 懸掛式滑翔運動
enthusiast n. 熱衷者
flip n. 空翻，筋斗
glimpse n. 一瞥
footage n. 影片
angle 的相關用法
本文 "...that could get up close and capture professional angles." 中的 angle 表『（看事物或拍照的）視角，角度』，相關片語有 from a...angle（以……角度來……）。angle 也可表『（物品擺放的）角度』，相關片語有 at an angle（傾斜的）。例：
I think you should look at that problem from a different angle.
（我認為你應該要從不同的角度來看這個問題。）
The poster of the rock singer was hanging at an angle.
（那位搖滾歌手的海報掛歪了。）
