《中英對照讀新聞》Speed-Eating Champ Downs 68 Dogs In Contest 快食冠軍王在比賽中吞掉68個熱狗
◎張沛元
Joey Chestnut has gorged his way to his sixth win in a row at the Fourth of July hot dog eating contest--downing 68 dogs in 10 minutes.
裘伊.卻斯納在10分鐘內嗑掉68個熱狗,一路狼吞虎嚥地拿下他在美國國慶日吃熱狗大賽的連續第六次勝利。
Last year, the 28-year-old Californian speed-eater, whose nickname is "Jaws", won the contest on Coney Island in New York by eating 62 hot dogs.
去年,這名28歲、暱稱「大白鯊」的加州快食王,以吃掉62個熱狗贏得這場在紐約康尼島的比賽。
This time round he beat his main rival by 16 dogs, taking home the $10,000 prize as well as the mustard yellow winner’s belt.
這回他以16個熱狗的差距擊敗主要對手,帶走1萬美元的獎金,以及芥末黃色的冠軍腰帶。
Chestnut was neck-and-neck with his rival competitors during the first half of the contest but he pulled ahead in the remaining minutes, choking down dog after dog as the others slowed down.
卻斯納在比賽前半段的表現與其他競爭敵手不相上下,但他在最後幾分鐘脫穎而出,隨著其他人的速度慢下來,一個接著一個把熱狗嚥下肚。