看電視新聞學英語---世界最酷的馬拉松

There's not much danger of these runners struggling to keep cool.
這些跑者努力保持冷靜不發生危險。

38 runners from 14 countries battle it out at sub-zero temperatures in a North Pole marathon.
在零度以下的低溫，來自14個國家的38位選手，在北極比賽馬拉松。

Gloves and balaclavas are the attire of the day with temperatures hitting as low as 35 degrees below zero.
手套、大絨帽是白天零下35度的服裝 。

Race director Richard Donovan highlights some of the challenges facing the runners.
競賽指導李察‧唐納文強調跑者面臨一些的挑戰。

[Richard Donovan, Race Director]:
"Right now it's about -28c, it's fluctuating in between -28 and -35c, so they are obviously going to face these very cold conditions. And the underfoot terrain isn't ideal for running, it's, there's little hillocks of ice, it can be soft in places. So they are going to have that challenging terrain as well."
競賽指導李察‧唐納文說：「現在約零下28度，在零下28至35度之間波動，所以，很明顯的，他們要面臨極冷的情況，而且腳下岩層不是跑步的理想狀況，有小山丘，有些地方是軟的，所以他們會有地形的挑戰」

Competitors have to complete 9 laps of the course.
Evgeniy Gorkov from Russia was first to the finish line with a time of 4 hours 27 minutes and 5 seconds.
競爭者必須完成跑場九圈的比賽。

來自俄羅斯的Evgeniy Gorkov以時間4小時27分5秒首先抵達終點線。
[Evgeniy Gorkov, Winner]:
"I felt a bit cold when I finished. I feel, yes, I think I feel happy about the fact I won it."
勝利者Evgeniy Gorkov說：「當我完成時感覺有點冷，而且，對於贏得勝利感到很開心。」

Despite the gruelling conditions the other runners say they feel on top of the world. [Ted Jackson, Competitor]:"I might look terrible but I feel great - this is good."
雖然極度疲勞，其他的跑者也說他們就像在世界的頂點。競爭者泰德‧傑克森說：「我看起來可能很糟，但是感覺卻很棒，這樣很好。」

So it seems that if you really want to feel the burn, a run on the North Pole might be the coolest way to do it.
因此，假如你真想體會一下這種感覺，到北極跑步應該是最酷的方法。

每日ㄧ句

就拿我的一個朋友為例
Take one of my friends for example.

今日諺語

Necessity is the mother of invention.
需要是發明之母

看笑話學英語

Innkeeper: The room is $15. a night. It's $5. if you make your own bed.
旅店櫃檯員：一間房一晚15元； 如果你自己做床的話，5塊錢。

Guest: I'll make my own bed.
客人：我自己做床

Innkeeper: Good. I'll get you some nails and wood.
旅店櫃檯員：好的，我會拿給你一些釘子和木頭

新聞關鍵字

1.marathon:n.馬拉松 2.struggle:v.努力 3.battle out:v.搏鬥 4.temperature:n.溫度 5.balaclava:n.大絨帽 6.highlight:v.強調
7.fluctuate:v.波動 8.terrain:n.岩層 9.hillock:n.山丘 10.lap: n.一圈 11.gruel:n.極度疲勞 12.fell the burn:v.phr.感受一下