7月全球體壇大事,莫過於3,300多公里的環法自行車賽(Tour de France),終於在26日車隊衝過香榭麗舍大道終點線後完美落幕。23天賽程中,禁藥懷疑聲、賭盤下注聲,甚至終點線碰撞的摔車聲,都在披上黃衫(yellow jersey)的掌聲中相約明年。
【Tour de France淺談】 1.yellow jersey黃衫 A:After grueling days, the rider in yellow jersey and crossing the finish won the race! (累垮人的多天後,穿黃衫的車手衝過終點奪冠!) B:Exactly! Tour de France is the world's most famous cycle race. (沒錯!環法賽是世界上最有名的自行車賽。) 2.lucrative有利可圖的 A:I heard that sports channels paid millions of euros for the television rights. (聽說體育台花數百萬歐元買電視播放權。) B:The Tour is the world's third biggest sports event, and the televised race is lucrative. (它是全球第三大運動盛會,轉播賽有利可圖。) 3.X-sports極限運動 A:The riders complaint the summer heat made the hilltop finish tougher. (車手抱怨酷夏使通過上坡終點更艱難。) B:That's the reason why Tour de France is one kind of X-sports. (所以說環法賽就是一種極限運動。) 【延伸關鍵字】 1. grueling:讓人累斃了、累垮的 2. contender:角逐者、爭奪者 3. betting:賭盤 TOEIC900工作團隊獨家授權