Curling involves two teams of four players, who are led by a “skip,” or team captain. Each team member throws two stones per round. They throw from the “hack,” something like a runner’s starting block, towards the house. The house is a big circular target, and the goal is to get your stones as close to the center as possible. While one player throws, two other players furiously sweep the ice in front of the stone to help it travel farther and straighter.
冰壺由兩隊各四人組成，各隊由「主將」或隊長領導。每隊的成員會在每局投擲兩次石壺。他們從「踏板」── 一個類似賽跑起跑架的東西，向大本營推擲。大本營是一個龐大的圓形標的物，而目標就是要使己方的石壺盡可能地靠近其中心點。一個選手推擲時，會有其他兩個選手瘋狂地將石壺前方的冰掃除，以幫助它滑行得更遠更直。
生活必備字詞：
captain n. 隊長，領隊
target n. 目標，對象
as + Adj./Adv. + as possible 盡量地∕盡可能地……
If you get lost, shout as loudly as possible.
sweep vt. 掃除
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本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌，完整內容請見十二月號
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