For two full weeks, people on Easter Island sing, dance, and party each night and enjoy sports competitions during the days. One big event is a triathlon that involves paddling on a reed canoe, running around a lake carrying two huge bunches of bananas, and then swimming across the lake. Another unique tradition is the Haka Pei. In this extreme sport, competitors slide down a steep hill on a sled made of banana tree trunks.
在整整兩週的期間,復活節島上的人每晚載歌載舞、狂歡享樂,並在白天享受體育賽事。其中一項大型賽事是鐵人三項,這包含划著一艘由蘆葦製成的獨木舟、扛著兩大串香蕉繞著一座湖賽跑,接著泳渡湖。另一項獨特的傳統是 Haka Pei。在這項極限運動中,參賽者乘坐由香蕉樹樹幹製成的長橇,滑下一座陡峭的山坡。
生活必備字詞:
one... another... 一個……另一個……(用於非限定的兩者)
steep a. 陡峭的;急遽的
trunk n. 樹幹
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本文節錄自《常春藤生活英語》雜誌,完整內容請見二月號。
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