壹蘋派生活美語　納森吃熱狗大賽　挑戰大胃王極限！（二）

　　Eating hot dogs at lightning speed is not as easy as you might think. It requires strategy, technique, and practice. Top competitors have their own methods to get the job done. Chestnut and many other eaters often use water to soften their buns so the bread can be swallowed more easily. Others separate the hot dog from the bun before eating them. This strategy helps them chew more efficiently. Contest legend, Takeru Kobayashi, uses the Solomon Method. He breaks each hot dog in half before putting them into his mouth.

　　迅速地吃熱狗並不如你想像的那麼容易。它需要策略、技巧和練習。頂級參賽者會用自己的方法來完成這項任務。切斯納特和許多其他食客經常用水來軟化麵包，這樣麵包就更容易下嚥。其他人在吃之前將熱狗與麵包分開。這種策略可以幫助他們更有效率地咀嚼。比賽傳奇人物小林尊使用所羅門吃法。他把每個熱狗折成兩半，然後放進嘴裡。

 

 

生活必備字詞：

competitor　n. 參賽者，競爭對手

competitive　a. 競爭性的；競爭的

separate A from B　　將 A 與 B 分開

chew　vi. 咀嚼

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