The Best of the Best Sporting Events in the USA 美國最棒的體育賽事

Melanie Renzulli 鄧楊周

有很多比賽每年都在不同的地點舉行，具體取決于參賽隊伍或主辦城市。然而，有一些體育賽事會固定在某一個城市或地區(qū)舉行，這為粉絲們創(chuàng)造了年度體育旅行的絕佳機會。如果你是賽車、網(wǎng)球、賽馬、高爾夫、自行車或沖浪等運動的愛好者，一定不要錯過下面這些美國最棒的體育賽事。

Daytona 500

代托納500汽車賽

NASCAR fans flock to Daytona International Speedway on the last Sunday in February for the Daytona 500， the most famous stock car race in the world. The race is 500 miles， which requires 200 laps around the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway loop1. An entire tourism industry has built up around the Daytona 500. It takes place in Florida in February， thus you can find Daytona 500 travel packages on the Speedways website.

代托納500汽車賽被認(rèn)為是世界上最負(fù)盛名的改裝車比賽。在二月的最后一個星期天，納斯卡賽車的粉絲會涌向代托納國際賽車跑道觀看這個比賽。這個比賽全程是500英里，需要繞賽道長2.5英里的代托納國際賽車跑道跑200圈。圍繞這個賽事已經(jīng)形成了完整的旅游產(chǎn)業(yè)。代托納500汽車賽每年二月在佛羅里達州舉行，你可以在該比賽的網(wǎng)站上找到代托納500汽車賽的旅游套餐。

The Masters Golf Tournament

高爾夫大師賽

Played at the Augusta National Golf Club since 1934， the Masters golf tournament2 is one of the most important mens professional golfing championships. Played during the first week of April， the Masters is the first gasp3 of summer for golfers and golf lovers. The winner of the Masters traditionally receives a green jacket to wear following his victory.

從1934年開始，大師賽就一直在美國喬治亞州奧古斯塔國家高爾夫俱樂部舉行。它是最重要的男子職業(yè)高爾夫賽事之一。大師賽在四月的第一周舉行，對高爾夫球手和高爾夫愛好者來說，它是夏季的第一件激動人心的事。根據(jù)傳統(tǒng)，大師賽的獲勝者在獲勝后會得到一件綠色夾克。

Boston Marathon

波士頓馬拉松賽

Held every year on Patriots4 Day—the third Monday of April—since 1897， the Boston Marathon is the worlds oldest annual5 marathon race. The race attracts top male and female runners from across the world but is also open to amateurs6. The 100th running of the Boston Marathon set a world record for the number of participants， which included 38，708 entrants7， 36，748 starters， and 35，868 finishers. In addition to the many runners， the race also sees as many as 500，000 spectators8 line the route， which goes past many of Bostons top attractions.

波士頓馬拉松賽自1897年以來，于每年的愛國者日，即四月的第三個星期一舉行，是世界上歷史最悠久的年度馬拉松比賽。這個比賽吸引了來自世界各地的頂尖男女選手，但也向業(yè)余選手開放。第100屆波士頓馬拉松賽創(chuàng)造了參賽人數(shù)的世界紀(jì)錄，有38708人報名參賽，36748人從起跑線出發(fā)，并有35868人跑完全程。除了眾多的參賽者外，這條蜿蜒經(jīng)過波士頓許多著名景點的路線上還有多達50萬名觀眾。

Triple Crown Horse Racing

賽馬三冠王大賽

The Kentucky Derby， the Preakness Stakes， and the Belmont Stakes make up the three horse races of the Triple Crown. In order to win the “Triple Crown”， a horse must win all three races. This has only happened 12 times in history; the last time was in 2015.

The first and most famous of the races is the Kentucky Derby， which takes place on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs in Louisville， Kentucky. The Preakness Stakes is held in Baltimore， Maryland at the Pimlico Racetrack on the third Saturday in May. Belmont Park in Elmont， New York， hosts the Belmont Stakes， which takes place three weeks after the Preakness and five weeks after the Kentucky Derby.

肯塔基德比、必利時錦標(biāo)賽及貝爾蒙特錦標(biāo)賽是賽馬三冠王大賽的三場比賽。為了贏得“三冠王”，一匹馬必須在這三場比賽中都獲勝。這在歷史上只有過12次，最近一次是在2015年。

第一場也是最著名的一場比賽是肯塔基德比，于五月的第一個星期六在肯塔基州路易斯維爾的丘吉爾唐斯賽馬場舉行。必利時錦標(biāo)賽于五月的第三個星期六在馬里蘭州巴爾的摩的皮姆利科賽馬場舉行。在紐約埃爾蒙特的貝爾蒙特公園舉辦的貝爾蒙特錦標(biāo)賽，會在必利時錦標(biāo)賽的三周后，即在肯塔基德比的五周后舉行。

Indianapolis 500

印第安納波利斯500英里大獎賽

With permanent9 seating capacity for 257，000 fans， the Indianapolis Motor Speedway， in Indianapolis， Indiana， hosts one of car racings most famous races—the Indianapolis 500. The Indianapolis 500 takes place on Memorial Day Weekend each year. The winner typically drinks milk after his victory and collects one of the single biggest prizes in sports， around $2.5 million or more.

印第安納州印第安納波利斯的印第安納波利斯賽道可容納25.7萬名賽車迷，是賽車界最著名的比賽之一——印第安納波利斯500英里大獎賽的舉辦地。印第安納波利斯500英里大獎賽每年在（美國）陣亡將士紀(jì)念日的周末舉行。獲勝者通常會在獲勝后喝牛奶，并獲得體育界最大的單項獎金之一，約250萬美元以上。

Amgen Tour of California

環(huán)加州自行車賽

While the route changes yearly， the one week， 750-mile Amgen Tour of California is your best chance to see world-class cyclists riding through the cities and along the coasts of California. The Tour of California doesnt have a long history， going on only since 2006， but it has begun to attract thousands of cycling spectators who may have otherwise traveled to Europe for the Tour de France or the Giro dItalia.

雖然路線每年都在變化，但為期一周、長750英里的環(huán)加州自行車賽是你看到世界級自行車手騎車穿行加利福尼亞州的各城市和海岸的最佳機會。環(huán)加州自行車賽的歷史并不長，從2006年才開始，但它已經(jīng)開始吸引成千上萬的自行車賽觀眾。如果沒有環(huán)加州自行車賽，這些觀眾可能已經(jīng)前往歐洲去看環(huán)法自行車賽或環(huán)意自行車賽了。

U.S. Open of Surfing

美國沖浪公開賽

A chance to see some of the worlds top surfers ride impossible waves is what the U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington， Beach， California， is all about. Each year， hundreds of thousands of sun and surf lovers gather on 14 acres of beachfront south of the Huntington Beach pier10 to watch professional men and women surfers compete for bragging11 rights and a prize of up to $310，000. Spectators will also find music， vendors12， and tons of California-style fun.

在加利福尼亞州的亨廷頓海灘舉行的美國沖浪公開賽，就是要讓人們有機會看到一些世界頂級的沖浪者踏浪而行。每年，成千上萬的陽光和沖浪的愛好者們聚集在亨廷頓海灘碼頭以南14英畝的海濱，觀看職業(yè)男女沖浪者爭相炫技和爭奪高達31萬美元的獎金。觀眾們也會發(fā)現(xiàn)音樂、小販，和無數(shù)帶有加州風(fēng)格的樂趣所在。

The U.S. Open （Tennis）

美國網(wǎng)球公開賽

The U.S. Open is the final Grand Slam tennis tournament of the season. The finals of the U.S. Open take place on the central court， named Arthur Ashe Stadium， after the American tennis great. The two-week tournament takes place at the end of August/beginning of September with the Labor Day weekend falling in the middle of the tournament， making it an ideal sporting event around which to plan a visit to New York City. The tournaments official website provides information on buying U.S. Open tickets or booking a U.S. Open travel package.

美國網(wǎng)球公開賽是每年網(wǎng)球四大滿貫賽中的最后一個。美國網(wǎng)球公開賽的決賽在以美國網(wǎng)球巨星命名的阿瑟·阿什球場舉行。為期兩周的比賽在八月底到九月初舉行，它是一個時間理想的體育賽事，因為勞動節(jié)的周末正好是在賽事中期。你可以圍繞它制定在紐約市游玩的計劃。賽事的官方網(wǎng)站會提供有關(guān)購買賽事門票或預(yù)訂美國網(wǎng)球公開賽旅游套餐的信息。

New York City Marathon

紐約市馬拉松賽

Although not as old as the Boston Marathon， the New York City Marathon is one of the most popular running races in the world， attracting about 35，000 runners every year. One of the biggest draws for participants in the NYC Marathon is the chance to run across or past icons13 of the Manhattan cityscape. Spectators get excited from watching the runners， too.

雖然不像波士頓馬拉松賽那樣歷史悠久，但紐約市馬拉松賽是世界上最受歡迎的跑步比賽之一，每年吸引大約35000名選手參賽。對參賽者來說，紐約市馬拉松賽最吸引人的地方就是有機會穿越或經(jīng)過曼哈頓城市標(biāo)志性的景觀。對觀眾來說，觀看比賽也是激動人心的。

【Notes】

1. loop [?????] n. 環(huán)狀物;環(huán)路;（鐵道或公路的）環(huán)線

2. tournament [?????] n. 錦標(biāo)賽，聯(lián)賽 3. gasp [?????] n. 喘氣

4. patriot [?????] n. 愛國者 5. annual [?????] adj. 年度的;每年的

6. amateur [?????] n. 業(yè)余愛好者;生手，外行

7. entrant [?????] n. 參加競賽者 8. spectator [?????] n. 觀眾;旁觀者

9. permanent [?????] adj. 永久的，永恒的

10. pier [?????] n. 碼頭 11. brag [?????] v. 吹牛，吹噓;夸耀

12. vendor [?????] n. 小販 13. icon [?????] n. 圖標(biāo);象征物