Tourists Enjoy Camel Racing in Northwestern India
觀光客喜愛印度西北部的駱駝比賽
Chia-Chin Hom, David Lee
【新聞關鍵字】
1. scores of：n. 大量、很多
2. festival：n. 節慶、節日
3. carnival：n. 嘉年華會
4. ace：adj. 第一流的
5. marksman:n. 射手
6. jockey：n. 騎師
7. slug it out：phr. 一決勝負
8. intense:adj. 熱情的
Scores of foreign tourists enjoyed the camel race on New Years Day in the three-day-long camel festival in India’s Northwestern Rajasthan.
在印度西北部的Rajasthan，有許多外國觀光客喜愛在新年之際為期3天的駱駝節，前來觀看當地的駱駝賽跑比賽。
This year’s event marks the 17th edition of the carnival.
今年的盛事是第17屆的嘉年華會。
It was held at the Karni Stadium named after Maharaja Karni Singh, an ace sportsman and champion marksman of the Bikaner royalty.
嘉年華會舉行於Karni體育場，其名字是以一個王牌運動員亦是Bikaner王室的冠軍射手Maharaja Karni Singh所命名的。
Locals including foreign tourists cheered for jockeys as they slugged it out in the race.
當騎師們在比賽中決勝負的時候，當地人包括外國遊客都熱烈的為他們歡呼加油。
[Li Xao, Chinese Tourist]:
“Camel race is very exciting. It is for the first time I have come to India, first time in Bikaner. So exciting for me. People in Bikaner are very nice."
[Li Xao,中國的遊客]:
「這駱駝比賽令人非常興奮。這是我第一次來到印度，第一次在Bikaner。這賽事真的讓我很興奮。而且Bikaner這裡的人都非常的親切。」
[Francois Leblanc, French Tourist]:
“The jockeys they are really intense they are so focused on keeping the camels straight and keeping the race as exciting as it could be. It’s amazing. I loved every second of it."
[Francois Leblanc, 法國的旅客]:
「騎師他們真的很熱情，並專注在使駱駝保持直線前進，也盡可能讓比賽保持熱絡。真是太棒了，我喜歡這比賽的每分每秒。」
Organizers of the camel festival are happy to see the increasing number of camels and tourists each year.
駱駝節的主辦者很高興地看到逐年增加的駱駝和觀光客。
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http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_asia/2010-01-02/374031409745.html
