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 Thousands of Australian fans watch their team in their South Africa World Cup match against Germany on a giant screen, in Melbourne on June 14, 2010. Two Australian sisters have set an unofficial world record for continuous TV-watching after sitting through 87 hours of uninterrupted World Cup and football coverage. (Agencies) |
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Two Australian sisters have set an unofficial world record for continuous TV-watching after sitting through 87 hours of uninterrupted World Cup and football coverage. Football-mad Joanne and Alanah Argyrou, 22 and 24, outlasted two other contenders as they sat for some three-and-a-half days at Sydney's Star City Casino, beating Dutchman Efraim van Oeveren's 86 hours. The feat -- which awaits confirmation by Guinness World Records -- was monitored by a team of officials who ensured the sisters did not look away from the screen for more than five seconds. They were given one five-minute break per hour but were allowed no more than five cups of coffee a day. In between World Cup broadcasts, the women watched recorded matches and football documentaries. Australia’s hopes of reaching the knocking-out stages were badly dented after June 14’s 4-0 defeat by Germany. The country is bidding to host the tournament's 2022 edition. (Read by Nelly Min. Nelly Min is a journalist at the China Daily Web site.) (Agencies) |
來(lái)自澳大利亞的一對(duì)姐妹因87小時(shí)不間斷觀看世界杯比賽轉(zhuǎn)播和足球賽事報(bào)道，創(chuàng)下了一項(xiàng)非官方的世界紀(jì)錄。 這對(duì)超級(jí)足球迷名叫喬安妮和阿拉娜?阿吉柔，今年分別為22歲和24歲。（世界杯開(kāi)幕后，）兩人在悉尼的城市之星賭場(chǎng)連續(xù)觀看和比賽有關(guān)的電視節(jié)目長(zhǎng)達(dá)三天半，超過(guò)了另外兩名對(duì)手，并擊敗了荷蘭人埃弗雷姆?凡?歐艾文仁創(chuàng)下的86小時(shí)的記錄。 來(lái)自《吉尼斯世界記錄大全》的一組官員對(duì)兩姐妹進(jìn)行了全程監(jiān)督，保證她們的視線(xiàn)離開(kāi)屏幕不超過(guò)5秒鐘。目前這一記錄正在等待《吉尼斯世界紀(jì)錄大全》的確認(rèn)。 她們每小時(shí)有5分鐘的休息時(shí)間，但每天喝咖啡不能超過(guò)五杯。在比賽轉(zhuǎn)播間隙，兩人繼續(xù)觀看比賽錄像和足球紀(jì)錄片。 澳大利亞在6月14日的比賽中以0比4負(fù)于德國(guó)，出線(xiàn)希望大減。該國(guó)目前正在申辦2022年世界杯。 相關(guān)閱讀 德國(guó)雇主協(xié)會(huì)：?jiǎn)T工上班可看世界杯 調(diào)查：德國(guó)人愿為看世界杯國(guó)足決賽舍棄做愛(ài) 世界杯來(lái)臨 英國(guó)人宿醉上班人數(shù)或飆升 （中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)網(wǎng)英語(yǔ)點(diǎn)津 陳丹妮 編輯蔡姍姍） |
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Vocabulary: casino: a public building or room where people play gambling games for money 賭場(chǎng) knocking-out stage:淘汰賽階段 dent: to damage somebody's confidence, reputation, etc. 損害，傷害，挫傷（信心、名譽(yù)等） |
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