EN: In news headlines, the Simple Present tense (here: 'Wins') is often used to describe recent past events to make them feel immediate and exciting.
中文: 在新聞標題中,常用「現在簡單式」(此處為 Wins)來描述剛發生的過去事件,使新聞聽起來更加生動且具有即時感。
Local team wins the championship.
當地隊伍贏得冠軍。
EN: The Melbourne Cup is Australia's most prestigious annual horse race, famously known as 'the race that stops a nation'. The British Royal Family has a long tradition of breeding and racing thoroughbred horses.
中文: 墨爾本盃是澳洲最負盛名的年度賽馬盛事,號稱「讓舉國停擺的賽事」。英國王室長久以來也擁有培育與參與純種馬競賽的悠久傳統。
EN: Use the simple past tense 'won' (the past form of 'win') to describe a completed action or victory that happened in the past.
中文: 使用一般過去式動詞「won」(「win」的過去式)來表示過去已經完成的動作或勝利事件。
Our team won the championship last year.
我們的隊伍去年贏得了冠軍。
EN: The Melbourne Cup is Australia's most prestigious annual horse race, famously dubbed 'the race that stops a nation'. It is held every year at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne.
中文: 墨爾本盃是澳洲最負盛名的年度純種馬賽事,素有「讓全國停下腳步的賽事」之稱,每年在墨爾本的費明頓馬場舉行。
EN: Use 'be worth + amount of money' to describe how much something costs, is valued at, or how much prize money it offers.
中文: 使用「be worth + 金額」來描述某事物值多少錢、價值多少,或是獎金有多少。
This painting is worth two million dollars.
這幅畫價值兩百萬美元。
EN: The Melbourne Cup is Australia's most prestigious annual horse race, famously nicknamed 'the race that stops a nation' because people all across Australia pause their activities to watch it on the first Tuesday of November.
中文: 墨爾本盃是澳洲最負盛名的年度賽馬比賽,素有「讓全國停下腳步的賽事」(the race that stops a nation)之稱,每年十一月的第一個星期二舉行時,全澳洲各地民眾都會暫停手邊工作收看轉播。
EN: Use 'but' to connect two past actions that show a contrast or change in situation.
中文: 使用連接詞「but」(但是)來連接兩個過去發生的動作,表示前後情況的對比或轉折。
She bought a bicycle, but she sold it last week.
她買了一輛腳踏車,但上週把牠賣了。
EN: The British Royal Family has a long-standing tradition of breeding and racing thoroughbred horses, a passion notably shared by the late Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III.
中文: 英國王室長期以來擁有培育及參與純種賽馬的傳統,這項熱情自已故伊莉莎白二世女王延續至查爾斯國王。
EN: When a collective noun phrase like 'a group of [plural nouns]' is the subject, it is treated as a single singular unit, so we use the singular verb 'has' instead of 'have'.
中文: 當主詞是「a group of + 複數名詞」(一群……)時,文法上將這「一個群體」視為單數主詞,因此動詞要使用單數形式「has」,而不是「have」。
A group of students has a new project.
一群學生有了一個新專案。
EN: In thoroughbred horse racing, top racehorses are very expensive to buy and maintain, so they are frequently owned by a syndicate—a group of multiple co-owners who share the costs and prize money.
中文: 在純種馬賽馬文化中,頂級賽馬的身價與飼養成本非常高昂,因此通常由「賽馬團體」(syndicate,即多位馬主集資組成的團隊)共同持有,大家一同分攤費用並分享比賽獎金。
EN: Use 'at one point' to describe something that happened or was true during a particular moment in time in the past.
中文: 使用「at one point」來描述過去某一特定時刻曾經發生過或一度真實存在的情況,意思是「一度」或「在某個時刻」。
At one point, it started to rain heavily during our walk.
我們散步時,一度下起了大雨。
EN: In horse racing, 'length' is a standard unit of measurement roughly equal to the length of a horse (about 2.4 meters or 8 feet). A lead of twenty lengths is considered extraordinarily large.
中文: 在賽馬運動中,「length(馬身)」是標準的距離計量單位,約等於一匹馬的長度(約2.4公尺)。領先二十個馬身是非常巨大的差距。
EN: Use ', so' to connect a cause/reason to its result. The first part explains the situation, and the second part shows what happens because of it.
中文: 使用「, so」(所以)來連接「原因」與「結果」。前半句說明情況或原因,後半句接續由其導致的結果。
It started to rain, so we went inside.
開始下雨了,所以我們走進了室內。
EN: In horse racing, 'length' is a standard informal unit of measurement used to describe the distance between horses during or at the end of a race, roughly equivalent to about 2.4 meters (8 feet).
中文: 在賽馬術語中,「length」(馬身)是衡量賽駒之間距離的標準單位,約等於一匹馬從頭到尾的長度(大約 2.4 公尺或 8 英尺)。
EN: We can connect two actions done by the same subject using 'and'. Both verbs should be in the same tense (here, both 'ran' and 'won' are in the past tense).
中文: 當同一個主詞連續做兩個動作時,可以使用連接詞「and」連接兩個動詞。這兩個動詞的時態必須一致(此處 ran 與 won 皆為過去式)。
He jumped over the fence and ran away.
他跳過柵欄並逃跑了。
EN: In horse racing commentary, dramatic comebacks 'at the end' of a long-distance race like the Melbourne Cup (3,200 meters) are thrilling highlights, often showcasing stamina and strategic timing by the jockey.
中文: 在長途賽馬如「墨爾本盃」(全長 3,200 公尺)的實況解說中,「在最後階段」(at the end)逆轉超前的戲劇性衝刺總是最令人熱血沸騰的高潮,極考驗馬匹的耐力與騎師掌控步調的策略。
EN: We can use 'or' between commas to give an explanation or simpler definition of a word.
中文: 我們可以在兩個逗號之間使用「or」來解釋或說明前面提到的詞彙(同位語解釋用法)。
A pilot, or the person flying the plane, must be very careful.
飛行員,也就是駕駛飛機的人,必須非常小心。
EN: In horse racing, a 'jockey' is a professional rider. Ethan Brown is a well-known Australian jockey who made an inspiring comeback after a life-threatening fall in 2023.
中文: 在賽馬運動中,「jockey」是指專業騎師。伊森·布朗(Ethan Brown)是澳洲知名騎師,他在2023年經歷嚴重的落馬意外並重傷瀕死後成功復出,具有相當勵志的色彩。
EN: Use 'almost + past tense verb' to talk about something dangerous, lucky, or surprising that was very close to happening, but did not actually happen.
中文: 使用「almost + 過去式動詞」表示某件事非常接近發生、差一點就發生,但最終沒有發生(例如:差點跌倒、差點遲到)。
She almost missed her train this morning.
她今天早上差點錯過了火車。
EN: Horse racing is an extremely dangerous sport for jockeys. Falls during high-speed races can cause life-threatening injuries, making a jockey's recovery and comeback to win a prestigious race like the Melbourne Cup an inspiring achievement.
中文: 賽馬對騎師而言是一項極度危險的運動。在高速奔馳中落馬往往會造成危及生命的重傷,因此騎師在經歷重大事故後康復,並重返賽場奪得「墨爾本盃」這樣的大賽冠軍,在體壇被視為極具激勵人心的壯舉。
EN: Use 'Please don't + base verb' to make a polite negative request, asking someone not to do something.
中文: 使用「Please don't + 原形動詞」來表達客氣的否定請求,意思是「請不要做某事」。
Please don't close the door.
請不要關門。
EN: The phrase "Don't wake me up" is a common English idiom used when something feels so wonderful and unbelievable that the speaker feels as though they are dreaming. In Ethan Brown's case, after suffering a life-threatening fall three years prior, winning the Melbourne Cup truly felt like a dream.
中文: 「Don't wake me up」(不要叫醒我)是一句常見的英文慣用語。當某件事太過美好、令人難以置信,讓人感覺置身於美夢中時,人們常會這麼說。騎師伊森·布朗在三年前因墮馬事故險些喪命,如今贏得墨爾本盃,對他而言就像美夢成真一樣不可思議。
EN: Use the conjunction 'and' to connect two complete sentences into a compound sentence. Here, the first part states a general routine/job (present tense: 'prepares'), while the second part describes a specific past event (past tense: 'had').
中文: 使用連接詞「and」可以連接兩個完整的句子。前半句使用現在簡單式(prepares)描述日常職責與常態,後半句則用過去簡單式(had)描述過去發生的具體事件。
She teaches English at a school, and she had many students last year.
她在一所學校教英文,而她去年有很多學生。
EN: In horse racing, a trainer manages a horse's daily routine, diet, and race readiness. Having multiple horses from the same trainer in a prestigious race like the Melbourne Cup is impressive, as each horse requires separate qualification and top-tier training.
中文: 在賽馬運動中,馴馬師(trainer)負責馬匹的日常訓練、飲食管理及參賽準備。在一場像墨爾本盃這樣享有盛名的大賽中,一位練馬師能同時派出多匹馬出賽是非常難得且少見的成就。
EN: We use the verb 'come' followed by ordinal numbers (like 'first', 'second', 'third') to talk about finishing positions in a race or competition. The past tense of 'come' is 'came'.
中文: 我們可以使用動詞「come」加上序數(如「first」、「second」、「third」)來表達在比賽中獲得的名次。「come」的過去式是「came」。
She came first in the running race.
她在跑步比賽中獲得了第一名。
EN: In major horse racing events like the Melbourne Cup, having horses from the same trainer finish in both second and third place (called 'running place') is considered an extraordinary achievement.
中文: 在墨爾本盃等頂級賽馬賽事中,同一位練馬師調教的馬匹同時包辦第二名與第三名(稱為「入位」),是一項極為罕見且傑出的成就。
EN: Use 'No + noun' at the start of a sentence to make the whole sentence negative, meaning 'not any'. The verb stays in the positive form (e.g., 'did', not 'didn't').
中文: 在句首使用「No + 名詞」表示「沒有任何……」,使整個句子呈現否定意涵。此時後方的動詞需保持肯定形式(例如用 did,而不是 didn't)。
No student knew the answer.
沒有任何學生知道答案。
EN: The Melbourne Cup is known in Australia as 'the race that stops a nation'. Winning first place is already a huge achievement, but having horses also place second and third from the same trainer is extraordinarily rare.
中文: 墨爾本盃在澳洲被稱為「讓舉國停步的賽事」(the race that stops a nation)。贏得冠軍已是極大榮譽,而同一位練馬師的馬匹同時包辦前幾名更是極為罕見的歷史紀錄。
重要單字附有 IPA 發音、定義、例句和互動式測驗。
在本文中: 賽事,大型活動
在本文中: 有……價值的
在本文中: 擁有
在本文中: 差距,間隔
在本文中: 賽馬騎師
在本文中: 幾乎,差一點
在本文中: 馴馬師,教練
在本文中: 準備,訓練
片語包含類型標示、雙語定義、用法說明和例句。
the sport in which horses and their riders take part in races
賽馬運動
to stop sleeping, or to cause someone to stop sleeping
醒來;叫醒
to finish a competition or race in the second position
獲得第二名,得亞軍
at a particular time in the past during an event
一度,在某一刻