EN： News headlines often use the Present Simple tense ('Wins') to talk about recent past events to make the news feel more direct and exciting.
中文： 新闻标题常使用现在简单式（如 Wins）来描述刚发生的过去事件，这样能让新闻听起来更即时、更有现场感。
Local player wins gold medal in Paris.
在地选手在巴黎赢得金牌。
EN： In horse racing, '10-1 chance' (10-to-1 odds) means a horse is not expected to win, so its victory is considered a major upset or surprise.
中文： 在赛马文化中，「10-1（十比一）」的赔率代表这匹马并不被看好获胜，因此夺冠被视为冷门大惊喜。
EN： Use 'called' after a noun to give its name or what people call it. It works like 'named'.
中文： 在名词后面加上「called」，可以用来表示该人或物体的「名称」或「被称呼为」。
I have a dog called Max.
我有一只名为 Max 的狗。
EN： The International Stakes at York Racecourse is one of the premier Group 1 thoroughbred horse races in the UK, often featuring top-rated horses from around the world.
中文： 位于约克马场的国际锦标赛（International Stakes）是英国顶级的一级赛马赛事之一，每年都会吸引来自世界各地的顶尖赛马参赛。
EN： We use 'the favorite to + verb' to talk about the person, team, or animal that is most likely to win a competition.
中文： 我们使用「the favorite to + 动词」来表达最被看好、最有可能在比赛中获胜的人、队伍或动物（热门人选）。
She is the favorite to win the gold medal.
她是夺得金牌的大热门。
EN： In British sports terminology, particularly in horse racing, 'the favorite' refers to the competitor with the lowest betting odds, meaning the public and bookmakers expect them to win.
中文： 在英国体育术语（特别是赛马）中，「the favorite」（热门）是指赔率最低的参赛者，代表大众和博彩公司最看好其夺冠。
EN： Use 'expect + [person/thing] + to + [verb]' to express what you think someone or something will do.
中文： 使用「expect + [人/物] + to + [动词原形]」来表达你预期某人或某事会做什么动作。
I expect the train to arrive on time.
我预计火车会准时到达。
EN： In horse racing, an unexpected winner is often called an 'underdog' or 'dark horse'. When odds are 10-1, it means the horse was not heavily favored by the betting public.
中文： 在赛马运动中，不被看好的获胜者常被称为「弱者（underdog）」或「黑马（dark horse）」。10-1（一赔十）的赔率意味着一般大众并不特别看好它会赢。
EN： Use comparative adjectives (like 'more popular') to compare two things or groups.
中文： 使用比较级形容词（如「more popular」，意思是更受欢迎的）来比较两个事物或群体。
Dogs are more popular than cats in this town.
在这个小镇上，狗比猫更受欢迎。
EN： In sports betting, '10-1' (ten-to-one) represents odds. It means if you bet $1, you could win $10 if the horse wins. Higher first numbers mean a lower expected chance of winning.
中文： 在体育博彩（如赛马）中，「10-1」（读作 ten-to-one）代表赔率。这意味着如果你押注 1 元，若该匹马获胜，你将获得 10 元的回报。前面的数字越大，代表该匹马被认为获胜的机率越低。
EN： We use 'were' as the past tense of 'are' when the subject is plural (more than one person or thing).
中文： 当主语是复数（超过一个人或事物）时，我们使用「were」作为「are」的过去式。
The two dogs were very happy.
那两只狗当时非常开心。
EN： In horse racing, 'favorite' refers to the horse that most people expect to win and has the lowest betting odds.
中文： 在赛马运动中，「favorite」（热门马）指的是大多数人预测会赢且赔率最低的马匹。
EN： Use 'thought' followed by 'would' to talk about past predictions or expectations about the future.
中文： 当主要动词是过去式的「thought」（以为/想）时，后面表示「将会」的过去未来式要用「would」而不是「will」。
I thought it would rain today.
我以为今天会下雨。
EN： Use ordinal numbers (first, second, third, fourth...) after verbs like 'finish' to describe a position or place in a race or competition.
中文： 在像「finish」（完成/获得名次）这类的动词后面，可以使用序数（第一、第二、第三、第四...）来表示比赛中的名次。
She finished second in the running race.
她在跑步比赛中获得了第二名。
EN： In horse racing sports, finishing 'third' or 'fourth' for top favorite horses is considered a major failure, as spectators and bettors expect them to win (first place) or at least place second.
中文： 在赛马运动中，对于被寄予厚望的热门马匹来说，仅获得「第三名」或「第四名」会被视为重大挫败，因为观众与投注者通常预期它们能夺冠（第一名）或至少拿到亚军。
EN： We use 'called + [name]' after a noun to show what someone or something is named.
中文： 我们会在名词后面使用「called + [名称]」，用来说明某人或某事物的名字。
A girl called Mia helped me yesterday.
一位名叫米亚的女孩昨天帮助了我。
EN： Use 'It looked like...' to describe how something appeared in the past, often when guessing an outcome.
中文： 使用「It looked like...」（看起来似乎...）来描述过去某件事看起来的样子，常用于推测过去的结果。
It looked like it would rain yesterday.
昨天看起来似乎要下雨了。
EN： Use 'because' to give a reason. It connects the result with the cause.
中文： 使用「because」（因为）来说明原因，用来连接结果与原因。
He stayed home because it was raining.
他留在家里，因为当时正在下雨。
EN： In horse racing, track conditions (often called 'going') play a huge role in the outcome. Wet and soft ground requires more stamina, which can tire out horses that prefer firm ground.
中文： 在赛马运动中，场地状况（通常称为 going）对比赛结果有重大影响。湿软的地面需要更多的体力，这会让偏好坚硬地面的马匹更快感到疲惫。
EN： We use the simple past tense to talk about actions that happened and finished in the past. Here, 'rode' is the past form of 'ride'.
中文： 我们使用简单过去式来描述在过去已经发生并完成的动作。在这里，「rode」是「ride」（骑）的过去式形式。
He rode his bike to school yesterday.
他昨天骑自行车去上学。
EN： In horse racing terminology, 'at the end' refers to the home stretch or the final segment of the race, where jockeys push their horses to sprint for the finish line.
中文： 在赛马术语中，「at the end」（最后关头）指的是赛道最后冲刺阶段，骑师会在此刻全力策骑马匹冲向终点线。
EN： Use 'by + [measurement]' to show the difference or margin in a result, such as winning a race.
中文： 使用「by + [单位/差距]」来表示比赛或竞争中胜负的差距。
She won the race by two seconds.
她以两秒之差赢得了比赛。
EN： In horse racing, 'won by a head' is a traditional term referring to a very narrow margin of victory, literally the length of a horse's head.
中文： 在赛马运动中，「won by a head」（以一个头之差获胜）是一个传统术语，形容胜负差距极小，字面意思就是仅相差一个马头的距离。
EN： Use 'A is B' (Subject + is + Noun) to give a definition or explain what something means.
中文： 使用「A + is + B」的句型来下定义或解释某个事物的意思。
A mile is a unit of distance.
英里是一个距离单位。
EN： In horse racing, margins of victory are often described using horse body parts, such as 'by a nose', 'by a head', or 'by a neck'. 'Winning by a head' means the winning horse was ahead by just the length of its head.
中文： 在赛马运动中，胜负差距经常以马匹身体部位来衡量，例如「以一鼻之差」（by a nose）、「以一头之差」（by a head）或「以一颈之差」（by a neck）。「以一头之差获胜」意味着胜出的马仅领先了约一个马头的极小距离。
EN： Use the phrase 'in total' at the end of a phrase to talk about the final count or complete amount of something.
中文： 在句尾加上「in total」可以用来表示某物的总数或总计数量，意思是「总共」。
There are twenty students in total.
总共有二十名学生。
EN： Use '[number] of [plural pronoun/noun]' to talk about a specific count out of a larger group.
中文： 使用「[数字] + of + [复数代词/名词]」的句型，来表示从某个群体中取出「其中的几份或几个」。
She answered three of them correctly.
她答对了里面的三题。
EN： Use 'was' with adjectives (like 'happy') to describe how someone felt in the past.
中文： 使用「was」加上形容词（例如「happy」），用来描述某人过去的感受或状态。
My teacher was very happy yesterday.
我的老师昨天非常高兴。
EN： We can report what someone said by placing another simple clause after the verb 'said'. The word 'that' is often left out in spoken or simple English.
中文： 我们可以在动词「said」（说）后面接一个简单的子句，来转述某人说过的话。在口语或简单英文中，连接词「that」经常会被省略。
He said the game is very easy.
他说这个游戏非常简单。
EN： In sports and horse racing, saying an athlete or horse is 'a different horse/player now' is a common idiom meaning they have improved significantly compared to their past performance.
中文： 在体育赛事或赛马中，形容一位选手或马匹「现在不一样了」（a different horse/player now）是常见的习惯用语，代表他们的实力比起过去有了大幅进步与突破。
EN： Use 'anything is possible' to say that any outcome can happen. You can add 'for + person/thing' to show who or what you are talking about.
中文： 使用「anything is possible」来表达「任何事都有可能发生」。后面可以加上「for + 人或事物」，用来说明是对谁或什么事物而言。
Anything is possible if you work hard.
如果你努力，任何事都有可能。
重要单词附有 IPA 发音、定义、例句和互动式测验。
在本文中： 最有希望獲勝者、最被看好的參賽者
在本文中： 令人意想不到的事、驚奇
在本文中： 受歡迎的、被看好的
在本文中： 疲倦的、累的
在本文中： 距離
在本文中： 參加比賽、競爭
在本文中： 訓練師、教練
在本文中： 未來、前景
片语包含类型标示、双语定义、用法说明和例句。
The sport or business of racing horses.
赛马运动
To overtake or move past someone or something by running.
跑过、超越
A margin of victory in horse racing equal to the length of a horse's head.
以一匹马头的微小差距胜出
Including everything or everyone; altogether.
总共、合计