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： 在新闻标题中，常用「现在简单式」（此处为 Wins）来描述刚发生的过去事件，使新闻听起来更加生动且具有即时感。
Local team wins the championship.
当地队伍赢得冠军。
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： 墨尔本杯是澳大利亚最负盛名的年度赛马盛事，号称「让举国停摆的赛事」。英国王室长久以来也拥有培育与参与纯种马竞赛的悠久传统。
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： 使用一般过去式动词「won」（「win」的过去式）来表示过去已经完成的动作或胜利事件。
Our team won the championship last year.
我们的队伍去年赢得了冠军。
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： 墨尔本杯是澳大利亚最负盛名的年度纯种马赛事，素有「让全国停下脚步的赛事」之称，每年在墨尔本的弗莱明顿赛马场举行。
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 + 金额」来描述某事物值多少钱、价值多少，或是奖金有多少。
This painting is worth two million dollars.
这幅画价值两百万美元。
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： 墨尔本杯是澳大利亚最负盛名的年度赛马比赛，素有「让全国停下脚步的赛事」（the race that stops a nation）之称，每年十一月的第一个星期二举行时，全澳大利亚各地民众都会暂停手边工作收看转播。
EN： Use 'but' to connect two past actions that show a contrast or change in situation.
中文： 使用连接词「but」（但是）来连接两个过去发生的动作，表示前后情况的对比或转折。
She bought a bicycle, but she sold it last week.
她买了一辆脚踏车，但上周把它卖了。
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： 英国王室长期以来拥有培育及参与纯种赛马的传统，这项热情自已故伊莉莎白二世女王延续至查尔斯国王。
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： 当主词是「a group of + 复数名词」（一群……）时，文法上将这「一个群体」视为单数主词，因此动词要使用单数形式「has」，而不是「have」。
A group of students has a new project.
一群学生有了一个新专案。
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： 在纯种马赛马文化中，顶级赛马的身价与饲养成本非常高昂，因此通常由「赛马团体」（syndicate，即多位马主集资组成的团队）共同持有，大家一同分摊费用并分享比赛奖金。
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」来描述过去某一特定时刻曾经发生过或一度真实存在的情况，意思是「一度」或「在某個時刻」。
At one point, it started to rain heavily during our walk.
我们散步时，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： 在赛马运动中，「length（马身）」是标准的距离计量单位，约等于一匹马的长度（约2.4米）。领先二十个马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）来连接「原因」与「结果」。前半句说明情况或原因，后半句接续由其导致的结果。
It started to rain, so we went inside.
开始下雨了，所以我们走进了室内。
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： 在赛马术语中，「length」（马身）是衡量赛驹之间距离的标准单位，约等于一匹马从头到尾的长度（大约 2.4 米或 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： 当同一个主语连续做两个动作时，可以使用连接词「and」连接两个动词。这两个动词的时态必须一致（此处 ran 与 won 皆为过去式）。
He jumped over the fence and ran away.
他跳过栅栏并逃跑了。
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： 在长途赛马如「墨尔本杯」（全长 3,200 米）的实况解说中，「在最后阶段」（at the end）逆转超前的戏剧性冲刺总最令人热血沸腾的高潮，极考验马匹的耐力与骑师掌控步调的策略。
EN： We can use 'or' between commas to give an explanation or simpler definition of a word.
中文： 我们可以在两个逗号之间使用「or」来解释或说明前面提到的词汇（同位语解释用法）。
A pilot, or the person flying the plane, must be very careful.
飞行员，也就是驾驶飞机的人，必须非常小心。
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： 在赛马运动中，“jockey”是指专业骑师。伊森·布朗（Ethan Brown）是澳洲知名骑师，他在2023年经历严重的落马意外并重伤濒死后成功复出，具有相当励志的色彩。
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 + 过去式动词”表示某件事非常接近发生、差一点就发生，但最终没有发生（例如：差点跌倒、差点迟到）。
She almost missed her train this morning.
她今天早上差点错过了火车。
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： 赛马对骑师而言是一项极度危险的运动。在高速奔驰中落马往往会造成危及生命的重伤，因此骑师在经历重大事故后康复，并重返赛场夺得「墨尔本杯」这样的大赛冠军，在体坛被视为极具激励人心的壮举。
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 + 原形动词」来表达客气的否定请求，意思是「请不要做某事」。
Please don't close the door.
请不要关门。
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）是一句常见的英文惯用语。当某件事太过美好、令人难以置信，让人感觉置身于美梦中时，人们常会这么说。骑师伊森·布朗在三年前因堕马事故险些丧命，如今赢得墨尔本杯，对他而言就像美梦成真一样不可思议。
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： 使用连接词「and」可以连接两个完整的句子。前半句使用现在简单式（prepares）描述日常职责与常态，后半句则用过去简单式（had）描述过去发生的具体事件。
She teaches English at a school, and she had many students last year.
她在一所学校教英文，而她去年有很多学生。
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： 在赛马运动中，驯马师（trainer）负责马匹的日常训练、饮食管理及参赛准备。在一场像墨尔本杯这样享有盛名的大赛中，一位练马师能同时派出多匹马出赛是非常难得且少见的成就。
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： 我们可以使用动词「come」加上序数（如「first」、「second」、「third」）来表达在比赛中获得的名次。「come」的过去式是「came」。
She came first in the running race.
她在跑步比赛中获得了第一名。
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： 在墨尔本杯等顶级赛马赛事中，同一位练马师调教的马匹同时包办第二名与第三名（称为「入位」），是一项极为罕见且杰出的成就。
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 + 名词」表示「没有任何……」，使整个句子呈现否定意涵。此时后方的动词需保持肯定形式（例如用 did，而不是 didn't）。
No student knew the answer.
没有任何学生知道答案。
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： 墨尔本杯在澳大利亚被称为「让举国停步的赛事」（the race that stops a nation）。赢得冠军已是极大荣誉，而同一位练马师的马匹同时包办前几名更是极为罕见的历史纪录。
重要单词附有 IPA 发音、定义、例句和互动式测验。
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
片语包含类型标示、双语定义、用法说明和例句。
the sport in which horses and their riders take part in races
赛马运动
to stop sleeping, or to cause someone to stop sleeping
醒来；叫醒
to finish a competition or race in the second position
获得第二名，得亚军
at a particular time in the past during an event
一度，在某一刻