Every sport has its sacred[嚴肅的] records. In baseball, its the home run[本壘打] records—career and single season—though the hitting streak[連續安打] is also pretty special. Basketball has career points and, maybe more impossible to break, points in a single game. However, were not talking about sacred sports records today. Instead, were talking about goofy[傻瓜的] ones. Well, mostly goofy ones. Thats because today, were looking at ten awesome sports-related Guinness World Records.
每項體育運動都有其嚴格正規的紀錄。棒球有本壘打紀錄——包括職業生涯和賽季紀錄——當然,連續安打紀錄也很了不起;籃球有職業生涯總得分紀錄,還有也許更難被打破的單場得分紀錄。然而,我們今天要說的不是這些正經的紀錄,而是比較搞笑的紀錄——大部分都比較傻。因為我們今天要看的是十項與體育有關的吉尼斯世界紀錄。
·注釋
注1:國際奧林匹克委員會(International Olympic Committee)縮寫。
注2:聯合國難民救濟及工程局(United Nations Relief and Works Agency)縮寫。
1. Fastest Half Marathon Pushing a Stroller[輕便嬰孩車] (Female)
推嬰兒車半程馬拉松最快紀錄(女子)
Record Holder: Nancy Schubring
Date Established: September 15th, 2000
Location: Vassar, Michigan, USA
This woman ran the “Mike May Races Half Marathon” in a respectable[可觀的] 1:30:51.
Of course, they didnt specify[詳細說明] the make of the stroller, and that could make all the difference. I mean, I assume it was one of those strollers with the huge bicycle wheels and not one of those clunky[笨重的] plastic-looking things you see people pushing around a shopping mall. But they dont say. Guinness really dropped the ball[犯錯誤] with this one.
這位女士非常出色地以1小時30分51秒跑完了“邁克·梅半程馬拉松”。
當然,他們沒有規定嬰兒車的材質,而這一點可能完全改變賽果。我的意思是,我假定這位女士的嬰兒車裝有巨大的單車輪,而不是你看到人們在大商場里推著的那種塑料感明顯的笨重嬰兒車。但他們對此沒有說明,吉尼斯這次真是失策了。
2. Fastest 20m Carrying 300kg on Shoulders (Male)
負重300公斤移動20米最快紀錄(男子)
Record Holder: Agris Kazelniks
Date Established: April 18th, 2009
Location: Milan, Italy
This would actually be a pretty cool Olympic sport; the IOC注1 should consider it.
As for this record, on the set of an Italian TV show, the man covered a 20m distance carrying 300kg in just 11.40 seconds. (I complain when I have to walk to the bus stop with my laptop in my backpack.)
這完全可以成為一個很酷的奧運項目,奧委會應該考慮一下。
這項紀錄是在一檔意大利電視節目中創造的。這位男士肩上扛著300公斤的重物,只用了11.40秒就走完了20米。(我在不得不背著筆記本電腦步行到公交車站時還不停地抱怨呢。)
3. Fastest 10K While Hula Hooping[(玩)呼拉圈]
(Male)轉呼啦圈跑10公里最快紀錄(男子)
Record Holder: Ashrita Furman
Date Established: June 12th, 2006
Location: Huntington, New York, USA
This guy hula hooped 10km in 1:25:09. I wonder if anyone thought to calculate how many calories he burned? That total must have been out of this world.
這個男人轉著呼啦圈,以1小時25分9秒跑完了10公里。我不知道有沒有人想過他燃燒了多少卡路里?那總量一定無人能及。……