The Best of the Best Sporting Events in the USA 美國最棒的體育賽事

Melanie Renzulli 鄧楊周

有很多比賽每年都在不同的地點舉行，具體取決于參賽隊伍或主辦城市。然而，有一些體育賽事會固定在某一個城市或地區(qū)舉行，這為粉絲們創(chuàng)造了年度體育旅行的絕佳機會。如果你是賽車、網(wǎng)球、賽馬、高爾夫、自行車或沖浪等運動的愛好者，一定不要錯過下面這些美國最棒的體育賽事。

Daytona 500

代托納500汽車賽

NASCAR fans flock to Daytona International Speedway on the last Sunday in February for the Daytona 500， the most famous stock car race in the world. The race is 500 miles， which requires 200 laps around the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway loop1. An entire tourism industry has built up around the Daytona 500. It takes place in Florida in February， thus you can find Daytona 500 travel packages on the Speedways website.

代托納500汽車賽被認為是世界上最負盛名的改裝車比賽。在二月的最后一個星期天，納斯卡賽車的粉絲會涌向代托納國際賽車跑道觀看這個比賽。這個比賽全程是500英里，需要繞賽道長2.5英里的代托納國際賽車跑道跑200圈。圍繞這個賽事已經(jīng)形成了完整的旅游產(chǎn)業(yè)。代托納500汽車賽每年二月在佛羅里達州舉行，你可以在該比賽的網(wǎng)站上找到代托納500汽車賽的旅游套餐。

The Masters Golf Tournament

高爾夫大師賽

Played at the Augusta National Golf Club since 1934， the Masters golf tournament2 is one of the most important mens professional golfing championships. Played during the first week of April， the Masters is the first gasp3 of summer for golfers and golf lovers. The winner of the Masters traditionally receives a green jacket to wear following his victory.

從1934年開始，大師賽就一直在美國喬治亞州奧古斯塔國家高爾夫俱樂部舉行。它是最重要的男子職業(yè)高爾夫賽事之一。大師賽在四月的第一周舉行，對高爾夫球手和高爾夫愛好者來說，它是夏季的第一件激動人心的事。根據(jù)傳統(tǒng)，大師賽的獲勝者在獲勝后會得到一件綠色夾克。

Boston Marathon

波士頓馬拉松賽

Held every year on Patriots4 Day—the third Monday of April—since 1897， the Boston Marathon is the worlds oldest annual5 marathon race. The race attracts top male and female runners from across the world but is also open to amateurs6. The 100th running of the Boston Marathon set a world record for the number of participants， which included 38，708 entrants7， 36，748 starters， and 35，868 finishers. In addition to the many runners， the race also sees as many as 500，000 spectators8 line the route， which goes past many of Bostons top attractions.

波士頓馬拉松賽自1897年以來，于每年的愛國者日，即四月的第三個星期一舉行，是世界上歷史最悠久的年度馬拉松比賽。這個比賽吸引了來自世界各地的頂尖男女選手，但也向業(yè)余選手開放。第100屆波士頓馬拉松賽創(chuàng)造了參賽人數(shù)的世界紀錄，有38708人報名參賽，36748人從起跑線出發(fā)，并有35868人跑完全程。……