Nathan:huihui, do you know there was a great event happened recently?
慧慧:有什么大事?你说吧,凡是体育界的大事,我是不会错过的!
Nathan:这可就说不准了啊, that’s a regular event which is always held in desert.
慧慧:在沙漠中举行的赛事?奥,你说的一定是……
男、慧慧:the Paris-Dakar rally
慧慧:巴黎达喀尔拉力赛。
Nathan:正是!今天的Sports Review我们就一起去了解了解这项赛事吧~
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第26届巴黎达喀尔拉力赛今年1月1日正式开始。车手们从法国巴黎出发,乘船渡过地中海,在利比亚登陆,然后穿越撒哈拉沙漠、非洲草原和热带雨林,最后抵达终点——塞内加尔首都达喀尔The competitors race a mixture of buggies越野车, 4 x 4 vehicles四驱车, motor bikes摩托车 and quad bikes across the toughest terrain and conditions。
Paris-Dakar is the World's most prestigious and famous desert rally. It is often described as the last great adventure a human being can undertake taking on what seem like impossible odds.
Nathan:For security reasons concerning the rally and the competitors, the organisation feels it is necessary to modify the stages which have been cancelled and replaced by a liaison.