the boat race 划船赛

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1、TheBoatRace划船赛　　OxfordandCambridgearetheoldestandmostfamousuniversitiesinBritain，andtherehasalwaysbeenagreatrivalrybetweenthetwoinstitutions.ButthemostpubliccompetitionbetweenthetwoistheannualBoatRace.The2006BoatRacewilltakeplaceon2ndApril，andwillbethe152ndraceofitskind.　　Bothuniversitiesar

2、elocatednearrivers，androwingisapopularandprestigioussport.Theveryfirstracetookplacein1829，whenaCambridgestudentchallengedaschool-friendstudyingatOxford.Eversince，thedefeatedteamfromthepreviousyearchallengestheoppositiontoarematch.TheonlytimeswhennoBoatRacestookplacewereduringtheFirsandSecon

3、dWorldWars.　　Theraceisbetweentwocrewsofeightoarsmen，eachledbyacox，whosteers，andgivescommandstotherowers.Since1836，therowingeightshaveworndifferentshadesofblue–OxfordweardarkblueandCambridgelightblue.Asaresult，therowersareknownastheBlues.　　TheBoatRacewasinitiallyheldontheRiverThamesatWestmin

4、sterincentralLondon，butduetoovercrowding，itwasmovedtofurtherupstreamnearPutney，inSouthWestLondon，andthecourseisjustunder5mileslong.Theaverageracetimeis20minutes，buttherecordisjustover16minutes.　　Overtheyearsthatthetwouniversitieshavegonehead-to-headontheriver，Oxfordhavewon70times，andCambrid

5、gehavehad77wins.Onlyoncetherewasadeadheat.Therehavebeenthreeoccasionswhenoneoftheboatssankandforfeitedtherace.　　Theraceisaverypopularspectatorevent，witharound250，000peoplegoingtotheThamestowatch，andseveralmillionmorewatchingontelevision.　　Thetrainingfortheraceisverytough，androwersstartpract

6、isinginSeptemberinordertotrytowinaplaceontheBlueBoats.Thosewhodont’quitemakethegradebecomethereserveteam，whoracebeforethemainteamsonraceday.Whowillwinthisyear？　　rivalry竞争对手　　institutions大学；机构　　ofitskind此类　　rowing划船　　prestigious享誉高的　　challenged挑战　　opposition对手　　rematch再次比赛　　crews划艇队员　　oarsme

7、n划桨人　　initially开始；最初　　overcrowding过分拥挤的　　upstream逆流　　record纪录　　head-to-head并驾齐驱　　adeadheat同时抵达终点　　forfeited弃权；放弃　　spectator观赏者　　makethegrade拔尖　　reserveteam预备队　　VOA慢速英语网