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轉自蘋果派生活英語
No Bull about It西班牙東北部舉行 最後一場鬥牛

●閱讀英文
September 25, 2011 marked the last bullfight to take place at the historic La Monumental arena in Barcelona, Spain. The law banning bullfighting in the northeastern region of Catalonia was passed in July of 2010 and will take effect on January 1, 2012. Considered a long-standing Spanish tradition, this blood sport has been the target of heated debate and regarded as cruel by animal rights activists. Both fans and opponents of bullfighting showed up at Barcelona's farewell event.

●中譯
2011年九月二十五日，西班牙巴塞隆納地區著名的紀念碑鬥牛場舉行了最後一場鬥牛賽。一條明令禁止在東北部加泰隆尼亞地區進行鬥牛的法令於2010年七月通過，並且將在2012年元旦生效。這項被視為是西班牙悠久傳統國粹的流血運動一直是眾人激烈爭辯的話題，動物保護人士也將之視為一項殘忍的運動。鬥牛的支持者與反對者皆參加了於巴塞隆納舉行的告別演出。

●生活必備字詞
bullfight n. 鬥牛
bullfighting n. 鬥牛表演
take place 舉行
The graduation ceremony will take place on Thursday.
arena n. 競技場地；表演場地
ban vt. 禁止
take effect（法令、藥物等）生效
The new law will take effect as of July 1.
long-standing a. 長久的
heated a. 激烈的
activist n.（欲改善社會或政治現況的）積極份子
farewell a. 告別的