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轉自蘋果派生活英語
The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race雪梨荷巴特帆船賽

●閱讀英文
Yachting usually makes people think of sipping wine and letting one's hair down at sea. However, the famous yacht race from Sydney, Australia to Hobart on the island of Tasmania is no place to relax. Taking place on Boxing Day, the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is one of the most difficult yacht races around, and its wave of popularity is steadily growing. The first race was held in 1945, with the winner finishing in six days, 14 hours, and 22 minutes. Over the years, yachts and their crews have set new speed records in the race. The current one was set by Wild Oats XI in 2005.

●中譯
說到駕駛帆船，通常會讓人想到一邊品嚐著美酒、一邊在海上盡情放鬆遨遊。不過從澳洲雪梨航行到塔斯馬尼亞島荷巴特市的著名帆船比賽可不是個能讓人一派輕鬆的場合。在節禮日當天舉行的雪梨荷巴特帆船賽是全球最為困難的帆船賽事之一，而且它受歡迎的浪潮也穩定地持續向外擴散。首屆賽事於1945年舉行，當時優勝者的完賽時間為六天十四小時又二十二分鐘。逐年下來，眾艘帆船及其船員不斷在比賽中創造新的速度記錄。目前的記錄是由《Wild Oats XI》在2005年所創下的。

●生活必備字詞
sip vt. 小口地喝，啜飲
Susie was sipping hot tea and reading her book.
let + 所有格 + hair down　　（某人）盡情放鬆
We went for a drink after work to let our hair down.
steadily adv. 穩定地；逐漸不斷地
Patrick's dancing skills have steadily improved with every lesson he takes.

●生活用語解析
Over the years, yachts and their crews have set...in the race.（逐年下來，眾艘帆船及其船員不斷在比賽中創造……）
over the years　　逐年下來，長年以來
over/for/during/in + the last/past +（few／數字）+ day(s)/week(s)/month(s)/year(s)
過去……天／星期／月／年以來（到現在）
＊上述片語通常與現在完成式或現在完成進行式並用。
例 Megan has changed jobs several times in the past year.