BBC新闻100篇 News Item 16-英语听力

[00:00.00]Oxford and Cambridge are the oldest
在英国，牛津和剑桥是两所最古老 [00:02.08]and most famous universities in Britain,
最著名的一流大学 [00:04.32]and there has always been a great rivalry
这两所大学 [00:06.62]between the two institutions.
向来竞争激烈 [00:08.30]But the most public competition between the two
但最为公开的竞争 [00:11.23]is the annual Boat Race.
是年度划船比赛 [00:12.78]The 2006 Boat Race will take place on 2nd April,
2006年4月2日，将会举行 [00:17.20]and will be the 152nd race of its kind.
第152届划船比赛 [00:20.56]Both universities are located near rivers,
由于牛津和剑桥都坐落在河边 [00:24.17]and rowing is a popular and prestigious sport.
所以划船是一项很流行且颇具声望的运动 [00:27.15]The very first race took place in 1829,
两校之间的划船比赛始于1829年 [00:30.20]when a Cambridge student challenged a school-friend studying at Oxford.
当时是一名剑桥学生向其在牛津就读的朋友提出挑战 [00:34.68]Ever since, the defeated team from the previous year
从那以后 [00:37.91]challenges the opposition to a rematch.
去年的败者挑战对方进行复赛 [00:40.53]The only times when no Boat Races took place
这么多年来，牛津剑桥划船赛除了因为两次世界大战中断过之外 [00:44.20]were during the First and Second World Wars.
从来不曾取消过一次