Every sport has its sacred[嚴(yán)肅的] records. In baseball, its the home run[本壘打] records—career and single season—though the hitting streak[連續(xù)安打] is also pretty special. Basketball has career points and, maybe more impossible to break, points in a single game. However, were not talking about sacred sports records today. Instead, were talking about goofy[傻瓜的] ones. Well, mostly goofy ones. Thats because today, were looking at ten awesome sports-related Guinness World Records.
每項體育運(yùn)動都有其嚴(yán)格正規(guī)的紀(jì)錄。棒球有本壘打紀(jì)錄——包括職業(yè)生涯和賽季紀(jì)錄——當(dāng)然,連續(xù)安打紀(jì)錄也很了不起;籃球有職業(yè)生涯總得分紀(jì)錄,還有也許更難被打破的單場得分紀(jì)錄。然而,我們今天要說的不是這些正經(jīng)的紀(jì)錄,而是比較搞笑的紀(jì)錄——大部分都比較傻。因為我們今天要看的是十項與體育有關(guān)的吉尼斯世界紀(jì)錄。
·注釋
注1:國際奧林匹克委員會(International Olympic Committee)縮寫。
注2:聯(lián)合國難民救濟(jì)及工程局(United Nations Relief and Works Agency)縮寫。
1. Fastest Half Marathon Pushing a Stroller[輕便嬰孩車] (Female)
推嬰兒車半程馬拉松最快紀(jì)錄(女子)
Record Holder: Nancy Schubring
Date Established: September 15th, 2000
Location: Vassar, Michigan, USA
This woman ran the “Mike May Races Half Marathon” in a respectable[可觀的] 1:30:51.
Of course, they didnt specify[詳細(xì)說明] the make of the stroller, and that could make all the difference. I mean, I assume it was one of those strollers with the huge bicycle wheels and not one of those clunky[笨重的] plastic-looking things you see people pushing around a shopping mall. But they dont say. Guinness really dropped the ball[犯錯誤] with this one.
這位女士非常出色地以1小時30分51秒跑完了“邁克·梅半程馬拉松”。
當(dāng)然,他們沒有規(guī)定嬰兒車的材質(zhì),而這一點可能完全改變賽果。我的意思是,我假定這位女士的嬰兒車裝有巨大的單車輪,而不是你看到人們在大商場里推著的那種塑料感明顯的笨重嬰兒車。但他們對此沒有說明,吉尼斯這次真是失策了。
2. Fastest 20m Carrying 300kg on Shoulders (Male)
負(fù)重300公斤移動20米最快紀(jì)錄(男子)
Record Holder: Agris Kazelniks
Date Established: April 18th, 2009
Location: Milan, Italy
This would actually be a pretty cool Olympic sport; the IOC注1 should consider it.
As for this record, on the set of an Italian TV show, the man covered a 20m distance carrying 300kg in just 11.40 seconds. (I complain when I have to walk to the bus stop with my laptop in my backpack.)
這完全可以成為一個很酷的奧運(yùn)項目,奧委會應(yīng)該考慮一下。
這項紀(jì)錄是在一檔意大利電視節(jié)目中創(chuàng)造的。這位男士肩上扛著300公斤的重物,只用了11.40秒就走完了20米。(我在不得不背著筆記本電腦步行到公交車站時還不停地抱怨呢。)
3. Fastest 10K While Hula Hooping[(玩)呼拉圈]
(Male)轉(zhuǎn)呼啦圈跑10公里最快紀(jì)錄(男子)
Record Holder: Ashrita Furman
Date Established: June 12th, 2006
Location: Huntington, New York, USA
This guy hula hooped 10km in 1:25:09. I wonder if anyone thought to calculate how many calories he burned? That total must have been out of this world.
這個男人轉(zhuǎn)著呼啦圈,以1小時25分9秒跑完了10公里。我不知道有沒有人想過他燃燒了多少卡路里?那總量一定無人能及。
4. Biggest Wave Ever Surfed
最高沖浪紀(jì)錄
Record Holder: Garrett McNamara
Date Established: November 1st, 2011
Location: Nazaré, Portugal
This 44-year-old pro surfer rode the largest wave of all time last November. Originally people were saying it was 90 feet, which would have shattered[粉碎] the old record by 13 feet. However, after examining the evidence Guinness declared the wave was only 78 feet—which beat the old record by just one foot. But hey, it doesnt matter how much you beat the record by. All that matters is that you beat it.
去年11月,這位44歲的職業(yè)沖浪選手沖擊了史上最巨大的波浪。人們原來說這個浪高達(dá)90英尺(27.4米),比舊紀(jì)錄高出13英尺(4.0米)。然而,吉尼斯在查證后宣布這個大浪只有78英尺(23.7米)——只比舊紀(jì)錄高出一英尺(0.3米)。不過嘛,比舊紀(jì)錄高出多少并不重要,重要的是你打破了紀(jì)錄。
5. Most People Dribbling[運(yùn)球] Basketballs at One Time
最多人同時運(yùn)球紀(jì)錄
Record Holder: UNRWA注2
Date Established: July 22nd, 2010
Location: Gaza Strip, Palestine
Well, theyve tried everything else to bring peace to the Middle East. Why not basketball dribbling? Two years ago the UNRWA organized this event, in which they got 7,556 people to dribble basketballs at the same time. (I wonder how much it costs to ship 7,556 basketballs?)
為了給中東帶來和平,他們已經(jīng)嘗試過各種方法,試試運(yùn)球又何妨?兩年前,聯(lián)合國難民救濟(jì)及工程局組織了這場活動——他們召集了7556人在同一時間運(yùn)球。(我在想,要運(yùn)來7556個籃球得花多少錢呢?)
6. Largest Snow Softball Tournament[錦標(biāo)賽]
史上最大規(guī)模的雪上壘球賽
Record Holder: Freezing Fun For Families (Charity)
Date Established: March 8th, 2009
Location: Barre, Vermont, USA
Every year a charity organization in Vermont holds a charity “snow softball” tournament. In 2008, they raised $50,000 to build something called a comfort room at the Central Vermont Hospital. Then, in 2009, they had 61 teams and 795 players participate[參與], setting the Guinness World Record. And I think this one will stay a while—who wants to steal the world record from a charity?
每年,(美國)佛蒙特州的一個慈善組織都會舉辦一次“雪上壘球”錦標(biāo)賽。2008年,他們用籌來的5萬美元在佛蒙特中心醫(yī)院修建了一個“舒適空間”。到了2009年,共有61支隊伍、795名選手參賽,從而創(chuàng)造了這項吉尼斯世界紀(jì)錄。我想這個紀(jì)錄還會保持一段時間——誰會去跟一個慈善組織爭奪世界紀(jì)錄呢?
7. Fastest Downhill Cycling…on Snow
雪地高山自行車速降紀(jì)錄
Record Holder: Eric Barone
Date Established: April 21st, 2000
Location: Les Arcs, France
Downhill snow cycling? Sure, why not? And the speed record? Its 138 mph, which sounds pretty fast to me. My only question is: do they use special tires?
雪地高山自行車速降?沒錯,為什么不可以呢?最快紀(jì)錄是多少呢?每小時138英里(每小時222千米)。我認(rèn)為這速度快極了。我的唯一疑問是:他們使用的是特制輪胎嗎?
8. Fastest 4x100m Relay…in High Heels
高跟鞋4x100米接力最快紀(jì)錄
Record Holder: Brittney McGlone, Jessica Penney, Laura Juliff, Casey Case
Date Established: September 28th, 2010
Location: Sydney, Australia
Brittney McGlone is an actual Olympic track athlete…so this one is kind of cheating. Her team ran a 4x100m in high heels in 1:49:19 back in 2010 at a charity event that raised $100,000 for breast cancer research.
布里特妮·麥格隆其實是一名奧運(yùn)田徑運(yùn)動員……所以這個紀(jì)錄有點造假成分。在2010年某個慈善活動上,她和隊員穿著高跟鞋,以1分49秒19的成績跑完了4x100米接力賽。這個活動為乳癌研究籌得了10萬美元。
9. Fastest 100m Hurdles[跨欄] Wearing Swim Fins[腳蹼] (Male)
穿腳蹼100米欄最快紀(jì)錄(男子)
Record Holder: Christopher Irmscher
Date Established: September 13th, 2008
Location: Dormagen, Germany
This guy ran the 100m hurdles, wearing swim fins, in just 14.82 seconds. Im fairly certain I couldnt get close to that time with regular shoes.
這位男士穿著腳蹼,僅用了14.82秒就跑完了100米欄。我敢肯定,即使穿著正常的鞋子,我也無法追上這個成績。
10. Fastest 100m on a Skateboard[滑板] by a Dog
狗狗100米滑板最快紀(jì)錄
Record Holder: Tillman the English Bulldog[斗牛犬]
Date Established: July 30th, 2009
Location: Los Angeles, USA
Apparently this record was set during X Games[極限運(yùn)動] XV in Los Angeles…which actually makes sense. Anyway, the winner of the dog skateboarding race, that day, and the current world record holder, was a Bulldog named Tillman, who rode a skateboard 100 meters in 19.678 seconds.(Now this one Im fairly certain I could beat.)
顯然,這個紀(jì)錄是在洛杉磯舉行的第十五屆極限運(yùn)動中創(chuàng)造的……這也合情合理。不管怎樣,那天狗狗滑板比賽的冠軍——也是現(xiàn)在的世界紀(jì)錄保持者,是一只叫蒂爾曼的斗牛犬。它的100米滑板成績是19.678秒。(我確定我可以戰(zhàn)勝這個成績。)