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信不信由你――古怪运动大盘点 　　Depending on an individual’s[个人] perspective[观点]， some sports outside professional leagues[联盟] can be classified as weird. North Americans aren’t too fond of cricket[板球] and some South Americans haven’t even heard of hockey. 　　The following sports go beyond the boundaries[边界] of unusual sports when it comes to rules and equipment. 　　取决于每个人的角度，一些职业联赛以外的运动堪称怪异。北美洲人不太喜欢板球，有些南美洲人连曲棍球也没有听说过。 　　从规则和设备而言，以下这些运动可谓比不寻常“更不寻常”。 　　 The Ultimate[最终的] Test： Man vs. Horse人马对阵的终极测试 　　In Wales， there’s a famous race called the Man Versus Horse Marathon. A cross country[越野赛] course[路线] is laid out， and human competitors pit their stamina[耐力] against that of a posse[一队] of chosen horses. The course is 22 miles long with many natural obstacles[障碍物] to overcome. The ultimate aim is to run the course and beat the first horse. This was recently done for the first time by a man who had been training especially for the event. He won a large cash prize―a prize that’s been getting bigger every year. 　　威尔士有一项著名的比赛叫“人马马拉松”。在这项比赛中，人类选手要在设计好的越野赛道上和一群经过挑选的马比拼耐力。比赛全程为22英里（35.4千米），中途要克服许多天然障碍。最终目标是要跑完全程，并且击败跑在最前面的马匹。最近，终于有一名专门为这项比赛进行过特训的男子夺得了人类的第一次胜利。他赢得了一大笔奖金，因为这笔奖金每年都会累积哦。 　　 Where Love Is the Key to Success爱是获胜的关键 　　First introduced in Finland， wife carrying is an actual sport where male competitors race while carrying a female teammate. The objective[目标] is for the male to carry the female through a special obstacle course in the fastest time. 　　Talk about tough love. 　　背老婆比赛起源于芬兰，其实就是由男选手背着一名女队友赛跑的运动。男选手要在最短的时间内背着一位女士穿越一条特殊的障碍赛道。 　　爱情真是举步维艰啊。 　　 Going for a Different Kind of Swim与众不同的游泳比赛 　　Even though it does seem kind of gross[令人恶心的]， bog[沼泽] snorkeling[潜泳] is a sporting event where competitors swim in a water-filled trench[沟渠] cut through a peat bog[泥炭沼]. Competitors must wear snorkels[通气管] and flippers[脚蹼] and can only complete the course by swimming with their flippers and not using traditional swimming techniques. 　　The World Bog Snorkelling Championships t