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2A- THEWORLD OFSPEED EATING Paragraph正文 Annotation注解 A Competitive eating—or speed eating—isexactly competitive[adj] 竞争的，比赛的 what itsnamesuggests. Contestants eat asmuch exactly[adv] 确切的 asthey can, usuallywithinatimelimit. Eating suggest[v] 使人想起，联想 competitions caninvolvevariousfoods—pizza, contestant[n] 竞争者，参赛者 pies, icecream, chilipeppers.They canalsooffer asmush as 和……一样多 largeprizestothewinners. limit[n] 限制，限额 involve[v] 包含，牵涉 TheBiggest Competition various[adj] 各种各样的 BTheworld’slargest competitiveeating event is offer[v] 提供 Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest.The prize[n] 奖品，奖励，奖赏 event isheld every Fourth ofJuly in Brooklyn, NewYork.Accordingtolegend, thistradition event[n] 运动项目 began overahundredyearsago. Fourimmigrants isheld 被动语态，被举行 werearguing aboutwholovedtheirnew country according to 根据 themost. Finally, they workedout awayto tradition[n] 传统 decide.They wouldseewhocould eat themost of immigrant[n] 移民 afamousAmericanfood—thehot dog.James finally[adv] 最终，最后 Mullen, an Irish immigrant, wonby eating 13hot wordout away 找出一种方法 dogsin 12minutes. Nathan’s Fourth ofJuly decide[v] 决定 traditionwasborn. champio