VOA慢速英語：2016吉尼斯世界紀錄大全

The Guinness Book of World Records has sold 132 million copies across more than 100 countries since it first appeared in 1955.

自從首次在1955年發(fā)行以來，吉尼斯世界紀錄大全已在100多個國家售出1.32億冊。

The book is now known as Guinness World Records. It tells us who is the best, fastest, biggest, most or smallest in the world.

這本書現(xiàn)在被稱為吉尼斯世界紀錄大全。它告訴我們誰是最好的、最快的、世界上最大、最多或最小的。

You can read aboutsuperhuman efforts and the extremes of the natural world in Guinness World Records. You might think they are unbelievable but the publishers confirmed all of them.

在吉尼斯世界紀錄大全中，你可以閱讀有關超人能力與自然世界極地的內容。你可能會認為它們是難以置信的，但發(fā)行商證實了它們。

Fastest Tortoise, Biggest Cowboy Boots Newest World Record-holders

Recently, the Guinness World Records announced the new record holders for 2016.

最近，吉尼斯世界紀錄宣布了2016年新的紀錄保持者。

Bertie is a tortoise. Bertie broke a record set in 1977 for the world's fastest tortoise. His top speed was 0.28 meters a second.

伯蒂是一只烏龜。伯蒂打破了1977年所創(chuàng)造的世界上爬行速度最快烏龜的世界紀錄，它的最高速度為每秒0.28米。

Marco Calzini is Bertie's owner. He says that it is uncommon for such an animal to be fast.

它的主人馬爾科·卡爾奇尼（Marco Calzini）說：“這種動物其速度之快非常罕見。”

"A lot of people noticed that he was very fast and the staff as well noticed he was very quick so we looked at this and we thought yeah, he is for a tortoise. It's very unusual for a tortoise to be so active."

“很多人注意到，它爬行速度非?？臁９ぷ魅藛T也注意到它的速度之快，因此我們看到了這種情況，并且我們認為是的，它是一只烏龜。對一只烏龜而言，如此活躍是非同尋常的。”

Another record-setting animal is abeagle named Purin, from Chiba, Japan. Many dogs can catch a ball, but not like Purin. She became a world record holder. She caught 14 balls in one minute with herpaws.

創(chuàng)造世界紀錄的另一只動物，是一只來自日本千葉市名為布丁的小獵犬。許多狗都能夠接球，但并不是像布丁那樣。她成為世界紀錄的保持者。她在一分鐘內可以用爪子接住14個球。

Guinness World Records also is recognizing Lazy J's Bluegrass, a steer from the American state of Kansas. He has the longest horns in the world. They are nearly three meters long, from end to end. Visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!

吉尼斯世界紀錄也認可了Lazy J的蘭草，來自美國堪薩斯州的食用牛。他擁有世界上最長的牛角，從頭到尾，長度約為三米。

Finally, the American state of Texas is known for having many big things. You can find some really big cowboy boots in San Antonio, Texas.

最后，美國得克薩斯州以擁有許多大的事物而著名。你可以在德克薩斯州，圣安東尼奧發(fā)現(xiàn)一些非常大的牛仔靴。

Bob Wade is an artist who createssculptures. He says that people are surprised that his cowboy boots are so huge. You only realize how big they are when you walk up to them.

鮑勃·韋德是進行雕塑創(chuàng)作的藝術家。他說，人們驚奇的發(fā)現(xiàn)，他的牛仔靴是如此之大。只有當你走進它們時，你才知道他們有多大。

"People are pretty amazed because they don't realize until they park and walk right up to them how big they are. You go down the highway, you can see them from a distance but unless you come to the mall and park and come over there you have no idea how big they are."

“人們都非常驚訝，因為他們沒有意識到，直到他們停車，然后步行，一直走到它們面前，才會意識到它們有多大。你在下高速公路時，可以從遠處看到它們，但除非你來到商場，停車，到那里去，否則你不可能知道它們有多大。”

Guinness World Records celebrates its 60th anniversary this year.

今年，吉尼斯世界紀錄慶祝其成立60周年。

I'm Jill Robbins.

我是羅賓斯。

VOA's Faiza Elmasry reported this story. Haruka Takeuchi adapted her report for Learning English. George Grow was the editor.

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Words in This Story

superhuman–adj. greater than normal human power, size, or ability

achievement– n. a result of hard work

tortoise– a kind of turtle that lives on land

beagle– n. a type of small dog used for hunting that has smooth black, brown, and white fur

paw – n. the foot of an animal that has claws

steer– n. a male cow that has had its sex organs removed and is raised for meat

sculpture– n. a piece of art that is made by cutting or shaping metal, clay or stone.