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British couple ride into Olympic history 英國自行車隊“金童玉女”雙雙得冠
Scientists discover 400-year-old shark 科學傢發現400歲鯊魚
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British cycling’s Olympic golden couple Jason Kenny and Laura Trott have ridden into the record books. They’ve now taken their collective gold medal tally to ten, winning five in Rio. Also on Tuesday 19-year-old Simone Biles became only the fourth competitor to win four gymnastic gold medals. She won the women’s floor final.
英國自行車隊的“金童玉女”傑森·肯尼（Jason Kenny）和勞拉·特洛特（Laura Trott）在裡約奧運會中的表現被載入英國奧運史冊。至此，他們倆共同獲得的金牌總數達十塊，其中五塊來自本屆裡約奧運會。同樣，在周二的比賽中，美國隊19歲的西蒙·拜爾斯（Simone Biles）獲得瞭女子自由體操的金牌，成為歷史上第四位獲得四塊奧運會體操比賽金牌的選手。
The Greenland shark lives in the icy Arctic waters and feeds on fish and seals. But until now no one knew exactly how long they live. Researchers have found one that could be 400 years old, making it the oldest vertebrate animal.
格陵蘭鯊魚生活在冰冷的北極水域裡，以魚和海豹為食。以前沒人知道這些鯊魚到底能存活多久，但研究人員最近發現瞭一條可能存活瞭400年的鯊魚，使它成為已知壽命最長的脊椎動物。
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medal tally
獎牌榜
feeds on
以…為食
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medal tally / feeds on
1. Macaque monkeys raid crop fields and _________ grains and vegetables.
2. Russia’s _________ was disappointing in Rio after many of its athletes were prevented from competing due to a doping scandal.
答案
1. Macaque monkeys raid crop fields and feed on grains and vegetables.
2. Russia’s medal tally was disappointing in Rio after many of its athletes were prevented from competing due to a doping scandal.
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