為什么說哈佛的賽艇要比耶魯強(qiáng)很多？在賽艇午餐會上發(fā)生了什么有意思的事

A: Actually, the Yale team attended the 1924 Paris Olympic Games and 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games , and won the championship.
 
其實耶魯隊曾經(jīng)參加了 1924年巴黎奧運(yùn)會和1956年墨爾本奧運(yùn)會，并得了冠軍。
 
B:It’s marvelous too. Have you watched a contest?
 
也很了不起。你看過比賽嗎？
 
A: Yes. Last year, it’s held in June, during the summer break, so I went to watch the contest.
 
看過，去年的比賽是在6月份暑假期間舉行的，所以我就去看了一場。
 
B: Who won?
 
誰臝了？
 
A: Harvard. The four miles culminated in a convincing victory of Harvard over Yale, topping Yale by nearly 20 seconds with a time of 21 minutes and 25.6 seconds.
 
哈佛。4英里比賽的結(jié)果是哈佛以21分25.6秒的成繢取得了決定性勝利，比耶魯隊早了近20秒。
 
B: The four miles?
 
4英里？
 
A: Oh, I forgot to tell you. There were three races on that day: the 2 mile freshmen race, the 3 mile junior varsity and the 4 mile varsity race. Often Harvard-Yale Regatta refers to the varsity race.
 
哦，忘了跟你說。那天有三場比賽:新生2英里賽程比賽、后備隊3英里賽程比賽、大學(xué)代表隊4英里賽程比賽。通常哈佛-耶魯賽艇比賽指的是大學(xué)代表隊比賽。
 
B: What about the other two races? Did Harvard win?
 
其他兩項比賽結(jié)果如何？哈佛臝了嗎？
 
A: Yes, Harvard swept the 144th Regatta with Yale. The other two races were more intense and exciting. Harvard won the freshmen race by just over 7 seconds. The junior race was the real barn-burner of the day with both crews  near victory at one point or another.
 
臝了，哈佛在第144屆賽艇比賽上大獲全勝。另兩項比賽更加緊張刺激，哈佛僅以7秒的優(yōu)勢嬴了新生賽，而后備隊的比賽是那天最扣人心弦的比賽了，兩隊幾乎同時達(dá)到勝利終點。
 
B: The latter two had more suspense.
 
后面這兩項更有懸念。
 
A: Taking into account last years’ contest, the Crimson has now won 9 of the last 10 and 22 of the last 25 regattas.
 
把去年的比賽也算進(jìn)去的話，哈佛贏了過去10場比賽中的9場，25場中的22場。
 
B: People won’t miss such a grand occasion.
 
人們肯定不會錯過這個盛況。
 
A: You bet! You could almost say that some alumni are more likely to be seen at the H/Y regatta than at a class reunion of the respective colleges.
 
沒錯！你甚至可以說_些畢業(yè)生更愿意在賽艇比賽上見面，而不是在各自學(xué)校的同學(xué)聚會上見面。
 
B: American alumni have a great affection for their alma mater.
 
美國的畢業(yè)生對母校的感情真是深。
 
A: Maybe these alumni went back to enjoy food, ha! The regatta luncheon was well attended by alumni. The river was thronged by fans and alumni, both in boats and on the shore.
 
也許是這些畢業(yè)生回來是享受美食的，哈哈！兩所學(xué)校都有很多校友來參加賽艇午餐會，船里和岸上擠滿了粉絲和校友。
 
B: So, it’s not just about races. Students and alumni get together and enhance jfiriendship.
 
所以，這不僅是比賽，在校生和畢業(yè)生可以相聚并相互增進(jìn)友誼。
 
A: Like a big party.
 
像個大派對。
 
B: Is there any interesting story, like those taking place in The Game?
 
有沒有什么有趣的事情，就像發(fā)生在橄欖球賽上的那些一樣？
 
A: I do remember one. In 1879, a Chinese student named Zhong Wenyao became the coxswain on Yale boat team. He was very thin. However, during the two years when he was the coxswain, Yale won Harvard in the regatta.
 
我還真記得一件，1879年一位名叫鐘文耀的中國留學(xué)生成為耶魯賽艇隊的舵手，他很瘦小，但在他當(dāng)舵手的兩年里，耶魯都贏了比賽。
 
B: We can’t judge a book from its cover.
 
不能以貌取人。
 
A: Several years later, Zhong met with a Harvard alumnus and they talked about the regatta. That guy looked at Zhong who was still very thin, and asked, "Have you ever seen Harvard boat team?” Zhong replied no.
 
幾年后鐘耀文偶遇一位哈佛畢業(yè)生，兩人聊起了劃船比賽。對方打量著身村瘦小的鐘耀文說你見過哈佛賽艇隊嗎？ ”鐘耀文說沒有。
 
B: Why did he say so?
 
他為什么這么說？
 
A: After a while，Zhong said, “because they were always behind us.” Yale students still talk about the story with great relish.
 
過了一會兒,鐘說："因為他們總落在我們后面。”這個故事仍然為耶魯學(xué)生津津樂道。
 
B: I guess the story is a consolation for Yale students who lose more than win.
 
我猜這個故事對于敗多勝少的耶魯學(xué)生來說也是一種慰藉。