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2022 biscuit throwing contest is called off because it's too popular

2022年扔面包大赛因太受欢迎而取消

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There's a hard biscuit in the U.K. called a Dorset knob², and people compete throwing biscuits across a field. The last contest in 2019 attracted 8,000 people — too much for the village to handle.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Rachel Martin. There's a type of biscuit in the U.K. called a Dorset knob, and once a year, the good people of Dorset get together to throw those biscuits across a field. It sounds awesome³ to me, and I am clearly not the only one who thinks so because the last Dorset knob throwing contest attracted around 8,000 people - too many for the small village to manage, so they're calling it off. The event organizer⁴ said she hopes they can do it again in the future, but people got to stop loving it so much. It's MORNING EDITION.

在英国有一种叫做Dorset knob的面包，人们争先恐后地把面包扔到地上。2019年的最后一场比赛吸引了8000人，这对该村来说太多了。

瑞秋·马丁，主持人：

早上好我是瑞秋·马丁。在英国有一种面包叫做Dorset knob，每年多塞特的好人聚在一起把面包扔到田野里。对我来说，这听起来太棒了，我显然不是唯一一个这么认为的人，因为上一次扔面包大赛吸引了大约8000人-太多了，这个小村庄无法管理，所以他们取消了比赛。活动组织者说，她希望他们将来能再这样做，但人们不再那么喜欢它了。这是早间版。

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 knob   

n.球形把手，球形柄，旋钮，小块

参考例句：

• There is a knob of butter on the table.桌子上有一小块黄油。
• This knob is only held on by sellotape.这个旋钮只是用透明胶带固定住的。

3 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

4 organizer   

n.组织者，编制者，创立者

参考例句：

• A good organizer pays attention to detail.善于组织者考虑问题无微不至。
• She was the organizer of the meeting.她是会议的组织者。