神奇动物所开创的世界记录（在线收听）

AS IT IS 2015-09-21 Amazing Animals Make the World Records Book 神奇动物所开创的世界记录

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

自从1955年首次发售之后，世界吉尼斯纪录已在超100个国家内售出1.32亿册。

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

这本书现在被称为吉尼斯世界纪录。记载的内容为世界之最：最好的，最快的，最多的，最大的还有最小的。

You can read about superhuman 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.

通过世界吉尼斯世界纪录，你可以了解到有关一些非同寻常的人类以及自然世界之最。可能你会觉得难以置信，但发行商对这些记录非常认可。

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

近日，吉尼斯世界纪录宣布了2016年新纪录的保持者。

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.

伯蒂是一只乌龟。它打破了1977年创下的世界爬行速度最快乌龟的世界记录。它的最快速度为每秒0.28米。

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

它的主人马尔科·卡尔奇尼（Marco Calzini）表示：“这种动物爬行的速度之快，实属罕见。”

"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，它爬行速度非常快，工作人员也目睹了它不寻常的爬行速度，所以当我们看到如此情景时，理所当然会想，它就是这项纪录的新的保持者了。要知道，如此活跃的乌龟可是很少见的。”

Another record-setting animal is a beagle 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 her paws.

另一个创纪录的动物是一个叫普林（Purin）的小猎犬，来自日本千叶县。很多狗都可以接住球，但是没有任何狗可以跟普林相提并论。她成为另一世界纪录的保持者。她可以在一分钟内接住了14个球。

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.

吉尼斯世界纪录同样认可了来自美国堪萨斯州的名为Lazy J的肉牛。它拥有世界上最长的犄角。从头到尾长度约3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，美国的得克萨斯州以盛产巨大物品而闻名。你可以很轻易地在德克萨斯州的圣安东尼奥发现一些巨大无比的牛仔靴。

Bob Wade is an artist who creates sculptures. 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.

鲍勃·韦德是从事雕塑创作的艺术家。他表示，人们发现他巨大的牛仔靴时是如此的吃惊。只有近距离的观察，才能真正体会到它们到底有多大。

"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."

“人们将车停好后，阔步走上前才惊讶地意识到，靴子真的是大的离谱。在高速公路上你可以远远地看到这些靴子，但要想切身感受一下这靴子究竟有多大，最好还是到附近的商场或公园近距离地观察一下”。

Guinness World Records celebrates its 60th anniversary this year.

今年是吉尼斯世界纪录成立60周年。

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.