Strange British Sports: Cheese Rolling at Cooper's Hill
英國怪奇運動：古柏山滾起司大賽

主持人：陳彣 (Neil)

Article
Every May, people from around the world come to the village of Brockworth, near Gloucester in England, to chase after a large wheel of Gloucester cheese as it rolls down a very steep hill. This strange competition is called "Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake," and it has been done for hundreds of years.

The goal of the race is to catch the cheese, which gets a 1-second head start and can roll at over 110 kilometers per hour, making it nearly impossible to catch. So the winner is usually just the person who can get to the finish line at the bottom of Cooper's Hill first. But not everyone gets there without breaking a bone or hurting themselves.

Cooper's Hill is so steep that participants start the race sitting down instead of standing up. And when they get to the bottom, there are rugby players from Brockworth Rugby Club to catch them.

The wheel of cheese, which can weigh as much as 4 kilograms, sometimes even hits people watching the event as it goes down the hill.

Each year, there are three to four races for men and one for women. The prize for each race is, of course, a wheel of Gloucester cheese.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake was canceled in 2020 and 2021. However, this strange but very British competition should return to the hill in May 2022.

Summary

每年五月，英國的布洛克維爾夫村，都會舉辦滾起司大賽，吸引世界各地的遊客前往。這個比賽，已有數百年的舉辦歷史。該比賽目的在於抓到這塊起司，起司比參賽者提早一秒開跑，滾動的速度超過時速110公里，所以參賽者幾乎不可能追上這塊起司。 贏家通常只是那個能夠最先抵達古柏山底部終點線的人。因為古柏山實在是太陡峭了，參賽者必須以坐姿開賽，而不是站姿。 由於新冠病毒疫情的影響，2020年和2021年的古柏山滾起司大賽都取消了。但這個奇怪又很英國風的比賽應該會在2022年5月回歸。

Words & Phrases
roll滾動
steep陡峭的
race比賽

References
Article: Engoo Daily News
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