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Huge sand castle built for charity 慈善大沙堡
STAFF WRITER
, WITH AFP
Monday, Sep 10, 2007,Page 14
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Ed Jarrett collapses in exhaustion after completing his sand castle in Casco, US, Sep. 1, 2007. PHOTO: AP
艾德.傑瑞特九月一日在美國凱斯科完成沙堡作品後累到癱在一旁。 照片:美聯社
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Ed Jarrett has built a sand castle that is nearly 10 meters tall. He is trying to raise money for children who are very sick. He hopes the structure will be named the world's tallest sand castle.
The sand castle measures 9.6m high and the paperwork will be sent to Guinness World Records. They'll determine whether the castle makes the record book.
More than 1,000 people volunteered over the past two months to help build the castle. Organizers said they used 40 dump truck loads of sand.
The castle was built for an event called "Castle to the Sun." The event was used to raise money for the charity Camp Sunshine.
Jarrett created a sand castle in Falmouth in 2003 that was nearly 9m tall. At the time, that castle was determined to be the world's tallest.(Staff Writer, with AFP)
為了替重病孩童募款，艾德．傑瑞特建造了一座將近十公尺高的沙堡。他希望此座沙堡可以成為全世界最高的沙堡。
這座沙堡有九點六公尺高，申請文件將送到《金氏世界紀錄》，而他們會審核這座沙堡是否刷新世界紀錄。
這兩個多月來，超過一千位義工一起打造這座沙堡。活動負責人表示，他們總共使用了四十輛砂石車的沙子。
這個沙堡是為了一個叫做「陽光沙堡」的活動而蓋的。這個活動是為了替慈善團體陽光基金會募款而舉辦的。
傑瑞特在二ＯＯ三年曾在美國弗爾茅斯市蓋了一座將近九公尺高的沙堡。當時，那座沙堡是世界上最高的沙堡。（法新社／翻譯：袁星塵）
| Today's Words 今日單字 |
1. structure n.
建築物 (jian4 zhu2 wu4)
例: Taipei 101 is a big man-made structure.
(台北101是一棟雄偉的人造建築。)
2. record adj.
創紀錄的 (chuang4 ji4 lu4 de5)
例: He has a record number of trucks.
(他擁有的卡車數量無人能敵。)
3. volunteer v.i. /v.t.
自願 (zi4 yuan4)
例: You should try volunteering at the hospital.
(你可以試著去醫院當志工。)
4. dump truck n.
傾卸卡車 (qing1 xie4 ka3 che1)
例: Four dump truck loads of garbage were taken away after the party.
(派對結束後，裝滿四輛傾卸卡車的垃圾被清走。) |
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