Surprising records reveal an unlimited world of creativity.
Biggest, longest, fastest, tallest, heaviest! If any of these or other superlativesapply to something about you, something you have, or something you do, you could be eligible for a world record title in Guinness World Records. This Britishreference book is published every year and lists world records of amazing facts and achievements.
The idea for Guinness World Records came from Sir Hugh Beaver, the managing director of the Guinness Brewery. He got into an argument about Europe’s fastest game bird when attending a shooting party in 1951. Three years later, he asked researchers, twinbrothers Norris and Ross McWhirter, to create a reference book of facts and figures. The book was assembledin the hope of settling similar disputes. It took them around 13 weeks to complete the first edition of the book under the name The Guinness Book of Records.
At first, the book was given outfor free in pubs to promote the Guinness brand. However, it caught so much interest that it quickly became a national bestseller. Since then, the reference book, now called Guinness World Records, has inspired television quiz shows, social media content, video games, and sensational news stories. Today, over 60,000 amazing achievements have been recognized asofficial Guinness World Records that are waiting to be topped.
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Words in Use
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reference
[ˋrɛfərəns]
vt. 參考；言及，提到
The speaker made reference to some events of the past year.
演講者提到去年發生的一些大事。
A dictionary is a reference book.
字典是一種參考書。
高中 Level 4
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twin
[twɪn]
n. 雙胞胎之一
a. 孿生的
The two girls are twins, but they look nothing alike.
這兩個女孩是雙胞胎，但她們看起來一點也不像。
Simon is my twin brother.
賽門是我的孿生兄弟。
多益綠色
英檢中級
高中 Level 3
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assemble
[əˋsɛmb!]
.vt. 組合
vt. & vi. 集合
If you know how to assemble the computer yourself, you can save lots of money.
你自己若懂得組裝電腦，便可以省下很多錢。
The boy can take the parts apart, but he can’t assemble them.
那個小男生懂得把零件分解，卻無法將它們組合起來。
The elderly people assembled in the hospital for free flu shots.
老人家們聚集在醫院裡打免費的流感疫苗。
多益金色
英檢中級
高中 Level 4
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dispute
[dɪˋspjut]
vi. 爭執
.vt. & n. 爭執；質疑
I was in dispute with my roommate over money.
我跟室友因金錢起了爭執。
It is beyond dispute that there’s no free lunch.
天下沒白吃的午餐是無可爭議的。
Jack’s loyalty to the company has never been disputed.
傑克對公司的忠誠度從未被質疑過。
The two countries disputed for years about where to set the border.
這兩國對該於何處劃分疆界已爭執多年。
The two countries disputed for years over where to set the border.
這兩國對該於何處劃分疆界已爭執多年。
多益金色
英檢中級
高中 Level 4
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a quiz show
問答節目
The family watched a quiz show together on television.
這家人一起看電視上的問答節目。
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recognize
[ˋrɛkəg͵naɪz]
vt. 認出；承認，認可
After being separated for twenty years, Jack cannot recognize his daughter.
失散 20 年後，傑克認不出他的女兒來了。
Professor Rollins is recognized as one of the best educators in the country.
羅林斯教授是該國公認為最優秀的教育家之一。
多益綠色
英檢中級
高中 Level 3
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superlative
[səˋpɝlətɪv] [sʊˈpɝlətɪv]
n. (形容詞或副詞的)最高級
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eligible
[ˋɛlɪdʒəb!]
a. 合格的
To be eligible for this promotion, candidates must meet the following requirements.
要具備升遷資格，應徵者必須達到下列需求。
Both domestic and foreign companies are eligible to bid for the building contract.
國內和國外的公司都有資格投標爭取這個營建合約。
多益金色
英檢中高
高中 Level 5
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brewery
[ˋbruərɪ]
n. 啤酒廠
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researcher
[riˋsɝtʃɚ]
n. 研究員
Researchers have found that eating more vegetables is conducive to good health. 研究人員已經發現多吃青菜有益健康。
高中 Level 4
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content
[kənˋtɛnt]
adj. 滿足的（= satisfied）
n. 滿足
vt. 使滿足（= satisfy）
Alex was content with his performance in the speech contest.
艾力克斯對他在演講比賽的表現很滿意。
Ladies and gentlemen, let’s drink toour heart’s content.
各位先生女士，我們開懷地暢飲吧。
Lounging on this beach all day contents me.
整天懶洋洋地躺在沙灘上讓我很滿足。
多益藍色
英檢中級
高中 Level 4
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sensational
[sɛnˋseʃənəl]
a. 轟動的
=
amazing
The sensational discovery of oil stimulated economic growth in this area.
石油的驚人發現帶動該區的經濟發展。
多益金色
英檢中高
高中 Level 5
Practical Phrases
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apply to...
適用於……
The first half of the questionnaire applies only to graduate students.
這份問卷的前半部只適用於研究生。
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a reference book
參考書
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give out... / give... out
分發/發送⋯⋯
The teacher gave out test papers to the students.
這名老師將考卷發給學生。
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be recognized as
被公認為⋯⋯
The mysterious ritual is recognized as part of the cultural heritage of the country.
那項神祕的儀式被公認為該國的文化遺產之一。
最大、最長、最快、最高、最重！如果這些或其他最高級用法中有任何一項適用於你的某個特質、你擁有的某樣東西，或你做的某件事，你可能有資格獲得《金氏世界紀錄大全》（Guinness World Records）的世界紀錄稱號。這本英國工具書每年出版，羅列出驚人事實及成就的世界紀錄。
《金氏世界紀錄大全》的想法來自於休．比佛爵士，他是健力士啤酒廠的總經理（編按：《金氏世界紀錄大全》的名稱源自健力士啤酒廠的 Guinness，但兩者的中文翻譯不同）。當他在 1951 年參加狩獵派對時，他陷入一場關於歐洲最快獵鳥的爭論。三年後，他請研究員 ── 雙胞胎兄弟諾里斯．麥克沃特及羅斯．麥克沃特 ── 創作一本記載事實及數據的工具書。彙編這本書的目的是希望能解決類似的紛爭。他們花了大約十三週來完成該書的初版，並將其取名為 The Guinness Book of Records。
起初，該書在酒吧免費發放以宣傳健力士品牌。然而，它引起了許多人的興趣以致於迅速成為全國暢銷書。從那時起，這本如今被稱為《金氏世界紀錄大全》（Guinness World Records）的工具書，激發了電視問答節目、社群媒體內容、電玩遊戲，以及聳動新聞報導的靈感。現今，超過六萬項驚人的成就已被正式認定為金氏世界紀錄並等著被超越。
