體育運動
Curling is a very unique sport with very special equipment —including the stones. At the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, every curling stone was made using stones harvested from a Scottish island known as Ailsa Craig.
In fact, every curling stone used in every Olympics since the 2006 games in Turin, Italy, has been made of stone sourced from Ailsa Craig. Why? Because the granite found on the island is known to be the hardest and purest in the entire world. The World Curling Federation won’t use stones from anywhere else in its worldwide competitions. The only curling stone company that has the rights to the rocks on Ailsa Craig is Kays of Scotland. They have been supplying the curling stones used in the Olympic Winter Games since the 1924 games in Chamonix, France. Craftsmen at the Kays workshop in Mauchline, Scotland, make five stones per day, or 25 per week. Each one must be carefully checked to make sure that they fall between 38 to 44 pounds in weight, with a width of 291 millimeters and a height of roughly 114 millimeters.
Despite water rationing, the large water tank can supply the residents with the water they need.
儘管有限水,大型水塔仍可為住戶提供用水。
There is a lack of medical supplies in the refugee camp.
這難民營缺乏醫療用品。
In the Middle East, there is a plentiful supply of cheap natural gas.
在中東,廉價天然氣供應充足。
Thirty students are in competition with each other for the tennis championship.
30 名學生競相爭奪網球比賽冠軍。
Connie is the youngest contestant in the swimming competition.
康妮是游泳比賽中最年輕的參賽者。
Our prices are always lower than those of the competition.
我們的價格總是比同行來得低。
Despite years of training, Nina's violin skills still show no signs of improvement.
儘管訓練多年,妮娜的小提琴技巧仍絲毫沒有起色。