马德里举办“圣诞长跑”活动_社会生活

马德里举办“圣诞长跑”活动

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2015-12-24 06:36 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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More than ten thousand Santa Clauses¹ descended² on Madrid on Dec 12 for a record-breaking Christmas run.

一万多人参加了12月12日在西班牙首都马德里举办的创纪录的“圣诞长跑”活动。

Red suits and Santa hats stretched as far as the eye could see through the Spanish capital, for the fourth official event. The course is 5.5km.

The number of competitors more than doubled that of last year and the event shattered³ its previous world record for the most people dressed as Santa in one race.

Organizers were delighted that some 60 per cent of competitors were women, as the event has traditionally attracted more men.

And more than 1,000 children also competed – with those under 12 running in the ‘Elf’ category and receiving a little green suit and hat.

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1 clauses
从句( clause的名词复数 )；（法律文件等的）条款
参考例句：
Relative pronouns and adverbs introduce attributive clauses. 关系代词和关系副词引导定语从句。 Please underline the noun clauses in the passage. 请用线画出短文中的名词性从句。

2 descended
a.为...后裔的，出身于...的
参考例句：
A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。 The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。

3 shattered
破碎的；极度疲劳的
参考例句：
He dropped the vase and it shattered into pieces on the floor. 他失手把花瓶掉到地板上摔碎了。 The experience left her feeling absolutely shattered. 她在这次经历之后，感到彻底垮了。

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