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英国一男子种出全国最佳草坪 称比女王的还要好!

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Accountant Keith Chuck, 58, scooped a prestigious accolade - "Britain's Best Lawn" - on his third attempt after wowing judges.

现年58岁的会计师凯斯·查克近日让评委们惊叹不已,将"英国最佳草坪"这项久负盛名的荣誉收入囊中。这已是他第三次参加这项比赛。
Boasting he now has a more impressive garden than the Queen, Keith uses the same grass seeds as Premier League football clubs.
凯斯自称现在自家的花园比女王的花园还要令人印象深刻,他使用的草籽与英超联赛足球俱乐部用的一样。
The seed was painstakingly planted by hand and it took a year for the lawn to take shape.
草籽为手工精心种植,草坪经过1年时间才成型。

英国一男子种出全国最佳草坪 称比女王的还要好!

Keith said he had dreamed of having the perfect lawn since moving into his house eight years ago, but after two failed attempts at winning, he enlisted the help of gardener Danny Hibbert who tends to the grass every single day in the summer.

凯斯表示,自8年前搬进这间屋子以来,他就一直梦想着拥有完美的草坪,但两次夺冠失败后,他找了园艺工人丹尼·希伯特做帮手,夏天时丹尼每天都来修整草坪。
Father-of-two Keith first came across Danny seven years ago when he witnessed his handiwork and was determined to enlist his help.
作为两个孩子的父亲的凯斯是在七年前第一次偶遇丹尼的。当时他亲眼目睹了丹尼的手工,并决心寻求他的帮助。

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prestigious [pres'tidʒiəs]

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adj. 享有声望的,声望很高的

 
impressive [im'presiv]

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adj. 给人深刻印象的

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accountant [ə'kauntənt]

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n. 会计人员

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enlist [in'list]

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v. 徵募,参与,支持

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determined [di'tə:mind]

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adj. 坚毅的,下定决心的

 
lawn [lɔ:n]

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n. 草地,草坪
n. 上等细麻布

 
painstakingly

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adv. 煞费苦心地;费力地

 
accolade [.ækə'leid]

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n. 赞美,表扬,推崇,武士爵位的授与

 

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