Dutch wins truck race in Day Two of Dakar Rally

 　　LIMA, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Holland's Gerard de Rooy (No. 500) won the second stage of the 2013 Dakar Rally on Sunday in the truck racing¹ category, aboard an Iveco.

　　Racing along 242 kilometers of Peru's Pisco province, De Rooy beat the competition with a time of 3:27:17, ahead of the Czech Ales Loprais (503), aboard a Tatra, and Italy's Miki Biason (507), also aboard an Iveco, who came in second and third, respectively, with a time of 3:29:33 and 3:38:12.

　　On Monday competitors in the four categories -- autos, motorbikes, quads² (4x4s) and trucks -- will cover the Pisco-Nasca stage of the race that kicked off Saturday in the bathing resort of Chorrillos, south of Peru's capital Lima, and concludes Jan. 20 in Chile.

　　Some 459 vehicles are competing, including 155 autos and 75 trucks, 189 motorbikes, and 40 quads, in the 14-stage race through the rugged³ countrysides of Peru, Argentina and Chile.

　　Competitors from 53 countries are taking part in this edition of the legendary⁴ rally, reportedly the largest ever since the competition was first established in 1978. < The rally originally took place in Africa, but political turmoil⁵ there led organizers to move the event to South America in 2009, where it has taken place each year since.

1 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

2 quads   

n.四倍( quad的名词复数 )；空铅；（大学的）四周有建筑物围绕的方院；四胞胎之一

参考例句：

• For best performance, use triangles and quads or a combination of both. 为了更好的性能，使用三边形和四边形或联合使用三边形与四边形。 来自互联网
• Because the quads follow the camera, they give the illusion of filling a 3D volume. 由于这些矩形是跟随摄像机的，所以利用它们就像幻觉一样就描绘出了3D体积效果。 来自互联网

3 rugged   

adj.高低不平的，粗糙的，粗壮的，强健的

参考例句：

• Football players must be rugged.足球运动员必须健壮。
• The Rocky Mountains have rugged mountains and roads.落基山脉有崇山峻岭和崎岖不平的道路。

4 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

5 turmoil   

n.骚乱，混乱，动乱

参考例句：

• His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
• The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。