Qatari wins Day 6 auto race in Dakar Rally

 　　SANTIAGO, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Qatari auto¹ racer Prince Nasser Al Attiyah won Day 6 of the legendary² Dakar Rally Thursday, behind the wheel of a Buggy.

　　Al Attiyah won the sixth stage of the rugged³ off-road race, between the Chilean cities of Arica and Calama, knocking French rival Stephane Peterhansel (Mini) out of the lead.

　　The Qatari competitor covered the day's 455-kilometer tract⁴ in 3 hours, 32 minutes and 8 seconds, followed by Peterhansel, the 2012 rally champion, who trailed 8 minutes and 36 seconds behind.

　　Halfway⁵ through the rally, which kicked off Jan. 5 in neighboring Peru and concludes Jan. 20 in Chile, France's Peterhansel holds the lead, followed closely by Al Attiyah, trailing by 1 minute and 18 seconds. In distant third place is South Africa's Giniel de Villiers, the 2009 rally champion, who trails the Frenchman by 42 minutes and 31 seconds.

　　Friday marks the seventh stage of the Dakar Rally, which features a 220-kilometer tract from the Chilean city of Copiapo, over the desert sand dunes⁶ of Calama, to the Argentinean province of Salta.

　　Day 6 Rankings:

　　1. Al Attiyah (QAT) 3h:32m:08s Buggy2. Peterhansel (FRA) 8'36" Mini3. Gordon (USA) 13'52" ToyotaOverall Rankings:

　　1. Peterhansel (FRA) 14h:36m:16s Mini2. Al Attiyah (QAT) a 01'18" Buggy3. De Villiers (SA) a 42'31" Toyota

1 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

2 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。

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 tract   

n.传单，小册子，大片(土地或森林)

参考例句：

• He owns a large tract of forest.他拥有一大片森林。
• He wrote a tract on this subject.他曾对此写了一篇短文。

5 halfway   

adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途

参考例句：

• We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
• In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。

6 dunes   

沙丘( dune的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The boy galloped over the dunes barefoot. 那男孩光着脚在沙丘间飞跑。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat. 将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。