Dakar Rally: Roma, Verhoeven, Husseini, 12th stage winners

 　　SANTIAGO, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Spanish pilot Joan "Nani" Roma (Mini) in car category, Dutch Frans Verhoeven (Yamaha) in motorcycle category and Sebastian Husseini, from the United Arab Emirates, in quad¹ category, Thursday won Dakar Rally²' s 12th stage, a travel that went from Argentina' s city of Fiambala and Chile' s city of Copiapo.

　　With Thursday's victory, Joan "Nani" Roma also achieved the third position in the overall rankings.

　　American pilot Robby Gordon (Hummer) arrived in second, while French Stephane Peterhansel (Mini) arrived in fourth, despite he holds the lead of the overall standings.

　　Meanwhile, in the motorcycle category, Verhoeven was the winner of the 12th stage, followed by Portuguese³ Ruben Faria and Spanish Joan Barreda (Husqvarna).

　　French pilot Cyril Despres (KTM) holds the leadership, despite he finished 14th in this stage.

　　In quad category, the Emirati pilot won the 12th stage with a time of 4 hours, 36 minutes and 54 seconds.

　　Husseini defeated Argentinean Marcos Patronelli, who arrived second but who holds the lead of the general rankings, with an advantage of almost 2 hours over his nearest follower⁴, Chilean Ignacio Casale.

　　On Friday, pilots will compete the last stage between the Chilean cities of Copiapo and La Serena, a 441-kilometer special travel.

1 quad   

n.四方院；四胞胎之一；v.在…填补空铅

参考例句：

• His rooms were on the left-hand side of the quad.他的房间位于四方院的左侧。
• She is a 34-year-old mother of quads.她是个生了四胞胎的34岁的母亲。

2 rally   

n.集会，公路汽车赛；v.集合，恢复，振作

参考例句：

• The grand mass rally was held on the square.广场上举行了盛大的群众集会。
• The team captain vainly tried to rally his troops.队长试图振作部队的士气，但没有成功。

3 Portuguese   

n.葡萄牙人；葡萄牙语

参考例句：

• They styled their house in the Portuguese manner.他们仿照葡萄牙的风格设计自己的房子。
• Her family is Portuguese in origin.她的家族是葡萄牙血统。

4 follower   

n.跟随者；随员；门徒；信徒

参考例句：

• He is a faithful follower of his home football team.他是他家乡足球队的忠实拥护者。
• Alexander is a pious follower of the faith.亚历山大是个虔诚的信徒。