国外媒体:澳姐妹不间断看世界杯87小时创纪录

Two Australian sisters have set an unofficial world record for continuous TV-watching after sitting through 87 hours of uninterrupted World Cup and football coverage¹.

Football-mad Joanne and Alanah Argyrou, 22 and 24, outlasted² two other contenders as they sat for some three-and-a-half days at Sydney's Star City Casino, beating Dutchman Efraim van Oeveren's 86 hours.

The feat³ -- which awaits confirmation⁴ by Guinness World Records -- was monitored by a team of officials who ensured the sisters did not look away from the screen for more than five seconds.

They were given one five-minute break per hour but were allowed no more than five cups of coffee a day. In between World Cup broadcasts, the women watched recorded matches and football documentaries.

Australia’s hopes of reaching the knocking-out stages were badly dented⁵ after June 14’s 4-0 defeat by Germany. The country is bidding to host the tournament's 2022 edition.

来自澳大利亚的一对姐妹因87小时不间断观看世界杯比赛转播和足球赛事报道，创下了一项非官方的世界纪录。

这对超级足球迷名叫乔安妮和阿拉娜?阿吉柔，今年分别为22岁和24岁。（世界杯开幕后，）两人在悉尼的城市之星赌场连续观看和比赛有关的电视节目长达三天半，超过了另外两名对手，并击败了荷兰人埃弗雷姆?凡?欧艾文仁创下的86小时的记录。

来自《吉尼斯世界记录大全》的一组官员对两姐妹进行了全程监督，保证她们的视线离开屏幕不超过5秒钟。目前这一记录正在等待《吉尼斯世界纪录大全》的确认。

她们每小时有5分钟的休息时间，但每天喝咖啡不能超过五杯。在比赛转播间隙，两人继续观看比赛录像和足球纪录片。

澳大利亚在6月14日的比赛中以0比4负于德国，出线希望大减。该国目前正在申办2022年世界杯

1 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

2 outlasted   

v.比…长久，比…活得长( outlast的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I outlasted several downsizings but the last one included me. 虽然我坚持到了最后，还是逃不过被裁的命运。 来自互联网
• This clock has outlasted several owners. 这座时钟的寿命比它的几个主人的寿命都长。 来自互联网

3 feat   

n.功绩；武艺，技艺；adj.灵巧的，漂亮的，合适的

参考例句：

• Man's first landing on the moon was a feat of great daring.人类首次登月是一个勇敢的壮举。
• He received a medal for his heroic feat.他因其英雄业绩而获得一枚勋章。

4 confirmation   

n.证实，确认，批准

参考例句：

• We are waiting for confirmation of the news.我们正在等待证实那个消息。
• We need confirmation in writing before we can send your order out.给你们发送订购的货物之前，我们需要书面确认。

5 dented   

v.使产生凹痕( dent的过去式和过去分词 )；损害；伤害；挫伤（信心、名誉等）

参考例句：

• The back of the car was badly dented in the collision. 汽车尾部被撞后严重凹陷。
• I'm afraid I've dented the car. 恐怕我把车子撞瘪了一些。 来自《简明英汉词典》