英伦广角 2013-03-02 英国举行全国越野障碍赛马

 It’s among the most famous race courses in the world, but here in Aintree and alteration¹ to the fences has been described by organizers as the biggest change in the history of the Grand National. The jumps will still look the same, but beneath the spirth covering hard wooden posts have been replaced by a soft material, known as the plastic birch. 

 

The horse leaves leg, they has got the operation being push through. And um with birch on top of it, once as off, you then getting more from giving, surface and beneath of it. Basically, it make you more, well we call it friendly. 

 

So there is a horse less likely to break her leg, if she jumps from this fence, something else will goings?

 

Yes, softly, and I mean what is why being more to be given. In the last three years, 50% of horses in the grand national have fallen, that’s more than any other race, so Aintree has been left with this option but to make changes, and response to the claims of some, the race as skeptical² over animal crusty.

 

It is not just the fences to be reworked. Among the other changes, the start is moving forward by 90 yards, away from the crowds, and the grand stand. Well the fence height will remain the same, the landing zone for four of the trickiest³ jumps, including beaches broke, has been levered in an effort to reduce the danger to the horses and riders. And the overall distance, it’s a little shorter, down to four miles and three and a half for longs. The charity world wealth warfare⁴ has welcomed the changes, but once few horses in the race. 

 

Because of the number of the fallen over the last three years in the first third race, significant more than the last two thirds, we’ve believed there is some accidents is port, a trial reduction in numbers. To something near 30 from current 40.

1 alteration   

n.变更，改变；蚀变

参考例句：

• The shirt needs alteration.这件衬衣需要改一改。
• He easily perceived there was an alteration in my countenance.他立刻看出我的脸色和往常有些不同。

2 skeptical   

adj.怀疑的，多疑的

参考例句：

• Others here are more skeptical about the chances for justice being done.这里的其他人更为怀疑正义能否得到伸张。
• Her look was skeptical and resigned.她的表情是将信将疑而又无可奈何。

3 trickiest   

adj.狡猾的( tricky的最高级 )；（形势、工作等）复杂的；机警的；微妙的

参考例句：

• Many believe this is the trickiest area to navigate. 很多人认为这是最难驾驭的领域。 来自时文部分
• Establishing confidence in a new monetary system was the trickiest part. 建立对新货币体系的信心是其最棘手的部分。 来自互联网

4 warfare   

n.战争(状态)；斗争；冲突

参考例句：

• He addressed the audience on the subject of atomic warfare.他向听众演讲有关原子战争的问题。
• Their struggle consists mainly in peasant guerrilla warfare.他们的斗争主要是农民游击战。