澳姐妹不間斷看世界盃87小時創紀錄

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

Football-mad Joanne and Alanah Argyrou, 22 and 24, outlasted 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 feat -- which awaits confirmation 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 dented after June 14’s 4-0 defeat by Germany. The country is bidding to host the tournament's 2022 edition.

來自澳大利亞的一對姐妹因87小時不間斷觀看世界盃比賽轉播和足球賽事報道，創下了一項非官方的世界紀錄。

這對超級足球迷名叫喬安妮和阿拉娜•阿吉柔，今年分別爲22歲和24歲。（世界盃開幕後，）兩人在悉尼的城市之星賭場連續觀看和比賽有關的電視節目長達三天半，超過了另外兩名對手，並擊敗了荷蘭人埃弗雷姆•凡•歐艾文仁創下的86小時的記錄。

來自《吉尼斯世界記錄大全》的一組官員對兩姐妹進行了全程監督，保證她們的視線離開屏幕不超過5秒鐘。目前這一記錄正在等待《吉尼斯世界紀錄大全》的確認。

她們每小時有5分鐘的休息時間，但每天喝咖啡不能超過五杯。在比賽轉播間隙，兩人繼續觀看比賽錄像和足球紀錄片。

澳大利亞在6月14日的比賽中以0比4負於德國，出線希望大減。該國目前正在申辦2022年世界盃。

Vocabulary:

casino: a public building or room where people play gambling games for money 賭場

knocking-out stage:淘汰賽階段

dent: to damage somebody's confidence, reputation, etc. 損害，傷害，挫傷（信心、名譽等）