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    Aintree is a in the northwest of England, just outside Liverpool. Once a year it holds the Grand National, a very long horse race in which the horses jump over big, stiff fences.

    Aintree安特里 is a racecourse in the northwest of England是英格蘭西北部的一座賽馬場 just outside Liverpool就在利物浦外圍 Once a year每年一次 it holds the Grand National這裡舉辦全國障礙大賽(Grand National) a very long horse race是一場非常長的賽馬比賽 in which the horses jump over big, stiff fences馬匹要跳過又高又硬的柵欄。

    Even people who never watch racing have often heard of that race, so the name Aintree travels with it. It is a place for racing, not a city you visit for other reasons, though the name also belongs to the area round the course.

    Even people who never watch racing就算是從不看賽馬的人 have often heard of that race也常常聽過這場比賽 so the name Aintree travels with it所以安特里這個名字也跟著出名 It is a place for racing它是個賽馬的地方 not a city you visit for other reasons不是你會因為其他理由去玩的城市 though the name also belongs to the area round the course不過這個名字也用來指賽馬場周邊那一帶。

    The day can feel like a big British outing: crowds, hats, bets, and then a race that is famous partly because it is hard and, at times, dangerous. You will meet the word in sports news and in older British talk about 'going to Aintree'. It is a place-name, always with a capital A.

    The day can feel like a big British outing比賽那天感覺像是一場盛大的英式出遊 crowds, hats, bets人潮、帽子、下注 and then a race that is famous然後就是那場出名的比賽 partly because it is hard出名的部分原因是它很難 and, at times, dangerous有時候還很危險 You will meet the word in sports news你會在體育新聞裡遇到這個詞 and in older British talk about 'going to Aintree'也會在比較舊式的英式說法裡聽到「去安特里」 It is a place-name這是個地名 always with a capital AA 一律大寫。

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組成From Old Norse einn ('one, a single') and tré ('tree'), meaning 'a single tree'. It began as a place-name, not as a racing word.

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Aintreename/ˈeɪn.tɹiː/

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    A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England; the home of the Grand National. (OS grid ref SJ3798).

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    A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Melton, Victoria, Australia

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