| bicycle | 自 行 车 | 自行車 |
n. or v.
[zì xíng chē]
pl. bicycles
abbr. bike
syn. 脚踏车, wheel-saddle
e.g.
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.” (Albert Einstein)
| unicycle | 独轮自行车 | 獨輪自行車 |
Note:
bi- = two (2). Bicycle = 2 wheels
uni- = one (1). Unicycle = 1 wheel
| About Cycling(Olympic sport since 1896) Bicycles were first developed in the mid-18th century and have long since been used as a form of transport. Originally, the front wheel was much larger than the rear wheel, and the rider was elevated a great deal, making them difficult to control and very dangerous. In 1885, J.K. Starley of England devised the more modern bike with a chain and gearing to allow the wheels to be of equal size. Although bicycle races had been held on the old “penny farthings”, the new bikes stimulated the growth of bicycle racing as a sport. Cycling at the Olympics features three exciting disciplines: road, track and mountain biking. |
自行车概述(1896年成为奥运会正式比赛项目) 从18世纪中期问世以来,自行车一直是一种广泛使用的交通工具。早期自行车的前轮比后轮大很多,而且车座也很高,使得骑车人很难控制车子。这种情况是相当危险的。1885年,英国的斯塔利(J.K. Starley)使用滚珠轴承及链条设计出了前、后车轮大小一样的现代自行车。虽然在此以前已经有使用老式4:1式自行车的(前轮尺寸是后轮的4倍)自行车赛,但现代自行车的出现刺激了自行车赛向竞技体育方面发展。 如今,奥运会自行车比赛分为公路赛、场地赛及山地赛三种。 |
自行車概述(1896年成為奧運會正式比賽項目) 從18世紀中期問世以來,自行車一直是一種廣泛使用的交通工具。早期自行車的前輪比后輪大很多,而且車座也很高,使得騎車人很難控制車子。這種情況是相當危險的。1885年,英國的斯塔利(J.K. Starley)使用滾珠軸承及鏈條設計出了前、后車輪大小一樣的現代自行車。雖然在此以前已經有使用老式4:1式自行車的(前輪尺寸是后輪的4倍)自行車賽,但現代自行車的出現刺激了自行車賽向競技體育方面發展。 如今,奧運會自行車比賽分為公路賽、場地賽及山地賽三種。 |

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