威斯敏斯特养犬俱乐部狗展，犬展界的“超级碗”
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At America’s 149th Westminster Kennel Club dog show, Monty the giant schnauzer won the top prize.
在第149届美国威斯敏斯特养犬俱乐部狗展上，巨型雪纳瑞犬蒙蒂赢得了最高奖项。
The lively schnauzer beat six other finalists in New York City to become the first of his breed to win Westminster’s “best in show.”
这只活泼的雪纳瑞在纽约市击败了其他六名决赛选手，成为首个赢得威斯敏斯特犬展“最佳展示奖”的该品种犬。
The prize is the most important and respected in the U.S. dog show world.
该奖项是美国狗展界最重要、最受尊敬的奖项。
While Monty came close to winning Westminster the past two years, he fell short of the big prize.
尽管蒙蒂在过去两年里差点赢得威斯敏斯特犬展冠军，但他还是未能摘得大奖。
In December 2024, the dog won another big prize, the huge American Kennel Club championship.
2024年12月，这只狗又赢得了一项大奖，即盛大的美国养犬俱乐部冠军赛。
But for dog show lovers, Westminster is considered the Super Bowl of all shows.
但对于狗展爱好者来说，威斯敏斯特犬展被视为所有展览中的超级碗。
This year the comparison is especially fitting.
今年的对比尤为贴切。
That is because the most respected U.S. dog competition opened on the same weekend as the Super Bowl -- the most important game in American professional football.
那是因为最受尊敬的美国犬类比赛与超级碗在同一周末开幕——而超级碗是美国职业橄榄球中最重要的比赛。
This rare happening came after the dates of both competitions changed in recent years.
这一罕见情况发生在近年来两项比赛的日期都发生变化之后。
At Westminster, dogs first compete against other members of their breed.
在威斯敏斯特犬展上，狗首先与同品种的其他狗进行比赛。
Then, the winner of each breed goes up against other dogs within different competition “groups.”
然后，每个品种的获胜者会与其他不同竞赛“组”的狗进行对决。
Among the groups are sporting, working, toy, and herding.
这些群体包括运动犬、工作犬、玩具犬和牧羊犬。
Group winners then compete in the final round.
小组优胜者随后在最后一轮展开角逐。
The best in show winner gets an award – a large, shiny cup called a trophy – and a place in dog-world history.
全场最佳冠军会获得一个奖项——一个巨大闪亮的奖杯——并在狗狗世界的历史上留下自己的名字。
The top prize, however, does not include money.
然而，最高奖项并不包含奖金。
In her report on the dog show, Learning English’s Caty Weaver explains that the Westminster show dates back to 1877.
在关于狗展的报道中，学习英语的凯蒂·韦弗解释说，威斯敏斯特狗展的历史可以追溯到1877年。
It centers on the traditional purebred judging that leads to the best in show prize.
它聚焦于传统的纯种犬评判，最终决出全场总冠军奖。
But over the last few years, the organization has added agility and obedience events open to mixed-breed dogs.
但在过去几年里，该组织增加了向混种犬开放的敏捷性和服从性比赛项目。
In 2024, Sage, a miniature poodle, won best in show at the 148th Westminster Kennel Club dog show.
2024年，迷你贵宾犬“赛吉”在第148届威斯敏斯特养犬俱乐部犬展上赢得了全场总冠军。
And in 2023, a petit basset griffon Vendéen, named Buddy Holly, won best in show at Westminster.
2023年，一只名叫巴迪·霍利的迷你巴吉度格里芬旺代犬在威斯敏斯特犬展上赢得了全场总冠军。
The breed he represents is known for its rabbit-hunting abilities.
他所代表的品种以其猎兔能力而闻名。
I’m Anna Matteo.
我是安娜·马特奥。
Writers for the Associated Press reported this story from New York.
美联社的撰稿人从纽约报道了这则新闻。
Anna Matteo adapted the reports for VOA Learning English.
安娜·马特奥为VOA英语学习频道改编了这些报道。
