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堪萨斯州牛仔竞技盛况空前

(2013-04-05 14:12:56)

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2012年是堪萨斯州连续举行最古老的“劲爆城市牛仔竞技”（Strong City Rodeo）75周年。

Rodeo一词源自西班牙语动词rodear，原意是包围或围捕。在美国，rodeo指牛仔竞技，由参赛选手展示牛仔日常活动的各种技艺。

牛仔竞技分成两个类别：一类是计时活动，有绕桶比赛（barrel racing）、搏牛（steer wrestling）和小组套牛（team roping）；另一类是骑术活动，有无鞍骑术（bareback riding）、备鞍野马骑术（saddle bronc riding）和野公牛骑术（bull riding）。美国的牛仔竞技传统，包括牛仔服装和套牛技巧等都是从早期西班牙和墨西哥牧民的实际工作演变而来的。

今天，在南北美洲和澳大利亚，牛仔竞技都极受欢迎。从1937年一场即兴牛仔竞技延续至今的“劲爆城市牛仔竞技”只是在全堪萨斯州举行的许多场牛仔竞技活动之一。

有关堪萨斯州的详情见探索美国网站DiscoverAmerica.com。

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This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Strong City Rodeo, the oldest continually running rodeo in Kansas.

The term “rodeo” is borrowed from the Spanish verb rodear meaning to surround or round up. In the United States, it refers to a competition in which participants exhibit their skills at everyday cowboy activities.

Rodeo competition is divided into two categories: timed events, which include barrel racing, steer wrestling and team roping, and rough stock events, which include bareback riding, saddle bronc riding and bull riding. The rodeo tradition in the United States — from the cowboy dress to the roping techniques — evolved from the work responsibilities of early Spanish and Mexican cattle ranchers.

Today, rodeo competitions are popular throughout North America, South America and Australia. The Strong City Rodeo — an event borne out of an impromptu cowboy competition back in 1937 — is just one of the many rodeo competitions held throughout Kansas.

Find out more about Kansas at DiscoverAmerica.com.

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