世界桑拿大赛"蒸"死人 趣味变"要命"

　　There was no prize other than 'some small things' Arvela said. He declined to provide details.

　　Arvela表示比赛的奖励仅仅是“一些小的物品”，但他拒绝透露细节。

　　Arvela said Kaukonen - the defending world champion - had refused to leave the sauna despite getting sick.

　　Arvela表示卫冕冠军考科宁尽管身体不适，但他本人拒绝离开桑拿室。

　　Sauna bathing is a popular past-time in Finland, which has an estimated 1.6 million saunas for a population of 5 million.

　　桑拿浴在芬兰曾经十分流行；在这个只有500万人口的国度里，估计有160万个桑拿浴室。

　　Temperatures are normally kept around 158 to 176 degrees (70-80 degrees Celsius).

　　桑拿浴室的温度通常保持在70-80℃之间。

　　'I know this is very hard to understand to people outside Finland who are not familiar with the sauna habit,' Arvela said.

　　Arvela说：“我知道对于那些生活在芬兰境外、不熟悉桑拿浴习惯的人来说，很难理解这种情况。”

　　'It is not so unusual to have 110 degrees in a sauna. A lot of competitors before have sat in higher temperatures than that.'

　　“桑拿浴室温度达到110℃，这并不罕见。很多选手赛前曾体验过温度更高的桑拿浴。”

　　Arvela said all rules in Saturday's competition were followed and the temperatures and times were similar to those in previous years.

　　Arvela表示周六的比赛完全是按照规则进行，温度及时间同前几年的比赛并无差别。

　　Vocabulary:

　　amateur 业余的, 非职业的

　　bizarre 怪诞的

　　collapse (身体等)垮掉；病倒

　　searing 灼热的，炽热的