美國舉行背媳婦大賽 各路猛男背嬌妻狂奔!

Married couples face a lot of hurdles, but not like the contestants in the North American Wife Carrying Championship.

已婚的夫妻難免會面對很多障礙，可是"北美背媳婦大賽"的選手們需要面對的又是另一種障礙了。

This year's competition took place at a ski resort in Newry, Maine.

今年的比賽在緬因州紐裏一處滑雪場舉行。

Forty-four competing couples put their relationship ― and their muscles ― to the test by running through an obstacle course that included log hurdles, sand traps and mud. Lots and lots of mud.

44對參賽選手穿過一道又一道障礙--原木柵欄、沙坑以及泥漿--來檢驗他們的感情以及肌肉。順便一說，泥漿真的是很多很多啊。

As the event title implies, the man has to carry his beloved through the whole 278-yard course, according to The Associated Press.

據美聯社報道，根據賽程，男士需要揹着女士跑過278碼（約合254米）的障礙賽道。

The couples don't have to be married, but each team must have a male and female member over the age of 21.

每對參賽選手並不一定要結婚，但是必須爲一男一女，並且年齡在21歲以上。

The couple with the fastest time wins fame, glory, the woman's weight in beer and an amount of cash equal to five times her weight.

最快完成比賽的選手將獲得掌聲、榮譽以及--重量與女士體重相等的啤酒，以及數量是女士體重五倍的現金！

Elliot and Giana Storey of Westbrook, Maine, had the top time of 59.18 seconds and ran away with 11 cases of Goose Island Oktoberfest beer and $665.

最終，來自緬因州的艾略特·斯托瑞和吉安娜·斯托瑞以59.18秒的成績獲勝，獲得了11箱"鵝島啤酒節"啤酒以及665美元。

The Storeys will also have a new story to tell: the win qualified them for the world championship wife-carrying competition in Sonkajarvi, Finland, next summer, according to the Bethel Sun Journal.

據《伯特利太陽報》報道，斯托瑞夫婦的故事還將繼續：因爲在比賽中獲勝，他們獲得了明年夏天前往芬蘭頌卡加維參加世界背媳婦錦標賽的資格。

Competing men can carry their partner any way they choose, but the preferred method is the "Estonian" carry, where the woman holds the man's waist with her hands while squeezing his neck with her legs.

參加比賽的男士可以自由選擇揹着搭檔的方式，不過最受歡迎的背法就是"愛沙尼亞式"了——女士頭朝下用手環住男士的腰，腿搭在男士的肩膀上。

The "chicken carry," where she sits on his shoulders, also has its proponents.

而"小雞式"——女士坐在男士的肩膀上——也自有其擁躉。

Wife carrying as a sport is based on a legendary Finnish robber named Ronkainen, who supposedly wouldn't let anyone join his gang unless they could complete a difficult course with a heavy sack on their back.

"背媳婦"這項體育運動來源於芬蘭傳說中的強盜羅恩凱寧，據說要加入他的團伙，必須揹着沉重的大麻袋跑過一段艱難的路程才行。

Ronkainen's initiation challenge may or may not have also involved stealing women from neighboring villages.

而羅恩凱寧發起的這一挑戰的麻袋裏有時候就會有從臨近村莊搶來的女子。

The first modern-day wife-carrying event took place in 1991, with other competitions following thereafter, according to The Ski Channel.

據滑雪頻道報道，第一屆現代背媳婦大賽於1991年舉行，此後世界各地都舉行了類似的比賽。