慢速英语:Who Eats the Most on Thanksgiving? These Americans

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短语讲解：

1. In other words, about 9 and a half kilograms. That was a “world record,” reported the International Federation of Competitive Eating in New York City (IFOCE).

in other words 换句话说; 就是说
例句：Joe doesn' t like work -- in other words, he' s lazy !
乔不爱劳动――换句话说，他懒惰！

2. They hold a pumpkin pie-eating contest, but contestants just have to eat one piece of pie (or about one-sixth of a pie) as fast as possible.
 
as fast as possible 尽快
例句：He lets me inform as fast as possible him.
他要我尽快通知他。

3. There’s a 5 kilometer and 10 kilometer “Turkey Day” race afterwards, for those who want to run off excess weight.

run off 流失; （使） 流掉
例句：The carpenter slanted the roof to allow water to run off.
木匠使屋顶倾斜以便泻水。