The 2026 Hot Dog Eating Contest
2026年熱狗速食大賽
Introduction
The Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest is on July 4 in Brooklyn. 14 men and 10 women will compete.
Nathan's Famous 熱狗速食大賽將於 7 月 4 日在布魯克林舉行。將有 14 名男子與 10 名女子參加競賽。
Main Body
Joey Chestnut is back. He won 17 times. In 2021, he ate 76 hot dogs. This is the record. But the weather will be very hot. Hot weather makes it hard to eat fast.
Joey Chestnut 回來了。他曾贏過 17 次。在 2021 年，他吃掉了 76 根熱狗，這就是紀錄。但天氣將會非常炎熱，酷熱的天氣會讓快速進食變得困難。
Many people watch the show when Joey plays. In 2024, Joey did not play and few people watched. In 2025, Joey played and many more people watched. Other fast eaters like Patrick Bertoletti and Miki Sudo also compete.
當 Joey 出賽時，很多人會收看。2024 年 Joey 沒有參賽，因此觀看人數較少。2025 年 Joey 參賽後，觀看人數大幅增加。其他速食好手如 Patrick Bertoletti 和 Miki Sudo 也將參賽。
You can watch the contest on TV and on the internet. The women eat at 10:45 a.m. The men eat at 12 p.m. You can use an app to see the champions closely.
您可以透過電視和網路收看比賽。女子組在上午 10 點 45 分比賽，男子組則在中午 12 點開始。您可以使用 App 近距離觀察冠軍們。
Conclusion
The contest is very popular. People want to see if Joey Chestnut wins again in the hot sun.
這場比賽非常受歡迎。人們想看看 Joey Chestnut 能否在烈日下再次奪冠。
Vocabulary Learning
Comparing Quantities
When we talk about how many people or things are in a group, we use these two simple words:
- Many Use this for a large number (Example: Many people watch the show).
- Few Use this for a small number (Example: Few people watched).
The Time Trick
Look at how we write time in the text:
- 10:45 a.m. (Morning)
- 12 p.m. (Noon/Midday)
Quick Word Swap
- Compete To try to win a game.
- Record The best result ever.
- Closely Very near / in detail.