The 24 Hours of Le Mans Race 2026
2026年勒芒24小時耐力賽
Introduction
The big car race is from June 10 to 14. 62 cars will race at the Circuit de la Sarthe.
這場大型賽車賽事將於6月10日至14日舉行。將有62輛賽車在薩特賽道（Circuit de la Sarthe）進行競速。
Main Body
The event starts on Wednesday with practice. On Thursday, cars race to find their start positions. The big race starts on Saturday at 16:00.
賽事將於週三以練習賽開始。週四，賽車將進行排位賽以決定起跑位置。正式比賽將於週六16:00開始。
Ferrari and Toyota are the main teams. Toyota has a new car. Other teams like BMW and Cadillac also race.
法拉利與豐田是主要車隊。豐田推出了新車。其他如BMW與 Cadillac 等車隊也會參賽。
A new team from Qatar is in the race. Qatar wants to be famous in world racing. Some other races in the Gulf changed dates because of problems between countries.
一支來自卡達的新車隊加入了比賽。卡達希望在世界賽車界聲名大噪。由於國家間的問題，海灣地區的其他部分賽事更改了日期。
Only two women race this year. Last year, five women raced. Jamie Chadwick is a reserve driver for Genesis. She is the first woman to drive a Hypercar on this track.
今年僅有兩位女性車手參賽。去年有五位女性參賽。Jamie Chadwick 是 Genesis 的後備車手。她是首位在這條賽道駕駛 Hypercar 的女性。
Conclusion
The race ends on Sunday. It is a very important part of the 2026 racing year.
賽事將於週日結束。這是2026年賽車年度中非常重要的一部分。
Vocabulary Learning
📅 Talking about Time
Look at how the text uses days and dates. This is the easiest way to tell a story in English.
The Pattern:
On + Day On Thursday, On Saturday
Comparing Now vs. Then:
- Now (Present): "Only two women race this year." Use this for things happening currently.
- Then (Past): "Last year, five women raced." Notice the -ed at the end of raced. This tells us the action is finished.
Quick List of 'Time' Words from the text:
- From... to... (Example: June 10 to 14)
- Last year (Past)
- This year (Present)