Top-ranked competitive eater and three-time defending champion Joey Chestnut has been dethroned as the winner of the Best in the West Nugget World Rib Eating Championship in Sparks.
排名第一的競食大胃王兼第三度尋求衛冕的喬依．卻斯納，在（內華達州）史巴克斯的「西金塊世界最佳肋排大胃王錦標賽」中，痛失冠軍寶座。
Pat "Deep Dish" Bertoletti of Chicago beat Chestnut on Wednesday by one-tenth of a pound. Bertoletti downed 5.8 pounds in 12 minutes.
來自芝加哥的派特．「深盤」．貝托列提週三以1/10磅的差距擊敗卻斯納。貝托列提在12分鐘內狂吞5.8磅（的肋排）。
Wednesday’s contest was the fourth annual and featured 12 competitors.
週三的比賽是第四次的年度比賽，共12名選手參賽。
Chestnut, of San Jose, Calif., is ranked No. 1 in the International Federation of Competitive Eating. Bertoletti is rated second.
來自加州聖荷西的卻斯納在「國際競食聯盟」名列第一，貝托列提排名第二。
Bertoletti says he prepared for the contest by not eating since a large meal on Tuesday. He won $2,500 and his name will adorn a trophy featuring three golden pigs.
貝托列提說，為了準備這場比賽，他打從在週二吃了一頓大餐後就沒吃過東西。他贏得2500美元，而他的名字會刻在一座有3隻金豬裝飾的獎盃上。
新聞辭典
rib：名詞，肋骨，排骨。相關片語，stick to one’s ribs，能夠撐得夠久又能強化身心的食物。例句：I don’t want just a salad! I want something that will stick to my ribs.（我不要只吃沙拉！我要吃能凍卡久的東西。）
dethrone：動詞，罷黜，罷免。de-，字頭，去掉；throne，名詞，王位。相關片語，power behind the throne，垂簾聽政、控制表面上的主導者的藏鏡人。例句：President Chandler appeared to run the country, but his wife was the power behind the throne.（錢德勒總統看似是一國之君，但總統夫人其實才是真正發號施令的人。）
adorn：動詞，使生色，裝飾。adorn someone/something with something，以某物來裝飾美化某人／某物。例句：They adorned the ballroom with lots of flowers and balloons.（他們以許多花與氣球來裝飾舞廳。）
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