《中英對照讀新聞》Schumacher retires from Formula One 舒馬赫從F1退休

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Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher announced his retirement from Formula One on Sunday. The Ferrari driver will leave the sport at the end of this season, following the year-ending Brazilian Grand Prix on Oct. 22.

7屆世界冠軍舒馬赫週日宣布從F1退休。這位法拉利車隊的賽車手將在本季結束後告別這項運動，也就是在年底10月22日巴西一級方程式大賽後。

"Michael Schumacher will retire from race driving at the end of the 2006 world championship,'' Ferrari said in a statement released immediately after Schumacher won Sunday's Italian Grand Prix.

「在2006年世界冠軍賽後，麥可．舒馬赫將不再參加比賽」，在舒馬赫贏得週日的義大利賽事後，法拉利車隊隨即發表聲明。

The 37-year-old Schumacher will retire with every major record in Formula One. Schumacher won his first two titles with the Benetton team in 1994 and '95,then restored Ferrari to prominence with five consecutive championships from 2000-04.

37歲的舒馬赫，為一級方程式賽事留下每一項重要紀錄。1994到95年，還在班尼頓車隊的舒馬赫贏得了他的頭兩座冠軍盃，之後又讓法拉利車隊大放異彩，從2000到04年間連續奪下5次冠軍。

Schumacher showed signs of vulnerability when he won the 2003 title by only two points over McLaren-Mercedes' Kimi Raikkonen.

舒馬赫在2003年奪冠時顯露疲態，當年他只以2點積分打敗麥拉倫車隊的雷肯南。

The German responded with another dominant year in 2004, though, winning a record 12 of the first 13 races.Alonso ended Schumacher's title run last year, as Schumacher won only one race.

不過，這位德國車手在2004年重現雄風，13場賽事中拿下破紀錄的12場優勝。阿隆索去年終結了舒馬赫的連霸紀錄，舒馬赫只贏了一場。

新聞辭典

Formula One：一級方程式（大賽）。稱為「方程式」其實是個意外，這邊的formula本意是比賽規定，F1就是指最嚴格、最高等級的規定，不過約定俗成後來都稱F1為「一級方程式」。

standings：（運動比賽）名次，排行。Wang helps the Yankees stayed on the top of the league standings.（王建民幫洋基隊維持排名領先）

vulnerability： 弱點，易受傷之處。Their defense shows no vulnerabilities.（他們的防守沒有缺點）