Humala opens Villa Dakar facility

 LIMA, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Peruvian President Ollanta Humala Wednesday inaugurated the Villa¹ Dakar, a facility where vehicles racing² in the 2013 Dakar Rally will get a mechanical revision before the race next Jan. 5.

A total of 459 vehicles, including 155, 189 motorcycles, 75 trucks and 40 quads³, will be checked in Villa Dakar.

The opening of the facility is located in Costa Verde, an exclusive zone of the Peruvian capital city, in Magdalena del Mar⁴ district.

After the ceremony, Humala met with the drivers, copilots and assistants from the Peruvian team "Fuerza Inca".

The 2013 Dakar Rally will begin on Jan. 5 in southern Lima's resort "Chorrillos", to end Jan. 20 in Chile.

The rally's 14 stages include Lima, Pisco, Nazca and Arequipa in Peru, Arica and Calama in Chile, Salta, San Miguel Tucuman, Cordoba, La Rioja and Fiambala in Argentina, and Copiapo, La Serena and Santiago in Chile.

Competitors from 53 countries and regions will take part in this edition, which gathers the largest number of participants since the first Dakar Rally in 1978.

The legendary⁵ race through three different countries (Peru, Argentina and Chile) will end 15 days after traveling 8,400 kilometers.

1 villa   

n.别墅，城郊小屋

参考例句：

• We rented a villa in France for the summer holidays.我们在法国租了一幢别墅消夏。
• We are quartered in a beautiful villa.我们住在一栋漂亮的别墅里。

2 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

3 quads   

n.四倍( quad的名词复数 )；空铅；（大学的）四周有建筑物围绕的方院；四胞胎之一

参考例句：

• For best performance, use triangles and quads or a combination of both. 为了更好的性能，使用三边形和四边形或联合使用三边形与四边形。 来自互联网
• Because the quads follow the camera, they give the illusion of filling a 3D volume. 由于这些矩形是跟随摄像机的，所以利用它们就像幻觉一样就描绘出了3D体积效果。 来自互联网

4 mar   

vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟

参考例句：

• It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
• Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。

5 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。