scarf down 復習
Naoさんのfollow-upになります。
At Nathan’s Hot Dog Contest, 15 Women Challenge the Gluttony Ceiling
The contestants rolled up their sleeves and took to their plates of hot dogs on the stage, lining up their cups of water in a strategic array, as thousands of perspired onlookers watched with anticipation.
As the countdown ended, the reigning champion burst into action, hot dogs disappearing faster than the eye wanted to see, with only a pause given for a wipe of the mouth, or an occasional flip of her blond hair from her face.
“This is back and forth, neck and neck, dog for dog,” said George Shea, the longtime M.C. of the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, gesturing to the two leading eaters. “Both with ponytails, I love it.”
For decades, men have flocked to Coney Island on the Fourth of July to test their stomachs and their will against the likes of Takeru Kobayashi and Joey Chestnut, and scarf down the most Nathan’s Famous hot dogs in 10 minutes.
The competition on Monday was no different. But before Mr. Chestnut took the first of his many winning bites, before the green confetti fell and the cameras surrounded him and his competitors, a group of less celebrated women tried the same feat.
“scarf down”を取り上げます。『ジーニアス英和辞典』によると「すばやく食べる, がつがつ食う(詰め込む)」とありました。イギリスではscoff up (down)を使うそうです。LDOCEでは“to eat something very quickly”とありました。がつがつ食べるという表現は他にもあり、eat like a horse, eat like a pig, gobble, wolf downなど数多くあることがわかりました。(lua)
