by Sally Sun

The Melbourne Cup is Australias most famous annual2 horse race， and it is also one of the most important festivals and events in Australia. The Melbourne Cup has a long history. Its first race was held in 1861. Generally， the event starts at 3 p.m. on the first Tuesday in November and is called “the race that stops a nation” by local people， because most of Australians will take a break on this day to watch the game. People can get there by driving or taking trains， trams， ships or taxi.

The Melbourne Cup is a perfect combination3 of sports， food， wine， fashion， business and social contact in Melbourne and Australia.

Sports mean the horse race itself and the biggest award in this event is called “Win” which means putting all the bet on the first-place horse. In 2018， the winner received 4 million Australian dollars at last.

In addition to horse racing， the biggest focus is the fashion show during this event. There are two meanings of “cup” in “Melbourne Cup”. One is a prize and the other is a hat. Therefore， ladies often wear a particularly fancy4 hat to attend this event， and men will also dress up and compete. In short， the dress code of Melbourne Cup must be formal5 clothes instead of the ones like jeans and sneakers. At the end of the event， the most fashionable men and women will get rich prizes.

When talking about food and wine， the Rose Room must be mentioned. The Rose Room is a multi-level tent where you can enjoy the first-class services and the beautiful view of the racecourse6. During the morning tea， you have 5 different choices of food， such as traditional Australian food， Italian food or Chinese food. For the afternoon tea， there will be various drinks， like red or white wines， light beer and soft drinks. Because of the expensive fee7， those who can enter the Rose Room are all upper class from Australia and around the world， so this is also a fantastic chance for them to socialize and do business.

If you are interested in the Australian culture， please join the Melbourne Cup first.

墨爾本杯是澳大利亞最著名的年度賽馬活動，也是澳大利亞最重要的節(jié)日和活動之一。 墨爾本杯有著悠久的歷史，其第一場比賽于1861年舉行。通常，該賽事會于11月的第一個星期二的下午3點開始，并且在當?shù)赜兄白屨麄€國家駐足的比賽”之稱，因為大多數(shù)澳大利亞人都會在這天休假來觀看比賽。人們可以開車，乘坐火車、有軌電車、輪船或出租車到達那里。

墨爾本杯完美地匯聚了墨爾本和澳大利亞的體育、美食、葡萄酒、時尚、商業(yè)和社會交往。

運動即指賽馬本身，而本項賽事中最大的獎項被稱為“Win”，這意味著將所有賭注都押在第一名的馬匹上。在2018年，獲勝者最終贏得了400萬澳元。

除了賽馬以外，本次活動的最大焦點就是時裝秀。在“墨爾本杯”中，“杯”有兩種含義。一個是獎杯，另一個是帽子。而女士們通常會戴上特別花哨的帽子來參加這次活動，而男士們也會盛裝打扮，各領(lǐng)風騷。簡而言之，墨爾本杯的著裝要求必須是正式的裝束，而不是穿如牛仔褲和運動鞋之類的便裝?；顒咏Y(jié)束時，穿著最時尚的男女會獲得豐厚的獎品。

當提及美食和美酒時，就必須要提到“玫瑰廳”。玫瑰廳是一個多層帳篷，在這里你可以享受一流的服務(wù)并欣賞賽馬場的美景。早茶期間，有5種不同的食物可以選擇，比如傳統(tǒng)的澳大利亞美食、意大利美食或中餐等。下午茶時，將有各種飲品，比如紅葡萄酒或白葡萄酒，淡啤酒和軟飲。由于高昂的入場費，可以進入玫瑰廳的人都是來自澳大利亞和世界各地的上流社會人士，因此這對他們來說也是一個絕佳的社交和商業(yè)交流的機會。

如果你對澳大利亞的文化感興趣，那就請先參加一次墨爾本杯吧。