SPEAK UP: Sports world ignites for Retro. Day-Guningtou Battle weekend (2/2) 光復節／古寧頭連假體壇炸裂（下）

A: Apart from the NBA and MLB, the 2026-27 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series begins today.

B: And my favorite Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara — known as “RikuRyu” — announced their engagement earlier, surprising ice skating fans worldwide.

A: Their comeback to win gold at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics was inspiring. Unfortunately, they retired from competition shortly after, so we won’t get to see them compete again.

Ryuichi Kihara, right, proposes to Riku Miura. 木原龍一（右）向三浦璃來求婚。

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B: Are there any special sports events in Taiwan, too?

A: The SpongeBob Life Marathon and the Pokemon Run will kick off in New Taipei, Taichung, and Kaohsiung soon. Are you interested in joining?

A: 連假除了NBA職籃和MLB職棒外，今年國際滑冰聯盟ISU「花式滑冰大獎賽」系列，將自今天展開。

SpongeBob SquarePants. 海綿寶寶。

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B: 我最愛的日本花滑CP「璃來龍」——三浦璃來和木原龍一——稍早宣布訂婚讓全球冰迷大感驚喜！

A: 他們在米蘭冬奧「逆轉勝」奪金的故事超勵志，可惜隨後就宣布退役，以後再也看不到他們比賽啦。

B: 那台灣最近有什麼特別的體育活動？

A: 新聞說，2026海綿寶寶人生馬拉松、寶可夢路跑即將在新北、台中、高雄開跑，你也想參賽嗎？

（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）

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★【多益加分單字】： engaged (adj.) 1. 訂婚的：to be / get engaged to sb.；2. 佔用的；3. 忙碌的 engage (v.) 1. 參與、從事；2. 吸引、引起(注意力、興趣等)；3. 雇用、聘用；4. (機械)接合、啟動 engagement (n.) 1. 訂婚；2. 約定(約會)；3. 參與、互動；4. 僱用、聘用；5. 交戰