My First Marathon【我的第一次马拉松】

My First Marathon

A month before my first matathon, one of my ankles was injured and this meant not

running for two weeks, leaving me only two weeks to train.

第一次参加马拉松的前一个月,我的脚踝受伤了,这意味着我两周内不能跑步,那么

就只剩下两周的训练时间。

Yet, I was determined to go ahead.

然而,我决心继续参加比赛。

I remember back to my 7th year in school. In my first P.E. class, the teacher required us

to run laps and then hit a softball.

记得7年级的时候,我上了第一堂体育课,老师要求我们跑几圈,然后打垒球。

I didn't do either well. He later informed me that I was "not athletic".

我两个都做不好。后来老师告诉我,我不擅长运动。

The idea that I was "not athletic" stuck with me for years.

多年来我一直认为自己不擅长运动。

When I started running in my 30s, I realized running was a battle against myself, not about

competiton or whether or not I was athletic.

当我30多岁开始跑步的时候,我意识到跑步是与自己的战斗,与比赛无关,与我是否有运动能力无关。

It was all about the battle against my own body and mind. A test of wills!

这一切都是在于自己的身体和精神做斗争。是关于意志力的测试!

The night before my marathon, I dreamt that I couldn't even find the finish line.

跑马拉松的前一个晚上,我梦见自己连终点都找不到。

I woke up sweating and nervous, but ready to prove something to myself.

我醒来时满头大汗,很紧张,但是我准备想自己证明些东西。

Shortly after arossing the start line, my shoe laces became united, So I stopped to readjust.

Not the start I wanted!

刚过起跑线,我的鞋带就松了。于是我停下来重新系好。这不是我想要的开始!

At mile 3, I passed a sign: "Go FOR IT, RUNNERS!"

在3英里处,我路过一个标志,上面写着:“加油。跑步者!”

By mile 17, I became out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt badly.

17英里时,我变得上气不接下气,受伤的脚踝一度疼得很厉害。

Despite the pain, I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again.

尽管很疼,我还是坚持走了一会儿,然后又跑了起来。

By mile 21, I was starving!

21英里的时候,我饿得要死!

As I approached mile 23, I could see my wife waving a sign. She is my biggest fan.

接近23英里的时候,我看到我妻子挥舞着一个牌子。她是我的头号粉丝。

She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a.m. or questioned my expenses on running.

她从来都不介意凌晨四点响起的闹钟,也不会询问我在泡不上花了多少钱。

I was one of the final runners to finish. But I finished! And I got a medal.

我是最后一批跑完全程的选手中的一个。但是我完成了!我还获得了一枚奖章。

In fact, I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had.

实际上,我得到的奖章和第一名的是一样的。

Determined to be myself, move forward, free of shame and worldly labels, I can now call

myself a "marathon winner".

下定决心做我自己,勇往直前,摆脱羞耻心和世俗的标签,我现在可以称自己是“马拉松冠军”。

2018年北京卷A

文中单词
单词 释义 单词 释义
train n.火车;行列 required adj.必需的
laps n.重叠;膝部 informed adj.见闻广的;了解情况的
stuck adj.不能动的 competition n.比赛;竞争
battle n.战役;战斗 wake up 醒来
prove v.证实 despite n.侮辱;憎恨;怨恨
starving v.饥饿的; waving adj.波浪状的
approached v.靠近;接近 determined adj.坚决的
shame n.羞耻;羞愧 worldly adj.世间的;世俗的
readjust v.调整;适应 athletic adj.运动的;体育的
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