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