新概念英語青少版1B-Unit30 An international event

CLAIRE: How long is the race this weekend?

本周的比賽跑多少里?

PAUL: Ten miles. It's not very long.

10英里，不算長。

CLAIRE: And who's in the race?

都有誰參加這次比賽?

PAUL: Well, there are lots of fantastic runners. They come from all over the world.

嗯，都是一些非常棒的運(yùn)動員，他們來自世界各國。

CLAIRE: Like who?

比如呢?

PAUL: Well, there are some from Australia. They compete in all the European events, and they're impressive.

比如來自澳大利亞的選手，他們參加所有的歐洲賽事，非常令人欽佩。

CLAIRE: Can you compete with them?

你能跟他們比嗎?

PAUL: Well. I'm not in the first rank. I can compete in this race, but it's my first half marathon.

額，我不是一流的。我能在這次比賽中跟他們競爭，但這是我第一次跑半程馬拉松比賽。

PAUL: I need practice for the London Marathon next year.

我需要為明年的倫敦馬拉松賽事練習(xí)。

CLAIRE: I'm sure you can do well, Paul.

我確定你能做得很好的，保羅。

PAUL: Well, maybe...

額，或許吧……

PAUL: The other runners are really international. There are Moroccans, Brazilians, Canadians, Germans, Chinese—you name it! They're all very good. Let's wait and see!

其他運(yùn)動員真的來自世界各地，有摩洛哥、巴西、加拿大、德國和中國運(yùn)動員，應(yīng)有盡有。他們都非常棒，我們拭目以待吧。