《新概念英语青少版1B》：
Unit 30：An international event 一场国际赛事
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CLAIRE: How long is the race this weekend?
本周的比赛跑多少里？
PAUL: Ten miles. It's not very long.
10英里。不算长。
CLAIRE: And who's in the race?
都有谁参加这次比赛？
PAUL: Well, there are lots of fantastic runners. They come from all over the world.
嗯，都是一些非常棒的运动员，他们来自世界各国。
CLAIRE: Like who?
比如呢？
PAUL: Well, there are some from Australia. They compete in all the European events, and they're impressive.
比如来自澳大利亚，他们参加所有澳洲赛事，非常令人钦佩。
CLAIRE: Can you compete with them?
你能跟他们比吗？
PAUL: Well. I'm not in the first rank. I can compete in this race, but it's my first half marathon.
额，我不是一流的，我能在这次比赛中跟他们竞争，但是不是我的第一个半程马拉松比赛。
PAUL: I need practice for the London Marathon next year.
我需要为明年的伦敦马拉松训练。
CLAIRE: I'm sure you can do well, Paul.
我确定你能做得很好的保罗。
PAUL: Well, maybe...
额，或许吧...
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!
其它的运动员真的是国际的，有摩洛哥、巴西、加拿大、德国和中国运动员，应有尽有，他们都非常棒，我们拭目以待吧。
