今天要学的一个词是:marathon。 Marathon不就是马拉松长跑吗?没错,但是还有许多事就像长跑一样。美国媒体在报导香港立法会通过截取通讯及监察条例时说:那个条例 ...passed ...after a four-da

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

Thousands of wanna-be marathoners never crossed the finish line in Chicago this weekend. But our reporter Dan Skinner did pass the finish line. He joins me live by phone from Chicago, to tell us about the conditions of the race. --Dan, how are you d

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2007年

Our coverage this week starts with a tragedy at a small church in a small American community. About 30 miles outside of San Antonio, Texas, is a place named Sutherland Springs. Yesterday, during service at the First Baptist Church, police say a man e

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The marathon was NOT an event of the ancient Olympic games. The marathon is a modern event that was first introduced in the Modern Olympic Games of 1896 in Athens, a race from Marathon northeast of At

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 奥运英语

They thought it could bring people together. The New York City Marathon due to be held this weekend might have given folks something to cheer about in the wake of Sandy. But hosting a marathon in which runners would make their way through devastated

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Gabriela Andersen-Scheiss was a ski instructor in the U.S. state of Idaho when she represented Switzerland at the 1984 Olympics. Twenty minutes after the winner, Joan Benoit, crossed the finish line, the 39-year-old Andersen-Scheiss staggered into th

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(131) / 评论(0) 分类 英美文化

你知道吗,马拉松并不是古代奥运会的比赛项目;古代奥运会法规中规定,腐败的裁判或对手要受鞭刑;柏拉图曾是奥运会的冠军…… The famous marathon ra

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Yesterday, during service at the First Baptist Church, police say a man entered the building and started shooting. A county sheriff says more than 20 people were killed, numerous others were injured, though we didn`t know the exact the number when we

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5 Threats to Your Job-Hunting Stamina 考验求职耐力的5大危害 Marathon runners know that the key to crossing the finish line first isn't brute strength but stamina. The same goes for the job hunt. 马拉松选手都知道要跨越终点线的第

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(115) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

According to the Livescience of October 21, a new study promises a mathematical solution to keep marathoners far from hitting the wall. 一项最近研究发现,一种数学方法可以帮助马拉松运动员远离速度障碍。 By taking into ac

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Marathons can be bad for your health, scientists have warned after a study found 80 percent of competitors suffer kidney injury because of dehydration. 科学家警告称,马拉松可能会对人体产生危害。他们的研究发现,由于缺水,

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(119) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Half of the registered runners in some of China's marathon competitions are estimated to have hired illegal replacements. 在中国的一些马拉松比赛中,据估计,大约有一半的注册运动员雇用了违规替跑者。 Two runners died

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Every weekend morning, the 10-km track in the Olympic Forest Park in the north of Beijing comes alive with athletes and amateur joggers. They embrace the refreshing, slightly chilly morning air and gamely ignore the capital's pollution in their quest

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WASHINGTON, July 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Navy's X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) drone on Wednesday completed its first-ever carrier-based arrested landing on board USS George H.W. Bush off the coast of Virginia, the Navy announced. By evolving an

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But first, the organisers of the London Marathon have confirmed that the race will definitely take place in the British capital this weekend despite the deaths of three people following explosions at the Boston Marathon on Monday. Security for the ev

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92-year-old Harriette Thompson completed the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in San Diego on Sunday, becoming the oldest woman to finish a marathon. She finished the 42.1-kilometer race in 7 hours, 24 minutes and 36 seconds. On this course my son was with me

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Runners in a marathon were left with a bad taste in their mouths when they mistook free bars of soap for energy bars in an incident that's been put down to the language barrier. 由于没有中文标识,近日发生了一个小插曲:马拉松选手

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Despite temperatures of around 30-degrees on Sunday, hundreds turned out in southwest Beijing to take part in what's known as an ultra-marathon. More than twice the distance of a marathon, which is just over 42-kilometers, ultra-marathons are conside

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Marathons are not only a method to entertain but a way to make a living. 马拉松不仅仅是一种娱乐方式,还是一种谋生手段。 Amid a marathon upsurge in China, many marathons offer a medal bonus which has attracted many African stude

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Meet Ludivine. Shes a two-and-a-half year old bloodhound from Elkmont, Alabama, who just won seventh place in the towns half-marathon. 认识下吕蒂文吧。她是来自阿拉巴马州埃尔克蒙特镇的一只两岁半大的侦探犬,不久前在

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