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马拉松

2015-03-11石磊

中学生英语·阅读与写作 2014年11期
关键词:半程雅典马拉松赛

石磊

Marathon is a much popularized long-distance race event. Its whole-range distance is 42.195 kilometers. There are Full Marathon, Half Marathon, and Quarter Marathon. Full Marathon is the most popularized.

马拉松是国际上非常普及的长跑比赛项目,全程距离为42.195公里。它分全程马拉松、半程马拉松和四分马拉松三种。其中全程马拉松比赛最为普及。

Marathon dates back to a battle between the Persians and the Athenians beside the Marathon Sea on September, 12th, 490 BC. Finally, the Athenians won the battle. Commander Millerdi appointed soldier Pheidippides to send back the good news.

马拉松比赛始于公元前490年9月12日波斯人和雅典人在马拉松海边发生的一场战役。雅典人最终获得了战争的胜利。统帅米勒狄派一个叫菲迪皮得斯的士兵回去报捷。

Pheidippides was a famous fleet-footed man. To let the people know the news sooner, he ran against time. When he arrived in Athen, he was out of breath. With the only words “we won”, he fell onto the ground and died.

菲迪皮得斯是个有名的“飞毛腿”,为了让家乡人早知道好消息,他跑得飞快。当他跑到雅典时,已喘不过气来。只说了一句“我们胜利了!”就倒在地上死了。

In honor of this event, Marathon was set up as an event in the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. And the total distance Pheidippides ran that year—42.195km was ruled as the distance of the race.

为了纪念这一事件,在1896年举行的第一届现代奥林匹克运动会上,设立了马拉松赛跑这个项目。当年菲迪皮得斯送信跑的里程——42.195公里被当作赛跑的距离。

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