Unit 30: An international event 一場國際賽事
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(dòng)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(dòng)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(dòng)員，應(yīng)有盡有。他們都非常棒，我們拭目以待吧。