Chebet wins Rotterdam marathon

     THE HAGUE, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Wilson Kwambai Chebet won the 31st edition of the Rotterdam Marathon in The Netherlands on Sunday.

    The Kenyan athlete needed a time of 2:05:26 for the 42 kilometers and 195 meters. His compatriot Vincent Kipruto finished second in 2:05:32.

    Chebet walked away from Kipruto in the final kilometer of the race and came in solo¹ on Coolsingel street. Chala Dechase from Ethiopia ended as number three in 2:08:47.

    The women's race was also won by an athlete from Kenya. Philes Moora Ongori beat Dutch local favorite Hilda Kibet with a slight margin² of eight seconds. Ongori finished first in 2:24:19.（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）

1 solo   

n.独奏，独唱；adj.单独的；adv.单独地；v.放单飞，单独表演

参考例句：

• Tara is currently working on a solo album.塔拉眼下正忙着制作个人专辑。
• There's wonderfully lyrical flute solo in the middle of this symphony.在交响乐中间有一段奇妙的抒情长笛独奏。

2 margin   

n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘

参考例句：

• We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。