超级简单英语阅读:The Runner

Betty’s doctor told her to exercise more. So she began running. She enjoys running. She runs almost every day. She runs two miles a day. On the weekend she runs five miles. She runs up hills. She runs down hills. She runs in the street and on the sidewalk. She runs on trails¹. She runs in the heat and the cold. She runs on sunny days and rainy days. Betty will run in the marathon² next week. Next week will be her first marathon. A marathon is 26 miles. She will run for three hours without stopping. She won’t try to win the marathon. She will try to finish it.

 

1 trails   

n.足迹( trail的名词复数 )；臭迹；小径；一缕v.（使某物）被拖在后面( trail的第三人称单数 )；跟踪，追踪；（在比赛等中）输；（尤指跟在他人后面）疲惫地走

参考例句：

• He was a shrewd lawyer with a talent for uncovering paper trails of fraud. 他是个精明强干的律师，能从一连串文件中找出诈骗的蛛丝马迹。
• Police dogs have good noses for following criminals' trails. 警犬的嗅觉对罪犯留下来的痕迹特别敏锐。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 marathon   

n.长距离赛跑；需要耐力的比赛；(M-)马拉松

参考例句：

• I'm hoping to be in the marathon next year.我希望明年能参加马拉松赛。
• The meeting was a bit of a marathon.这次会议有点马拉松赛的味道。