英文原版对话1000个:965 The Run

Aiste: Hello, Christophe. What are you doing this afternoon?

Christophe: Hi, Aiste. I think I'm going to run this afternoon.

Aiste: To run? But it's raining outside.

Christophe: I don't care. I love running in the rain, and I have to run because I am training for a marathon¹.

Aiste: A marathon! Isn't that like some 100 kilometers of running?

Christophe: Oh, no! A marathon is a race where you run 42 kilometers. It's a long distance, so you need to train every day for it.

Aiste: So do you actually run 42 kilometers every day when training for it?

Christophe: Oh, no. Actually, a good preparation for a marathon is about 12 weeks of running, and you never run for 42 kilometers in one training. You never do this because it's actually very, very bad for your body if you would do that, so you run a maximum, like 32 to 34 kilometers.

Aiste: Every day?

Christophe: Not every day of course. I think, right now, I run about 80 kilometers a week, but that's almost every day, 10, 15 kilometers that you have to run.

Aiste: And how many marathons have you done already?

Christophe: I've already ran about four marathons, and now I'm preparing for my fifth marathon.

Aiste: What is that going to be like?

Christophe: Well, actually, I hope to run less than three hours. It's quite fast. It's like fourteen kilometers average during forty-two kilometers.

Aiste: Whoa! That sounds difficult. I'm not really into sports very much, so I think for me, even a five-minutes run seems kind of difficult and requiring lots of endurance².

Christophe: Well, in the beginning, it's hard maybe, but once you try running a little bit longer, you really start liking³ it, so I would recommend⁴ you to do one training with me and you start slow and then you build up slowly until you can run five, maybe ten kilometers, and then you will see, you will get addicted⁵ and you will love it too. I think in a couple of years, you will run your first marathon.

Aiste: Oh, that sounds great, but ... I really don't think it's for me.
 

1 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。

2 endurance   

n.耐久力，忍耐力，耐久的时期，持续的时间

参考例句：

• She reached the end of endurance.她到了忍受的极限。
• The exercise obviously will improve strength and endurance.这种锻炼会明显改善体力增加耐力。

3 liking   

n.爱好；嗜好；喜欢

参考例句：

• The word palate also means taste or liking.Palate这个词也有“口味”或“嗜好”的意思。
• I must admit I have no liking for exaggeration.我必须承认我不喜欢夸大其词。

4 recommend   

vt.推荐，介绍；劝告，建议；使成为可取，使受欢迎

参考例句：

• Can you recommend me a good book?你能给我介绍一本好书吗？
• I can recommend this play to all lovers of good theatre.我把这个剧推荐给所有爱好优秀戏剧的人。

5 addicted   

adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的

参考例句：

• He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
• She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。