Step by Step 3000 第2册 Unit6:It's great to be a champion(3)

 　　Part 3. Luck in the hat.

　　Keywords. the London marathon¹, fund-raising, keep up with, worst moment, final time.

　　Vocabulary. stature², get round to.

　　A. Listen to some statements³ about the London marathon, pay special attention to numbers.

　　The first London marathon was held on March 29th, 1981.

　　Some 20,000 people wanted to run, 7,747 were accepted, there were 6,255 finishers.

　　Since then, the event has continued to grow in size, stature and popularity⁴.

　　Since the first race in 1981, over 413,481 people have completed the London marathon.

　　There were a record of 30,809 finishers in the 1999, Flora⁵ London marathon.

　　Another aspect of the London marathon, which has developed over the years, is its success as a charity⁶ fund-raising event.

　　It is estimated⁷ that over 80 millions pounds has been raised for numerous⁸ charities⁹ over the years.

　　B. Listen to an interview with John Goodman, a runner in the London marathon.

　　Supply the missing¹⁰ information with key words.

　　I did the marathon, that's the London marathon, last year and this year.

　　Those were the only marathons I've done.

　　So you've done it twice?

　　I've done the London marathon twice. That's right.

　　Wow. How far is it?

　　It's 26 miles and a little bit more.

　　I don't know exactly how many extra yards and by that stage, I'm not counting.

　　Well, wh...what do you do to prepare for it?

　　Ah...In my case, I did a little bit more running than I normally¹¹ do.

　　And what do you normally do?

　　Well, I go out running about once a week for about an hour.

　　And I only did a little bit more for the London marathon than I would normally do.

　　So I was running a maximum of about 20 miles a week.

　　I never did any more than that.

　　And do you do keep fit exercises and things, or is it just running?

　　When I go out running, I tend to get home and within a couple of minutes of getting home.

　　I'm out there, on the street, with no warming up exercises or anything.

　　But it's best to do warming up exercises beforehand¹².

　　I never seem to get round to doing them.

　　Ha, Why not?

　　Laziness, I think.

　　How do you feel at the start of the race?

　　I was still very worried about an injury to my, to my foot.

　　To your foot?

　　Well, actually to my ankle¹³.

　　From runing?

　　I hurt my ankle playing football about three days before.

　　So you were quite nervous?

　　I was quite nervous. So I was nervous about my ankle.

　　And I was very concerned about making sure I kept up with the time that I hoped to run each mile in during the race.

　　And I was hoping to run each mile in round about 7 minutes.

　　Because the whole field moved very slowly at the start, the first mile marker went by and I'd taken nine and a half minutes to run.

　　So you were going too slowly?

　　So I was going too slowly, and I remembered the same thing happen last year when I did the marathon.

　　What was your... Can you remember your worst moment in the race?

　　I didn't really feel in pain or worried until right at the end when I realized that I was unable to complete the last three miles of the race as fast as I'd done the previous 23.

　　So what was your final time?

　　My time was 2 hours and 47 minutes.

　　That's pretty good. Isn't it? That's quite fast.

　　It was certainly half an hour faster than the time I put up last year, anyway.

　　That's wonderful. Are you going to do it next year?

　　I tried to do it next year. But I've missed the qualifying¹⁴ date.

　　So you haven't got a place?

　　I haven't got a place. But there is a running club I belong to.

　　And they get one spare place, so all the runners who haven't got in, their names go into the hat and with any luck, my name will be the lucky one.

　　And in fact that's how I got into the London marathon in the first place.

　　It was really just a lucky chance last year.

　　Oh, I see. Well, good luck with it then.

　　Thank you very much, Ruth.

　　C. Now listen again. Decide whether the statements are true or false. Put "T" or "F" in the brackets¹⁵.

　　I did the marathon, that's the London marathon, last year and this year.

　　Those were the only marathons I've done.

　　So you've done it twice?

　　I've done the London marathon twice. That's right.

　　Wow. How far is it?

　　It's 26 miles and a little bit more.

　　I don't know exactly how many extra yards and by that stage, I'm not counting.

　　Well, wh...what do you do to prepare for it?

　　Ah...In my case, I did a little bit more running than I normally do.

　　And what do you normally do?

　　Well, I go out running about once a week for about an hour.

　　And I only did a little bit more for the London marathon than I would normally do.

　　So I was running a maximum of about 20 miles a week.

　　I never did any more than that.

　　And do you do keep fit exercises and things, or is it just running?

　　When I go out running, I tend to get home and within a couple of minutes of getting home.

　　I'm out there, on the street, with no warming up exercises or anything.

　　But it's best to do warming up exercises beforehand.

　　I never seem to get round to doing them.

　　Ha, Why not?

　　Laziness, I think.

　　How do you feel at the start of the race?

　　I was still very worried about an injury to my, to my foot.

　　To your foot?

　　Well, actually to my ankle.

　　From runing?

　　I hurt my ankle playing football about three days before.

　　So you were quite nervous?

　　I was quite nervous. So I was nervous about my ankle.

　　And I was very concerned about making sure I kept up with the time that I hoped to run each mile in during the race.

　　And I was hoping to run each mile in round about 7 minutes.

　　Because the whole field moved very slowly at the start, the first mile marker went by and I'd taken nine and a half minutes to run.

　　So you were going too slowly?

　　So I was going too slowly, and I remembered the same thing happen last year when I did the marathon.

　　What was your... Can you remember your worst moment in the race?

　　I didn't really feel in pain or worried until right at the end when I realized that I was unable to complete the last three miles of the race as fast as I'd done the previous 23.

　　So what was your final time?

　　My time was 2 hours and 47 minutes.

　　That's pretty good. Isn't it? That's quite fast.

　　It was certainly half an hour faster than the time I put up last year, anyway.

　　That's wonderful. Are you going to do it next year?

　　I tried to do it next year. But I've missed the qualifying date.

　　So you haven't got a place?

　　I haven't got a place. But there is a running club I belong to.

　　And they get one spare place, so all the runners who haven't got in, their names go into the hat and with any luck, my name will be the lucky one.

　　And in fact that's how I got into the London marathon in the first place.

　　It was really just a lucky chance last year.

　　Oh, I see. Well, good luck with it then.

　　Thank you very much, Ruth.

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 stature   

n.（高度）水平，（高度）境界，身高，身材

参考例句：

• He is five feet five inches in stature.他身高5英尺5英寸。
• The dress models are tall of stature.时装模特儿的身材都较高。

3 statements   

n.声明( statement的名词复数 )；（思想、观点、文章主题等的）表现；（文字）陈述；结算单

参考例句：

• We are faced with two apparently contradictory statements. 我们面前这两种说法显然是矛盾的。
• The report is inconsistent with the financial statements. 这个报告与财务报表内容不一致。

4 popularity   

n.普及，流行，名望，受欢迎

参考例句：

• The story had an extensive popularity among American readers.这本小说在美国读者中赢得广泛的声望。
• Our product enjoys popularity throughout the world.我们的产品饮誉全球。

5 flora   

n.(某一地区的)植物群

参考例句：

• The subtropical island has a remarkably rich native flora.这个亚热带岛屿有相当丰富的乡土植物种类。
• All flora need water and light.一切草木都需要水和阳光。

6 charity   

n.慈悲，博爱，慈善团体，施舍

参考例句：

• He founded the charity in memory of his late wife.他兴办那个慈善机构以纪念他已故的妻子。
• He gave a handsome sum of money to charity.他向慈善团体捐了一笔相当可观的钱款。

7 estimated   

adj．根据估计的

参考例句：

• She estimated the breadth of the lake to be 500 metres. 她估计湖面大约有500米宽。
• The man estimated for the repair of the car. 那人估算了修理汽车的费用。

8 numerous   

adj.为数众多的；极多的

参考例句：

• There have been numerous exchanges of views between the two governments.两国政府间曾多次交换意见。
• There are numerous people in the square. 有许多人在广场上。

9 charities   

n.慈爱( charity的名词复数 )；救济金；慈善团体；宽厚

参考例句：

• Many charities sent money to help the victims of the famine. 许多慈善机构捐款赈济饥民。
• Certain charities are exempt from VAT registration. 某些慈善机构无须进行增值税登记。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 missing   

adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的

参考例句：

• Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
• All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。

11 normally   

adv.正常地，通常地

参考例句：

• I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
• My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。

12 beforehand   

adj.事先，预先，提前地，超前地

参考例句：

• If I'd known this beforehand,I would not have gone back.早知如此，我就不回去了。
• They proposed to make arrangement beforehand.他们提议事先做好安排。

13 ankle   

n.踝，踝节部

参考例句：

• She twisted her ankle when she fell.她摔倒时扭伤了脚踝。
• She turned her ankle while ice-skating.她滑冰时扭伤了脚踝。

14 qualifying   

使具有资格的

参考例句：

• players who fail at the pre-qualifying stage 在预选赛中淘汰掉的选手
• A doctoral candidate is required to pass a qualifying examination. 考博士需通过一个资格考试。

15 brackets   

n.括弧( bracket的名词复数 )；等级；类别层次；壁架v.把…括在括弧内( bracket的第三人称单数 )；把…归为一类

参考例句：

• Publication dates are given in brackets after each title. 出版日期括于书名后面。
• Put your name in brackets at the top of each page. 把你的名字填在每页上端的括弧内。 来自《简明英汉词典》