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Female¹ Anchor²: "Run, Forrest, run!" Do you remember when Forrest Gump just started running? He ran from coast to coast, getting hairier and hairier every day. Well, look out, Forrest, because 26-year old Jonathon Williams is just weeks away from his goal of running across country from Newport Beach, California to Newport, Rhode Island, and the man known as Willy, joins us from his latest stop, Monroeville, Pennsylvania. Good morning.

Jonathon Williams: Hey, how's it going?

Female Anchor: Oh , pretty good. How's it going with you?

Jonathon Williams: Yeah! That ain't bad. It's, you know, it's a beautiful morning out here in Pennsylvania, so it's ur, it's great.

Female Anchor: Now is it true that the movie Forrest Gump is what inspired you to set across the country on foot?

Jonathon Williams: That's right. I mean, you know, I saw that movie in high school, and I just kinda filmed over with the idea, it is kinda of amazing to me, it was an amazing display of just freedom and athleticism³ , and willpower that he can just kinda pick up and do that. So I just said to myself, "Man, that's some(thing ) that I wanna do someday."

Female Anchor: Alright, you set out on this journey three months ago, what is your average day like? How many miles are you running?

Jonathon Williams: Yeah, um, good question, I mean, basically⁴ I wake up sometime, you know, around six, between six and seven, I try to leave between eight and nine, I average about probably 30 miles a day. My longest day is uh 56, though actually. That was in Missouri somewhere. That was, that was a pretty killer⁵.

Female Anchor: And are you running everyday, Willy?

Jonathon Williams: No, no, I'm not running every day. I am actually, I'll take days off, like when I get to a city sometimes, I'll take a day off, and I say my longest day, my longest stretch has been 9 days on and sometimes I'll take two days off here, a day off there, something like that.

Female Anchor: Now, tell, tell us about the baby stroller, that is part of your journey.

Jonathon Williams: Yeah, well, this is a great idea, actually I got this idea from two guys who did the cross- the-country-run from New Jersey⁶ to Oregon, David and Scott. And they used a baby jogger. So that's what I decide to use it as well. And basically it's got my tent in it, which is like right here, which is the yellow thin. I've got a spare tyre, my backpack. I got, you know, just a sleeping bag in there, a little blown mattress⁷, it's kind of a stack⁸ of basically everything I need.

Female Anchor: Well, Willy, we wish you luck as you approach Newport Rhode Island, good luck to you. I am sure we are gonna check again with you at the finish line. Jonathon Willy Williams, thanks.

1 female   

adj.雌的，女(性)的；n.雌性的动物，女子

参考例句：

• We only employ female workers.我们只雇用女工。
• The animal in the picture was a female elephant.照片上的动物是头母象。

2 anchor   

n./v.锚；危难时可依靠的人或物；用锚泊船

参考例句：

• Letters from home were an anchor to him when he worked abroad.他在国外工作时，家书是他的精神支柱。
• The ship dragged her anchor during the storm. 船在暴风雨中拖动了锚链。

3 athleticism   

n.运动竞赛，崇尚运动，竞技热

参考例句：

• He brings defense. He brings talent. He brings athleticism. That's a lot. “他带来的防御，他带来了人才，他带来了身体，这是很多”。 来自互联网
• Each of these sports isn't won through sheer athleticism alone. 每个体育项目无法凭借纯粹的运动能力而获胜。 来自互联网

4 basically   

adv.基本上，从根本上说

参考例句：

• His heart is basically sound.他的心脏基本上健康。
• Basically I agree with your plan.我基本上同意你的计划。

5 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

6 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

7 mattress   

n.床垫，床褥

参考例句：

• The straw mattress needs to be aired.草垫子该晾一晾了。
• The new mattress I bought sags in the middle.我买的新床垫中间陷了下去。

8 stack   

n.堆叠，堆；vt.堆积，成叠放在；vi.堆成一堆

参考例句：

• There's a whole stack of bills waiting to be paid.有一大堆账要付呢。
• They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。