大学英语精读第三版（第二册）学习笔记（原文及全文翻译）-1B-AnImportantLe

⼤学英语精读第三版（第⼆册）学习笔记（原⽂及全⽂翻译）——1B-AnImportantLe。。。Unit1B-AnImportantLessonAnImportantLessonItwasanearlySeptemberday,coolandbrightandjustrightforrunning,andIwasinthefirstfewmilesofa101/2mileraceoveracoursethroughsteep,exhaustinghills.Still,Ifeltrestedandspringy;despitethehillsitwasgoingtobeafinerun.JustaheadofmewasPeggyMimno,ateacherfromMountKisco,NewYork.Shetoowasrunningeasily,movingalongefficientlyatmyspeed.Thepacefeltcomfortable,soIdecidedtostaywhereIwas;whybotherconcentratingonpacewhenshewassuchanicepacesetterforme?Iwouldovertakeherlateronwhenshetired.SoIwasrunningcloselybehindher.Thecourseheadednorthforfivemiles,wanderedwestforahillymile,thenturnedsouthagainalongawindingroad.Theracewasgettingtougher.Wehadfourmilesleftandalreadyitwasbeginningtoberealwork.Iwasbreathinghard,andmylegswerebeginningtostiffen.Peggyovertookayoungmalerunner.Apparentlysheknewhim,fortheyexchangedafewcheerfulwordsasshepassedhim.Theirexchangeworriedme.Youdon'tchatduringaraceunlessyouarefeelinggood,andPeggyplainlywas.Therewasstillanoticeablebounceinherstride,butwhateverspringinessIhadoncepossessedhadlongsinceleftme.Still,Iwascloseenoughtoovertakeherifshetired,soIdidn'tgiveuphopecompletely.Wewereapproachingalong,punishinghillnowanditwouldbethetest.Wewereamilefromthefinishline,sowhateverhappenedonthehillwouldalmostcertainlydeterminewhocrosseditfirst.AsImovedupthehill,workinghard,myattentionwanderedforafewminutes.WhenIlookedupPeggywasmovingaway—firstfiveyards,thenten,thenmore.Finallyitwasclearthattherewasnohopeofcatchingher.Shebeatmedecisively.Thereisanimportantlessoninthatrace.Muchofwhatyoureadaboutrunningmakesasharpdistinctionbetweenthesexes.Womenareassumedtobeweaker,slowerandnotnearlyasskilledathletically.YetasPeggyMimnosoclearlydemonstrated,thesimilaritiesbetweenmaleandfemalerunnersaremoreimportantthanthedifferences.—次重要教训—次重要教训那是9⽉初的⼀天，天⽓凉爽⽽⼜晴朗，正是赛跑的好⽇⼦。我参加了⼀项10.5英⾥越野赛跑，才跑了最初⼏英⾥；整个赛程要穿越若⼲陡峭、耗⼈体⼒的⼭坡。不过，我觉得⾃⼰步履轻快有⼒；尽管坡陡⼭峭，这次赛跑会跑得很顺利的。稍稍领先于我的，是⼀位来⾃纽约州基斯科⼭城的教师佩吉·⽶姆诺。她跨着和我同样的步速稳稳地向前推进。这种步速我跑起来觉得很轻松，所以我决定保持在原有的位置上。既然她在前⾯领跑对我很合适，我⼜何必费⼼考虑步速呢？等她什么时候累了再超过她不迟。于是我就紧跟在她⾝后跑着。赛跑的路线先是北上5英⾥，然后向西折上1英⾥的⼭道，最后再重新往南转⼊⼀段蜿蜒曲折的路程。赛跑渐趋紧张，越来越不好对付。我们还剩下4英⾥的赛程，我已在急促喘⽓，双腿也开始有点僵硬。佩吉越过了⼀位年轻的男运动员。他们显然相互认识，因为她超过他时两⼈还颇有兴致地寒暄了⼏句。他们的这番寒暄不免令我犯愁。赛跑时，要不是⾃我感觉不错，是顾不上跟⼈搭话的，很显然，佩吉⾃我感觉不错。她步幅很⼤，脚下的弹性仍显⽽易见，⽽我曾⼀度有过的那么⼀点弹性，早已离开了我脚下。即便如此，我还是离她很近，如果她累了，仍能超过她，因此我并没有完全放弃希望。我们来到了⼀条漫长、累⼈的⼭道，是接受真正考验的时刻了。我们离终点线只有1英⾥了，因此在这⼀斜坡上⽆论发⽣什么情况，⼏乎可以肯定都会决定谁率先冲过终点线。我费劲地沿⼭坡往上跑，有⼏分钟胡思乱想⾛了神。等我抬头⼀看，佩吉竟然将我逐渐甩下——先是5码，随后10码，距离越拉越开了。最后，显然再没有希望追上她了。她⽆可置疑地将我挫败了。这次赛跑给了我⼀个重要教训。不少有关赛跑的读物都对两性作了明确划分。认为⼥性较为柔弱，速度较慢，在体育竞技⽅⾯终逊⼀筹。然⽽，正如佩吉·⽶姆诺所清楚表明的，男⼥赛跑选⼿之间的相同之处要⽐他们之间的不同之处更重要。KeyWords:assumed[ə'sju:md]adj.假装的；假定的distinction[dis'tiŋkʃən]n.差别，对⽐，区分，荣誉，优秀noticeable['nəutisəbl]adj.显⽽易见的bother['bɔðə]v.使恼怒，使不安，烦扰，费⼼n.烦扰，stride[straid]n.步伐，⼀⼤步，⼤步⾛，进步vt.跨骑cheer