Intermediate - Participating in a Marathon (C2380)

A: 怎么了?这么多人!让一让……
zěnmele? zhème duō rén! ràng yi ràng……
What's going on? There are so many people. Excuse me...
B: 这是上海国际马拉松赛。
zhè shì Shànghǎi guójì mǎlāsōng sài.
It's the Shanghai International Marathon.
A: 哦,每年都有吗?
ò, měinián dōu yǒu ma?
Oh, do they have one every year?
B: 每年12月2号。
měinián shíèr yuè èr hào.
Every year on December 2nd.
A: 从哪儿到哪儿啊?
cóng nar3 dào nar3 ā?
Where does it start and end?
B: 从外滩陈毅广场到上海体育场,全程42公里呢。
cóng Wàitān Chényì guǎngchǎng dào Shànghǎi tǐyùchǎng, quánchéng sìshíèr gōnglǐ ne.
It goes from Chenyi Square on The Bund to Shanghai Stadium. The total distance is 42 kilometers.
A: 哇!这么远。普通人很难完成吧?
wā! zhème yuǎn. pǔtōngrén hěn nán wánchéng ba?
Whoa! That's so far. It's hard for regular people to finish it, right?
B: 普通人也可以参加业余组的半程马拉松,只有21公里。而且马拉松比赛经过很多著名景点,可以一边跑一边看看上海。
pǔtōngrén yě kěyǐ cānjiā yèyú zǔ de bànchéng mǎlāsōng, zhǐyǒu èrshíyī gōnglǐ. érqiě mǎlāsōng bǐsài jīngguò hěn duō zhùmíng jǐngdiǎn, kěyǐ yībiān pǎo yībiān kàn kan Shànghǎi.
Regular people can participate in the half marathon for amateurs. It's only 21 kilometers. Also, the marathon goes by a lot of points of interest, so one can run and see Shanghai at the same time.
A: 难怪参加的人这么多!男女老少都有。
nánguài cānjiā de rén zhème duō! nán nǚ lǎo shào dōu yǒu.
No wonder so many people are participating. Both men and women, and the young and old are all there.
B: 现在工作生活压力大,大家都喜欢锻炼锻炼。
xiànzài gōngzuò shēnghuó yālì dà, dàjiā dōu xǐhuan duànliàn duànliàn.
Nowadays there's a lot of pressure at work. Everybody likes exercising.
A: 是啊。还有个老外呢!
shì a. háiyǒu gè lǎowài ne!
Yeah. There's a foreigner!
B: 那是我朋友!Michael,加油!
nà shì wǒ péngyou! Michael, jiāyóu!
That's my friend! Michael, keep it up!

Key Vocabulary

让一让 ràng yi ràng to let through
国际 guójì international
马拉松 mǎlāsōng marathon
外滩 Wàitān The Bund
广场 guǎngchǎng public square
体育场 tǐyùchǎng stadium
全程 quánchéng during an entire journey
公里 gōnglǐ 42 kilometers
普通人 pǔtōngrén common person
完成 wánchéng to complete
参加 cānjiā to participate in
业余组 yèyú zǔ amateur
半程 bànchéng half length, half journey
而且 érqiě moreover
经过 jīngguò to go through
著名 zhùmíng famous
景点 jǐngdiǎn scenic spot
一边…一边… yībiān...yībiān... at the same time as
难怪 nánguài it's no wonder that
压力 yālì pressure
锻炼 duànliàn physical training
老外 lǎowài foreigner
加油 jiāyóu keep it up!

Supplementary Vocabulary

让开 ràngkāi to make way
英里 yīnglǐ mile
空气污染 kōngqìwūrǎn air pollution

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