翻译---中青版典范英语第9级第3册《顶级跑鞋》

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The perfect trainers完美的跑鞋

Jake couldn't believe it when he saw them.当杰克看到它们的时候，他简直无法相信。

The trainers were on top of a cardboard box, next to a pile of rubbish bins.那双跑鞋放在一堆垃圾桶旁边的纸板箱上。

Anna was busy telling him the plot of some science fiction book she was reading, but Jake wasn't listening.安娜正滔滔不绝地对他讲着她正在看的一些科幻小说里的情节，但是杰克根本没有在听。

He just gazed at the trainers.他只是盯着那双球鞋。

They looked really good, and they looked brand new.它们看起来真的很棒，而且看起来还很新。

At last he managed to speak, but only a single word.最后他总算说话了，但只说了一个字。

Look.看。

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Anna followed his pointing finger.安娜顺着他手指的方向看去。

A pair of trainers… so?一双跑鞋……然后呢？

Not just any pair.这可不是普通的跑鞋。

They're perfect.它们很完美。

He edged closer.他小心地走上前去。

Maybe it's a … you know, when people are dying of thirst in the desert and they think they can see water?也许它是……你知道吗？当人们在沙漠中快渴死的时候，他们觉得他们能看到水。

A mirage?出现幻觉了？

Maybe it's a mirage.或许是幻觉吧。

But no - these were real, all right.但这不是——这一切是那么地

真实。

Jake, they're just training shoes, not buried treasure!杰克，它们只是一双跑鞋，不是埋藏的财宝。

Anna was his best friend, but Jake didn't expect her to understand.安娜是他最好的朋友，但是杰克不期望她会明白。

She knew that he liked running and she even helped by timing him when he ran around the park.安娜知道他喜欢跑步，他在公园里跑步的时候她甚至还帮他计过时。

But Jake didn't just like running - he was crazy about it.但是杰克对跑步已经不只是喜欢了——他已经到了酷爱的地步了。

He peered inside the trainers.他往球鞋里仔细地看。

They're my size too!它们还是我的鞋码！

Why would anyone throw them away?为什么会有人把它们扔掉呢？007

Anna shrugged.安娜耸了耸肩。

Jake unzipped his school bag.杰克拉开了书包的拉链。

I'm taking them.我要把它们带走。

You can't just take them.你不能把它们带走。

They're not yours.它们不是你的。

But they're being thrown away!但是它们已经被扔掉了！

He could even hear the rumble of the dustbin lorry on its way from down the street.他甚至听到了街上传来的垃圾车的轰隆声。

You don't know where they've been.你压根不知道它们是从哪里来

的。

It was Jake's turn to shrug.现在轮到杰克耸肩了。

He stuffed the trainers into his bag.他把跑鞋塞进书包里。

'It's the Area Cross-Country Championships in two weeks,' he said.“两个星期后就要举行地区越野锦标赛了，”他说。

'I'll never do well in my battered old trainers.“要是穿着我那双磨坏了的旧跑鞋我肯定跑不好。

These will give me a chance.'这双跑鞋将会给我一个机会。

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Anna nodded.安娜点了点头。

She knew how important the Championships were to Jake.她知道这次的锦标赛对他有多重要。

Five runners were selected from each school in the area.这个地区的每个学校只选出了五名运动员。

Jake hadn't been chosen, but then Rob Curtis had gone to hospital to have his tonsils out.杰克没有被选中，但后来罗布·柯蒂斯要去医院做扁桃腺切除手术。

They picked Jake to be his

replacement in the race.

他们选中杰克代替他。009

I'm going to try them out in the park after school.我打算放学后穿上它们去公园试跑一下。

Will you come and time me?你会来帮我计时吗？

Jake knew what the answer would be.杰克知道安娜会怎么回答。

They might be interested in different things - he loved running, and Anna spent all her time reading books about wizards and aliens and stuff like that -but he knew she would help him.也许他们对不同的事情感兴趣——他酷爱跑步，安娜酷爱阅读一些巫师、外星人之类的书——但是他知道安娜会帮助他。

Okay.好的。

Now about that book…现在关于那本书……Kevin Beadle凯文·比德尔

Jake usually liked Thursdays at school, but that day seemed to drag on forever.杰克通常喜欢要上学的星期四，但是那一天显得好漫长。

When the bell finally rang, he pelted to the changing rooms and got ready.下课铃一响他就飞快地跑去更衣室做准备。

The trainers felt fantastic on his feet -almost as if they had been made for him.那双跑鞋穿在他脚上合适极了——好像是为他量身打造的一样。

He was waiting for Anna outside the school, when Kevin Beadle walked by.当他在学校门口等安娜的时候，凯文·比德尔走了过来。

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The bigger boy sneered when he saw

Jake's gleaming new trainers.当看到杰克崭新的跑鞋之后，那个大个子不屑一顾地嗤了一声。

Well, well.哎哟，哎哟。

Slowcoach Jake has got himself some nice new trainers, eh?

乌龟杰克有一双新跑鞋了，嗯？Jake eyed him suspiciously.杰克用怀疑的目光看了他一眼。That's right.

没错。Beadle was the best runner in the school.

比德尔是学校里最优秀的跑步运动员。The problem was that he knew it and he never let anyone else forget it either.

问题是他自己知道了这个事实，而且还要让别人也记住这个事实。Ever since Jake had joined the cross-country team, Kevin had been picking on him.

自从杰克加入了越野队之后，凯文就一直在挑他的刺。'They won't help, you know' sneered Beadle.“你要知道，它们是没用的，”比德尔不屑一顾地嗤了一声

。'It doesn't matter if you run in snazzy trainers, flip-flops, or old army boots,Jake Crandall!“不管你穿新潮的跑鞋、人字

拖还是旧军靴跑步，凯文·克兰德尔！The only thing you'll see of me in the Championships is a cloud of dust!'在锦标赛上你只能看到我在尘土飞扬中飞奔！”He walked away laughing.他尖笑着走开了。I'd like to wipe that smirk off his face,thought Jake.“真想把那种尖笑从他脸上抹去，”杰克想。But he knew he had no chance of beating Beadle.但是他知道他没有机会打败比德尔。He would be happy if he just did okay in the race - he didn't want to let himself down.只要他在比赛中能正常发挥他就已经很开心了——他不想让自己失望。He looked up.他抬头看了看。Anna was coming this way, book in hand.

安娜正拿着书走过来。013

Jake tries them out

杰克试穿跑鞋Anna sat on the park bench and got her watch ready, while Jake did his warm-up stretches.

杰克做准备活动的时候，安娜坐在公园里的长凳上准备好手表。I'll do four laps today.

我今天要跑四圈。Anna nodded.

安娜点了点头。Okay.好的。I'll tell you how you're doing on each lap.我会告诉你你每圈跑得怎么样。Jake began to run.

杰克开始跑了。Anna glanced at her watch, then she opened her book and started reading.安娜瞥了一眼手表，然后就翻开书开始看书了。Usually Jake set out at a light jog at first.杰克通常都是从慢跑开始的。But today was different.

但是今天的情况有所不同。He reached top speed straight away.他一下子就开始达到最高速度了。He didn't plan it - it just happened.他自己也没有想到——但是事

情就这样地发生了。

It felt as if he was running on air.他感觉像是在空中奔跑，轻飘

飘的。

His feet were a blur.他的双脚都模糊不清了。

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He had to shout to Anna so that she

would look up from her book.他只好冲着安娜大喊，这样安娜才会将注意力从书中转向他。

She called out his lap time as he whizzed by.当杰克飞驰而过的时候她大声喊出杰克跑了一圈所耗费的时间。

She couldn't believe he had finished one lap already.她简直无法相信他已经跑完一圈了。

That's your faster ever!这是你跑得最快的一次！

But the second lap was raster yet.但是第二圈的速度比第一圈的

还要快。

Jake zoomed round and he didn't even feel out of breath.杰克疾速绕行，他丝毫没有气喘吁吁的。

Not at all!一点都不累！

In fact, he felt wonderful.事实上，他感觉棒极了。And he was still picking up speed!而且他还在加速！

Anna had stopped reading now.安娜现在没有看书了。She was watching in amazement.她吃惊地看着杰克。The third lap flashed by too.第三圈也一闪而过。

This was normally the time when Jake got a stitch in his side and his breath began to wheeze.一般情况下，杰克的肋部这时候会开始疼痛，而且会开始呼哧呼哧地喘息。

Not today.今天没有。

He zoomed around the park and he still felt completely fresh.他绕着公园疾驰，仍然感到体力充沛。

It almost felt as if the trainers were doing the running for him and he was just along for the ride!似乎是跑鞋一直在跑，他只是跟着它们跑而已。

Anna didn't even check the watch now.安娜现在没有计时了。

The fourth lap was the fastest of all.第四圈的速度是最快的。017

Then there was the screech of rubber on concrete as Jake came to a stop.当杰克停下来的时候，橡胶鞋底摩擦水泥地时发出了刺耳的声音。

That was incredible.太不可思议了。

It felt incredible.真是不可思议。

And you're not even out of breath!你居然没有气喘吁吁的！Jake shook his head and grinned.杰克摇了摇头，咧嘴笑了。But Anna just narrowed her eyes.但是安娜眯上了她的眼睛。

I take it back.我先前看错了。

Those are pretty amazing trainers.那双跑鞋真神奇。

Jake looked down at the amazing new trainers.杰克低头看了看那双神奇的新跑鞋。

He was so excited that he did not notice the tone in Anna's voice, as if she thought that something was very, very wrong here.他太兴奋了，都没有注意到安娜说话的语气，她好像觉得哪里很不对劲。

Anna works it out安娜道出真相

Jake decided to keep the trainers in his locker at school.杰克决定把跑鞋放在学校的储物柜里。

He didn't want to take them home.他不想把它们带回家。

'My Mum and Dad'll never believe I found them in the rubbish,' he explained.“我的妈妈和爸爸肯定不会相信这是我从垃圾堆里找到的，”他解释道。

'They'll make me hand them in to Lost Property.'“他们会让我把跑鞋交到失物招领处。”

The next day Jake decided to do six laps of the park.第二天杰克决定在公园里跑六圈。

Anna made sure she was there again to

watch.

安娜保证她还会去那里看。019

Just like before, Jake set off at an amazing pace.像之前一样，杰克开跑的速度令人吃惊。

Once again he was amazingly fast, and once again he wasn't out of breath at all.他再一次地速度惊人，再一次地没有气喘吁吁。

His feet flew over the ground and he finished the first three laps in lightning speed.他的双脚在地上飞跃，并以闪电般的速度跑完了前三圈。

This time Anna watched carefully.这次安娜仔细地观察。

She knew no pair of normal trainers could make such a difference.她知道没有一双正常的跑鞋会起这么大的作用。

She tried to think of an explanation, but she couldn't.她试着想出个所以然，但是她什么也没有想到。

She had read stories about things like magic rings and lanterns ... but that's just what they were - stories.她读过类似魔戒、魔灯之类的故事……但那也只是故事而已。

And she had never heard of anything as weird as magic trainers!她还从来没有听过像魔鞋这样奇异的东西！

Suddenly a dog charged out across Jake's path.突然，一只狗冲到了杰克的跑道上。

Anna tried to shout out a warning, but she was too late.安娜试着高喊了一声注意，但是一切都太迟了。

Jake didn't seem to notice the dog, but he leapt into the air.杰克似乎没有注意到那只狗，但是他却腾空一跳。

He soared high over the puzzled dog, then went on running.他高高地越过那只迷惑的小狗，然后继续向前跑。

He finished the lap and stopped when he reached Anna.他跑完了六圈之后在安娜面前停了下来。

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That was lucky.真是太幸运了。

I didn't think you'd even seen that dog.我还以为你没有看见那只狗呢

。

I didn't see that dog…我没有看见那只狗啊……

So how could you jump over it?那你怎么会跃过去的？

How-怎么会——

Understanding hit her like a bucket of cold water.她就像被泼了一桶冷水，一下子明白了。

It was crazy, but somehow she knew it was true.虽然疯狂，但是不知为什么，她知道这一切是真的发生了。

'It's the trainers!' she burst out.“是那双跑鞋！”她大叫道。'It's like they have a life of their own!“好像跑鞋具有自身生命力！

I mean, no one could run so fast.我的意思是，没有人可以跑这

么快。

The trainers were doing it.是跑鞋跑这么快的。

You were just a passenger.'你只是一个乘客而已。”

Are you crazy?你疯了吗？

I -我——

Anna broke in, 'And just now …somehow the trainers "saw" that dog.安娜打断了杰克，说道：“就在刚才……不知道为什么，那双跑鞋‘看到’了那只狗。

Somehow they "knew" to jump over it.'不知为何它们‘知道’要跃过去。”

Anna's mind was racing.安娜的大脑在飞速地运转。

Trainers that could think for themselves?会思考问题的跑鞋？

Magic?难道有魔力？Aliens, maybe?又或许是外星人？

They didn't look very alien, though -they even had MADE IN THE UK written on the bottom.但它们看起来也不像是外星人——在鞋底甚至还有“英国制造”的字样。

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She knelt down and stared straight at the trainers.她跪下来直勾勾地盯着那双跑鞋。

What are you?你们是什么东西呀？

Of course, the trainers said nothing.跑鞋当然没有说话。

But Jake was stepping back.但是杰克往后退了几步。

He was angry.他生气了。

'Listen!' he said loudly.“听好了！”他大声地说道。

'I don't care what the trainers are, or where they came from!“我才不在乎这是一双什么跑鞋、它们是从哪里来的！

All I know is this - now that I've got them, I'm going to win the Area Championships!'我只知道——既然我得到了它们，我就一定会在地区锦标赛中赢得比赛！”

Anna shook her head.安娜摇了摇她的头。

'It won't be YOU who wins, will it?“赢的人根本不是你，对吗？

Anyone could win if they wore those trainers.任何穿上这双跑鞋的人都能赢得比赛。

It won't prove anything …'它证明不了什么……”But Jake wouldn't listen.但是杰克压根不想听。

'You think I should give them up, don't you?' he shouted.“你觉得我应该放弃它们，是吗？”他大喊道。

'Well I won't!“我才不会！

These trainers are my only chance to win that Championship.这双跑鞋是我赢得这次锦标赛的唯一的机会。

I don't need to know how they do it ... and I don't need any help!'我不需要知道它们是怎么做到的……我也不需要任何的帮助！”

With that he turned and ran off like a speeding train.

说完这话他就转身了，然后像飞驰的火车一样跑开了。025

'It won't prove anything'

“它证明不了什么”The day of the Championships drew closer.离锦标赛的日子越来越近了。Every day Jake went to the park to run, and every day he took the trainers back and carefully placed them in his locker.杰克每天都去公园跑步，每天他都把跑鞋带回来，并小心翼翼地放回储物柜里。He just wished Anna could see how fast he was now.

他只希望安娜能看到他现在有多快。He felt terrible about having a row with her.

和安娜吵架让他感到很难受。But, he told himself, Anna just doesn't understand how important this is to me.

但是，他告诉他自己：安娜只是不明白这次的比赛对我来说有多重要。I can make things up with her after the race.比赛过后我就能与她和好了。Better to concentrate on winning for now.现在最好集中精力赢得比赛。And it seemed certain that he would win.似乎他肯定会赢。How could he lose?

他怎么可能会输呢？With each session he was even faster.每一次的训练他都比之前更快。He just had to relax and the trainers did the running.

他只需要放松就可以了，跑鞋会替他完成跑步的工作。He didn't even have to move his arms.他甚至都不用挥动他的手臂。He could run along eating a bag of crisps or reading a comic and he was still as fast as ever.

他可以一边跑步，一边吃薯片或看连环画杂志，即使是这样他也还是很快。Soon it was the Friday before the big race.

很快就到了比赛的前一天——星期五了。Jake had his final training run around the park.

杰克在公园里进行最后一次跑步训练。When he finished he checked his watch - it was his fastest time yet.当他训练完之后，他看了看手表——这是他最快的一次。027

So why didn't he feel happy about it?那为什么他会感到不开心呢？Anna's words echoed in his mind: 'It won't be YOU who wins …安娜的话一直在他的脑海里回响：“赢的人根本不是你……It won't prove anything …'它证明不了什么……”Jake trudged back to school.

杰克拖着沉重的脚步走回学校。He didn't even notice that someone had been watching him as he ran.他甚至都没有注意到在他跑步的时候有个人一直在观察他。Someone who could not believe his eyes.那个人无法相信自己的眼睛。Someone who followed Jake all the way back to school, and watched him place the trainers in his locker …那个人一直跟着杰克走回学校，并看着他把跑鞋放回储物柜里……... Kevin Beadle.

那个人就是凯文·比德尔。Jake makes up his mind 杰克作出决定

Jake slept badly, but in the morning things seemed clear.杰克睡得很不好，但是早上的时候，他的思绪似乎清醒了。

He'd been so stupid!他太愚蠢了！

It wasn't worth falling out with Anna just to win a race.为了赢一场比赛就与安娜吵架根本不值得。

Besides, he thought, she had been right - it wouldn't mean anything to win by using the trainers.此外，他想了想，安娜是对的——穿着这双跑鞋赢得了比赛也没有任何意义。

Anyone could do it.每个人都可以做到。

No, he would run the race in his battered old trainers.不，他要穿着他的旧跑鞋去参加比赛。

As soon as he'd made his mind up, he felt happier.一作出了决定，他就感到豁然开朗。

He gobbled down breakfast and rushed over to Anna's house.他狼吞虎咽地吃完早饭之后就跑向安娜的家里了。

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When she opened the door, Jake looked his friend in the eye.当安娜打开门的时候，杰克正视着她。

About what I said … I'm sorry.关于我说的话……对不起。You were right.你是对的。

I know.我知道。

I was an idiot.我真是傻极了。

I know.我知道。

You don't have to agree so quickly!你要不要这么快就赞同啊！

They grinned at each other and Jake told her about his decision.他们相视而笑，杰克告诉了安娜他的决定。

'I want to hand those trainers in before the race even starts,' he said firmly.“我想在比赛开始之前上交那双跑鞋，”他坚定地说。

'That way, I can just concentrate on my running.'“这样的话，我才能专心比赛。”

So the two of them dashed over to the school.所以他们两个向学校飞奔而去了。

No one was around yet, and it was quiet inside the school.周围还没有人，学校里面很安静。

They were hurrying along the corridor, when suddenly they noticed that something was wrong.他们快速地跑过走廊，突然注意到了好像哪里不对劲。

It was Jake's locker.是杰克的储物柜。The lock had been snapped off.锁头被铰断了

The door hung open and inside there were a few exercise books and a pencil case ... but no trainers.储物柜的门敞开了，里面有一些练习册和一个铅笔盒……但是没有跑鞋。

Where are they?它们去哪了？GONE不见了

And that's when they realized they were not alone.这时他们才意识到里面还有人。

A voice behind them said, 'That's my question.'他们身后传来了一个声音：“那正是我想问的问题。”

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Jake and Anna whirled around.杰克和安娜急忙转过身。

They were face to face with two adults - a woman and a man.他们和两个成年人面对面地站着——一个女人和一个男人。

Where had they come from?他们是从哪里来的？

The first thing Jake noticed was how strangely they were dressed.杰克最先注意到的是他们的穿着非常奇怪。

They were both very tall.他们两个人都很高。

The woman was holding something which looked like a pocket calculator.女人手里拿着一个像是袖珍计算器的东西。

It let out a low beep.它发出了一阵微弱的“哔哔”

声。

So the trainers are yours, are they?所以那双跑鞋是你们的，是

吗？

The woman smiled.那个女人笑了笑。

My name is Mariah and this is Luther.我叫玛丽亚，这是卢瑟。

We're from the future.我们来自未来。

At first, Jake thought it must be some kind of joke.一开始杰克觉得这一定是个玩笑。

But that wouldn't explain the strange look on Anna's face …但是那也无法解释安娜脸上奇怪的表情……

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With a jolt he realized - the woman meant the future, as in tomorrow, next week, next year, next …他心里咯噔了一下——那个女人口中的未来，是指明天、下周、明年、还是……

But that couldn't be - it was impossible!但那是不可能的事情！

And then he saw that the two adults were not so tall after all.这时他看到那两个成年人没有那么高了。

They were hovering in the air just above the ground.他们悬浮在比地面略高的空中。

They both clicked buttons on their belts and floated gently to the ground.他们都按了一下皮带上的按钮，然后就轻轻地浮到地面上了。

Where are the trainers?跑鞋在哪里？

Anna looked calm.安娜看起来很镇定。

(Later Jake realized why: she had read so many science fiction books that she was prepared for this moment.)（不久后杰克就明白了：她读了太多的科幻小说了，她对这一时刻早就有心理准备了。）

So can you tell us what is going on please?能请你们告诉我们究竟发生了什么事情吗？

The little man smiled.那个矮小的男人笑了笑。

Mariah is with the Time Police.玛丽亚是时间警察。

I'm not a policeman.我不是警察。

I'm an athlete.我是一名运动员。

The trainers are mine.跑鞋是我的。

Jake looked at the man's pot-belly.杰克看了看男人的大肚子。

He didn't look much like an athlete.他看起来不像运动员。

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In fact, Luther didn't look as if he could jog down the road without puffing and panting.事实上，卢瑟看起来不像那种跑起步来不会气喘吁吁的人。

He seemed to guess what Jake was thinking.

他似乎猜到了杰克在想什么。'In our time, sports are very different,'he explained.

“在我们的时空里，运动是很不一样的，”他解释道。Athletes all design and build their own special running shoes.

运动员都是自己设计和制作特制的跑鞋的。These trainers all have Artificial Intelligence circuits.'

这些跑鞋都有人工智能电路。”'What does THAT mean?' asked Jake,feeling stupid.

“什么意思？”杰克疑惑地问道。But Anna understood.

但是安娜明白了。It means they do the running for you.意思是它们会替你完成跑步的工作。They can even think for themselves when they need to.

有需要的时候它们甚至会自己思考问题。Luther nodded.

卢瑟点了点头。He went on, 'But this pair can think for themselves too much - they decided to run away.他继续说道：“但是这双跑鞋想太多了——它们决定逃跑。They went to a Time Travel Holiday Centre and they persuaded the

computer there to send them back in time.它们到时间旅行度假中心说服那里的电脑把它们送回时间长廊。To your time.'送到你们的时空。”

'That's why we're here - to bring the trainers home,' said Mariah.“这就是我们为什么会在这里的原因——我们要把跑鞋带回家，”玛丽亚说道。

'It took us a while to track them down.“我们花了点时间才追踪到它们。

We were unfamiliar with your primitive methods of transport.'我们不熟悉你们这里原始的交通方式。”We got a flat tyre on our bicycle.我们的自行车轮胎都瘪了。037

But finally we followed the trail to this place.

但最后我们寻踪觅迹找到了这个地方。Unfortunately we were too late.不幸的是已经太晚了。She pointed to the open locker and sighed.她指着打开的储物柜叹了口气。She held up the beeping machine.她拿起了哔哔机。Jake realized it must be for tracking the trainers.

杰克这才意识到这肯定是用来追踪跑鞋的。According to my readings, they're somewhere outside.

根据我机器上的信息显示，它们在外面某个地方。Jake nodded grimly.

杰克冷冷地点了点头。And I bet I know who's got them.我敢说我知道是谁拿走了它们。The big race

重要的比赛START

起点The four of them hurried outside.四个人急冲冲地跑了出去。It was almost time for the big race.就快到比赛的时间了。There were people everywhere, and there was a buzz of excitement in the air.到处都是人，还有兴奋的嚷嚷声。

Proud mums and dads were picking out the best places to watch the race.自豪的妈妈们和爸爸们挑选了最佳位置来观看比赛。

Runners were warming up, pinning their numbers onto their vests, taking last minute advice.运动员们有的在做热身运动、有的在把运动员号码别到背心上、有的在听取最后的叮嘱。

It wasn't hard to spot Kevin Beadle -he was the one with the smug look on his face.一点都不难认出凯文·比德尔——他脸上挂着一副沾沾自喜的表情。

Jake could see why - he was wearing the trainers!杰克知道为什么——他穿着那双跑鞋！

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Are you going to go and take them off

him?

你打算去把跑鞋脱下来吗？

Mariah nodded, but it was clear that Luther had another idea.玛丽亚点了点头，但显然卢瑟有更好的主意。

There was a twinkle in his eye.他眼睛一闪。

I was just thinking… these trainers have never been tested in a race yet.我在想……这双跑鞋还从来没有在比赛中被检验过。

It would be interesting to see how they do.看看它们的表现倒也是挺有趣的。

Mariah thought it over, then at last she

agreed.

玛丽亚想了想，然后同意了。

You mean you're going to let him run in them?你们的意思是想让他穿着那双跑鞋参加比赛？

Luther nodded.卢瑟点了点头。

For a second, Jake felt a sharp stab of jealousy.杰克瞬间妒嫉得心里一阵刺痛。

Beadle was bound to win easily with those trainers.要是穿着那双跑鞋，比德尔注定会赢。

Then he remembered his own kit.然后他想起了自己的装备。

It was almost time for the race to begin!比赛就快要开始了！

With so much going on, he had forgotten to get changed.发生了这么多事情，他差点忘记换衣服了。

I'll be back in a minute.我很快就回来。

After he had changed, Jake was only just in time for the start of the race.杰克换好衣服后，比赛就快要开始了。

The race organizer called the runners to the starting line.比赛负责人让运动员们走到起跑线处。

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Jake could see Kevin Beadle in the middle of the pack.杰克看到凯文·比德尔在运动员的中间。

A smirk played on the tall boy's face.那个高个子脸上露出一种尖笑

。

Jake told himself to ignore it.杰克告诉自己不要去理会它。The whistle blew and the race began.哨声响了，比赛开始了。

Five laps of the school playing fields.运动员们要在学校运动场里跑

五圈。

Right away, Kevin Beadle sprinted to the front of the pack.凯文·比德尔很快就以全速冲到前面了。

The trainers were doing their stuff.跑鞋正在起作用。

But Jake told himself just to concentrate on his own running.但是杰克告诉他自己要集中精力比赛。

It was tough - he had spent so long running in the amazing trainers that real running was hard work.比赛很艰难——他穿惯了那双神奇的跑鞋，到了真正要自己跑步的时候感觉到非常困难。

After the first lap he was near the back, and his legs ached.第一圈过后他基本靠后，他的腿也开始疼了。

He spotted Anna in the crowd.他在人群中看到了安娜。

The two strange adults were still with her.那两个奇怪的人还在她旁边。

Anna shouted to him.安娜冲着他大喊。

C'mon, Jake!杰克，加油！

You can do it!你可以的！

That made him feel better.那让他感觉好了点。He forced himself to go faster.他强迫自己跑快一点。

Beadle, of course, was far ahead of all the other runners.比德尔当然远远地超过了其他的运动员。

After the third lap, Jake was around the middle of the pack.第三圈过后，杰克在运动员的中间了。

His side was starting to hurt and his breath burned in his lungs, but he would not let himself slow down.他的肋部开始痛了，而且他呼吸的空气彷佛在他的肺里火辣辣地烧起来了，但是他不能让自己慢下来。

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There was something good about the

way it felt.

有件事情让他感觉不错。

Whatever happened, it was up to him, not the trainers.不管什么结果，都是他的努力，而不是跑鞋的。

Beadle increased his lead.比德尔增加了领先的距离。The fourth lap was the hardest yet.第四圈是最困难的。

It was the time when runners began to puff and pant, and a lot slowed down.这个时候运动员开始气喘吁吁，并放慢了速度。

But Jake gritted his teeth and pushed on.但是杰克咬紧牙关向前猛冲。

He overtook a few runners.他超越了几个运动员。

He didn't even look up to see how far ahead Kevin Beadle was.他甚至没有抬头看凯文·比德尔领先多少。

And then he was passing Anna for the last time - it was the last lap.很快他就最后一次从安娜面前经过了——最后一圈了。

Even Luther and Mariah looked excited now.现在连卢瑟和玛丽亚看起来都很兴奋。

Luther was jumping up and down and yelling at the top of his voice.卢瑟跳上跳下，并用尽全力呐喊。

Go on!加油！

You're doing brilliantly, Jake!杰克，你表现得非常出色！The last lap was a blur.最后一圈感觉一片模糊。

Jake's whole body ached, not just his legs.不止是腿，杰克的全身都在隐隐作痛。

But on he ran.但是他坚持跑着。045

Just when he thought he couldn't run another step, he heard a cheer from up ahead.

就在他快要放弃的时候，他听到了前面传来的欢呼声。Kevin Beadle had crossed the finishing line.

凯文·比德尔冲过了终点线。The tall boy was holding up his arms.那个高个子举起了他的双臂。That gave Jake an extra burst of energy.这让杰克迸发出了额外的能量。He dug deep into himself, and ran on for the finishing line.

他深挖他的潜能，用尽全力地朝着终点线跑去。Other runners jostled elbows against him as they made their final charge for the finish as well.

其他运动员做最后冲刺的时候用胳膊肘挤他。At last Jake crossed the line.

最后杰克冲过了终点线。He was tenth - much better than he had expected!他是第十名——比他预期的好很多！He bent over and tried to catch his breath.他弯下腰来歇口气。He was exhausted, but he felt pleased with himself as well.

他已经筋疲力竭了，但是他也为自己感到高兴。He looked over at the winner, who was standing with a group of admirers.他看着那边的冠军得主，他正和他的崇拜者站在一起。Of course, Kevin Beadle looked as fresh as he had at the start of the race.当然，凯文·比德尔看起来还是和比赛前一样精力充沛。But Jake didn't even care any more.但是杰克一点也不在乎了。He knew that Beadle had not really won at all.

他知道比德尔压根就没有真正地赢得比赛。The trainers had won for him.是那双跑鞋为他赢得比赛的。Anna rushed over and gave Jake a great big hug.

安娜冲过来给了杰克一个热烈的拥抱。You were great!

你太棒了！047

The trainers get their own back

跑鞋的报复Mariah and Luther came to join them.玛丽亚和卢瑟也走了过来。Luther slapped Jake on the back - he really seemed to like 'old-fashioned'running.

卢瑟拍了拍杰克的后背——他似乎很喜欢这种“老式的”赛跑方式。'Fantastic!' he said.

“太棒了！”他说道。'I never knew running could be so exciting.

“我从来都不知道跑步会令人如此地兴奋。But it looks like very hard work.'但是这看起来很辛苦。”That's the point of it.

关键就在这儿。And next year I'm going to train really hard.

我打算明年更加艰苦地训练。I'm going to win the championships.我要赢得锦标赛。Well, we'd better collect the trainers and go home.

好吧，我们最好快点拿到跑鞋回家。Wait! I still don't understand.

等等！我还是不明白。What made the trainers run away to our time?跑鞋是怎么样逃到我们的时空的？

'They're a new design - the most intelligent trainers I ever designed,' Luther told them.“它们是一种新设计——是我设计过的最聪明的跑鞋，”卢瑟告诉他们。

They've even got basic emotions.它们甚至有基本情感。But there's a problem with them.但是也存在一个问题。

They're a bit moody and sometimes ... sometimes they get angry.它们有点儿喜怒无常，有时候……有时候它们还会生气。

That's why they ran away.'所以它们逃跑了。”

The calculator (that wasn't really a calculator) started beeping even louder.计算器（不是真正意义上的计算器）哔哔响地更大声了。

Mariah pointed it at Kevin Beadle, who was still boasting to anyone who would listen.玛丽亚把它指向凯文·比德尔，他还在那里向大家吹嘘自己。

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She looked worried.她看起来很担心的样子。

'Yes, and we'd better hurry,' she said.“是的，我们必须快点儿了，

”她说。

'According to my readings, they're getting angry right now.“根据我机器上的信息显示，它们现在在发脾气。

That boy must be irritating them.那个男孩子一定是惹恼它们了

。

If we're not quick -'如果我们不快点的话——”But she was too late.但是一切都太晚了。

One moment Beadle was bragging about how easy the race had been.就在比德尔吹嘘这场比赛是多么轻松的时候。

Then suddenly the smirk disappeared from his face and he started jogging on the spot.他脸上的尖笑突然消失了，他开始在原地慢跑。

It was clear that he couldn't stop.很明显他压根停不下来。It was the trainers!是那双跑鞋！

And then - ZOOOOOM! - Beadle charged off.然后——唿！——比德尔猛跑起来。

As he raced away, everyone could hear him shouting.当他跑开的时候，每个人都能听到他在大喊。

Help meeeeeeeee!救命啊！

He's gone nuts!他疯了！

But he did not stop.但是他没有停下来。

He jumped high over the school gates and raced along the pavement at top speed.他高高地跃过学校的大门，并高速地沿着人行横道奔跑。

He had no control over where the trainers were taking him.他无法控制那双牵引着他的跑鞋。

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The whole crowd at the finishing line stared in silent amazement.站在终点线上的全部人惊讶地默默盯着。

Jake and Anna watched along with everyone else.杰克和安娜也和他们一样惊讶地默默盯着。

Kevin Beadle had zipped across the road, and now he was racing towards the petrol station.凯文·比德尔快速地穿过了马路，现在正跑向加油站。

Where's he going?他要去哪里？

Through the car wash!

他要跑过洗车场！It was true!

这一切都是真实发生的！Kevin Beadle sprinted through the car wash.

凯文·比德尔全速跑过了洗车场。When he came out at the other end he was soaked.当他从另一边跑出来的时候，全身都湿透了。A big dollop of foam perched on his head.他头上顶着一大砣泡沫。But still he did not stop.

但他还是没有停下来。He didn't even slow down.

他甚至没有减慢速度。He charged down the street, picking up speed, until at last he was just a small figure in the distance.他沿着街道往前冲，不停地加速，直到他变成一个在远处的小影子。053

Back to whenever

回到未来It was an hour before the trainers returned, bringing a stunned Kevin Beadle with them.

一个小时之后跑鞋才带着目瞪口呆的凯文·比德尔回来。By that time everyone else had gone.那个时候其他人都走掉了。Wha-what's going on?

发生什么……什么事了？We need those trainers NOW.我们需要那双跑鞋，现在。Beadle didn't ask any questions.比德尔没有问任何问题。He just pulled the trainers off and handed them over with a dazed look on his face.

他只是一脸茫然地脱下了跑鞋并把它们交了出来。Then he staggered away in his socks.然后他就穿着袜子摇摇晃晃地走了。Luther looked down at the trainers.卢瑟低头看了看跑鞋。Jake and Anna recognized that look in his eyes - happiness and relief, as if he had found a missing pet.杰克和安娜明白了他的眼神的含义——幸福和宽慰，就像他找到了丢失的宠物一样。Come here, you two!过来，你们两个！The trainers hopped up into his arms -whatever they had been angry about was forgotten.跑鞋跳到了他怀里——无论它们因为什么而生气，现在都已经烟消云散了。Mariah began tapping the keys on another gadget in her hands.玛丽亚开始敲击她手上另一个精巧装置的按键。Well, we'd best be off.好吧，我们得离开了。Thanks for all your help.谢谢你们的帮助。(It sounded like she had a bus to catch,rather than a different time to go to.)（听起来就像她要去赶一辆公交车，而不是要去另一个时空。）

055Luther leaned forward to Jake and spoke as one athlete to another.卢瑟向前靠近杰克，像一个运动员对另一个运动员说话一样。And good luck in your next race.祝你在下次比赛中取得好成绩。The gadget in Mariah's hand beeped.玛丽亚手里的装置哔哔地响了。Anna jumped forward.

安娜往前跳了跳。Wait!

等一等！There's so much more I want ask!我还有很多问题要问呢！But she was too late.但是太晚了。

The two visitors disappeared in a flash of blue light - back to whenever they came from.他们两个人瞬间就消失在一道蓝光里了——回到他们自己的时光里去了。

ZAP!砰！

Anna and Jake were left alone.只剩下安娜和杰克两个人。They just looked at each other.他们互相看了看。

Well, you don't see that every day.嗯，你不是每天都能看到这样

的事情的。

It reminds me of this book I'm reading

…这让我想起我正在看的书……She pulled a book out of her pocket.她从口袋里拿出一本书。

It was called Time Travellers of Zob.书名叫《Zob时间旅行家》。Jake pulled a face and Anna grinned.杰克做了个鬼脸，安娜笑了。

She pushed the book back into her pocket.她把书塞回口袋里。

'You're right,' she said.“你说的对，”她说。

I think I'm going to read a thriller next.我觉得我接下来要看一本恐怖

小说。

I've had enough of time travel for a bit.'我对时间旅行已经有点儿厌倦了。

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典范英语9

The Ultimate Trainers顶级跑鞋

注释

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cardboard box纸板箱

a pile of一堆

rubbish bins垃圾桶

plot情节

science fiction科幻小说

gazed at盯着

brand new崭新

managed to speak总算说话了

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followed his pointing finger顺着他手指的方向看去Not just any pair.这可不是普通的跑鞋。

He edged closer.他小心地走上前去。

dying of thirst快渴死了

desert沙漠

mirage海市蜃楼；幻觉

buried treasure埋藏的财宝

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she even helped by timing him她甚至还帮他计过时

crazy about酷爱

peered inside往里面仔细看

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shrugged耸了耸肩

unzipped his school bag拉开书包拉链

the rumble of the dustbin lorry垃圾车的轰隆声

stuffed the trainers into his bag把跑鞋塞进书包里

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Area Cross-Country Championships地区越野锦标赛

my battered old trainers我那双磨坏了的旧跑鞋selected from …从…中选出

have his tonsils out切除扁桃腺

picked Jake to be his replacement选中杰克代替他

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try them out穿上试试

books about wizards and aliens and

巫师、外星人之类的书

stuff like that

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that day seemed to drag on forever那一天显得好漫长

pelted飞快地跑

changing rooms更衣室

The trainers felt fantastic on his feet那双跑鞋穿在他脚上合适极了Page 10第10页

sneered不屑一顾地嗤了一声gleaming new崭新的

eyed him suspiciously用怀疑的目光看了他一眼picking on在挑…的刺儿

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They won't help它们没用的

snazzy trainers新潮的跑鞋

flip-flops人字拖

old army boots旧军靴

a cloud of dust尘土飞扬

wipe that smirk off his face把那种尖笑从他脸上抹去

let himself down让自己失望

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bench长椅

did his warm-up stretches做准备活动/热身伸展运动

do four laps跑四圈

glanced at her watch她瞥了一眼手表

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set out at a light jog从慢跑开始

reached top speed达到最高速度

straight away一下子，立即

a blur模糊不清

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whizzed by飞驰而过

zoomed round疾速绕行

out of breath气喘吁吁

picking up speed加速

in amazement吃惊地

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flashed by一闪而过

normally一般情况下

got a stitch in his side肋部开始疼痛

wheeze呼哧呼哧喘息

Not today.今天没有。

felt completely fresh感到体力充沛

he was just along for the ride他只是跟着它跑而己

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the screech of rubber on concrete橡胶鞋底摩擦水泥地发出的刺

耳的声音

came to a stop停下来

incredible不可思议

grinned咧嘴笑了

narrowed her eyes眯上了眼睛

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I take it back.我先前看错了。

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locker储物柜

Lost Property失物招领处

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set off at an amazing pace开跑的速度令人吃惊

in lightning speed以闪电般的速度

make such a difference起这么大的作用

magic rings and lanterns魔戒、魔灯

anything as weird as magic trainers像魔鞋这样奇异的东西

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charged out冲了出来

shout out a warning高喊了一声注意

leapt into the air腾空一跳

soared high over ...高高地跃过…

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Understanding hit her like a bucket of cold water.她就像被泼了一桶冷水，一下子明白了。

somehow不知为什么

burst out大叫道

It's like they have a life of their own!好像跑鞋具有自身生命力！passenger乘客

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Anna's mind was racing.安娜的大脑在飞速地运转。Page 22第22页

knelt down跪下来

stared straight at...直勾勾地盯着…

stepping back后退

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It won't be YOU who wins, will it?赢的人根本不是你，对吗？

my only chance to win that Championship 我赢得这次锦标赛唯一的机会

ran off跑开了

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It won't prove anything它证明不了什么drew closer越来越近了placed放

having a row with her与她吵架make things up with her与她和好

Better to concentrate on winning for now.现在最好集中精力赢得比赛。

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With each session每一次训练

crisps薯片

comic连环画杂志

had his final training run最后一次跑步训练

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echoed in his mind在他的脑海回响trudged back to school拖着沉重的脚步走回学校Page 27第27页

makes up his mind下定决心，作出决定wasn't worth不值得

falling out with Anna与安娜吵架

gobbled down breakfast狼吞虎咽地吃完早饭Page 28第28页

I was an idiot.我真是傻极了。

firmly坚定地

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dashed over to the school向学校飞奔而去

had been snapped off被铰断了

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whirled around急忙转过身

a pocket calculator袖珍计算器

let out发出

beep哔哔声

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We're from the future.我们来自未来。

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With a jolt吃惊地，心里咯噔一下hovering in the air悬浮在空中

clicked buttons按按钮

floated gently轻轻浮到

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calm镇定

science fiction科幻小说

prepared for this moment对这一时刻有心理准备Mariah is with the Time Police.玛丽亚是时间警察。athlete运动员

pot-belly大肚子/啤酒肚

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without puffing and panting不用气喘吁吁

Artificial Intelligence circuits人工智能电路

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Time Travel Holiday Century时间旅行度假中心persuaded说服

track them down追踪到他们

unfamiliar with不熟悉…

primitive methods of transport原始的交通方式

got a flat tyre轮胎瘪了

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followed the trail寻踪觅迹

sighed叹了口气

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the beeping machine哔哔机

According to my readings根据我机器上的信息显示

grimly冷冷地

I bet…我敢说…

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a buzz of excitement兴奋的嚷嚷声

pinning their numbers onto their vests将运动员号码别到背心上

taking last minute advice听取最后的叮嘱

spot认出

the smug look沾沾自喜的表情

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a twinkle in his eyes眼睛一闪

have never been tested从来没被检验过

thought it over想了想

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felt a sharp stab of jealousy妒嫉得心里一阵剌痛

was bound to win注定要臝

kit装备

get changed换衣服

the starting line起跑线

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in the middle of the pack在运动员的中间

ignore不理

The whistle blew哨声响了

school playing fields学校运动场

sprinted to the front全速冲到前面

were doing their stuff正在起作用

tough艰难

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ached疼

spotted看见了

forced强迫

far ahead of...远远地超过，远远在…之前burned火辣辣的

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There was something good about the

way it felt.

有件事情让他感觉不错。

Whatever happened, it was up to him, not the trainers.不管什么结果，都是他的努力，而不是跑鞋的。

increased his lead增加了领先的距离puff and pant气喘吁吁

gritted his teeth咬紧牙关pushed on向前猛冲

overtook超越了

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yelling at the top of his voice用尽全力呐喊

brilliantly出色地

The last lap was a blur.最后一圈感觉一片模糊。But on he ran. = But he ran on.但是他坚持跑着。

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the finishing line终点线

an extra burst of energy迸发出额外的能量

dug deep into himself深挖他的潜能

jostled elbows against him用胳膊肘挤他

made their final charge做最后的冲刺

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bent over弯下腰

catch his breath歇口气

exhausted精疲力竭

admirers崇拜者

fresh精力充沛

a great big hug一个热烈的拥抱

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slapped Jake on the back拍了拍杰克的后背

old-fashioned老式的

Fantastic!太棒了！

That's the point of it.关键就在这儿。

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a new design一种新设计

the most intelligent trainer最聪明的跑鞋

basic emotions基本情感

a bit moody有点儿喜怒无常pointed it at...把它指向…

boasting吹嘘

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must be irritating them一定是惹恼了它们bragging about正在吹嘘

jogging on the spot原地慢跑

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ZOOOOOM!唿！（表示疾驰）charged off猛跑起来

He's gone nuts!他疯了！

pavement人行横道

had no control over ...无法控制…

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zipped across the road快速穿过了马路

the petrol station加油站

car wash洗车场

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sprinted全速奔跑

soaked湿透了

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