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I found out I was pregnant two days after my husband, Joe,and I had signed up to run the 2011 Chicago marathon and each paid the $145(£113) entry fee. 参考译文： 我发现，我和丈夫Joe滚床单两天后就怀孕了。并且我已注册了2011年芝加哥马拉松比赛，并支付了145美金（£113）报名费。 It was my second pregnancy and would be my eighth marathon. My PB was 3hr 25min, so I wasn’t an elite runner, but I took it very seriously. Running has always been a huge part of my life and I ran a lot during my first pregnancy. This time, though, I was pretty sure that I wouldn’t take part in the race. My first baby, Caleb, was born three weeks early, and this one wasdue to arrive a week after the marathon, so I assumed that I’d have had it by then anyway. 参考译文： 这是我的第2次怀孕和第8次马拉松比赛。我的记录是3小时25分，所以我不是精英跑步者，但是我非常认真地对待它。跑步一直是我生活中重要的一部分，我第一次怀孕时经常跑步。虽然，这个时间点，我很肯定我应该不会参加比赛。我的第一个孩子Caleb，马拉松比赛前三周出生。这次孩子是在马拉松比赛后一周出生，所以，我认为到那时无论如何我已经生下孩子了。 I was 27, healthy and there were no complications with the pregnancy. My doctor said it was fine to keep exercising. I continued to train,never pushing myself. The week before the marathon, I managed comfortably torun 13 miles. 参考译文： 我那时27岁，很健康，没有妊娠并发症。医生说我继续锻炼很好。我继续训练，从未迫使自己。马拉松比赛前一周，我轻松地跑了13英里。 The night before, when the baby still hadn’t shown any signs of arriving, I thought I could probably start the race and see how Ifelt. My doctor had advised against running for the entire 26.2 miles, so Iplanned to run a bit and walk a bit and take it nice and easy. I wasn’t interested in breaking any records. 参考译文： 马拉松比赛前的晚上，孩子仍没有任何出生的迹象，我想，我会开始比赛，看看感觉如何。医生建议我不要跑全程26.2英里，所以，我打算跑一会儿，走一会儿，好好地放松一下。我对打破任何记录没有兴趣。 The day of the race, 9 October, was beautiful; warm, butnot uncomfortably hot. My parents came to cheer us on and look after Caleb. Everybody was supportive of my decision; no one tried to dissuade me or questioned whether I should do it so near my due date. I knew my body: if anything hadn’t felt right, I wouldn’t have gone ahead. I was full term, so I knew if I were to go into labour, it was a healthy time for that to happen. 参考译文： 10月9日，马拉松比赛那天的天气很好；暖和的，但是不热。我的父母来给我们加油，并照顾Caleb。每个人都支持我的决定；没有人试图劝阻我，或者问我离预产期这么近，是否参加马拉松比赛。我知道孩子：如果有什么感觉不对劲的话，我是不会去参加马拉松比赛的。我是足月的，所以进入分娩，这是一个有益健康的时间。 词汇： labour分娩 Joe and I set off together. We took it very easy. Going so much slower than usual made it different from any marathon I had run before.Normally, I go into a zone and I’m not aware of my surroundings, but I found this run fun and relaxing. I got to see the city and enjoy the crowd. I never hit the wall. 参考译文： 乔和我一块出发了。我们都从容的接受了。这一次比往常跑得慢了很多，不同于以往我参加的任何一次马拉松比赛。通常，我进入一个区域，我不知道周围的环境，但是我发现这次跑得有趣而放松。我要去看城市，享受人群的欢迎。我总是能避开障碍。 By mile eight, however, Joe was flagging. He hadn’t donemuch training and the heat was getting to him. He began to walk and slipped behind. I had a few blisters, but otherwise I felt great, so I continued. The crowd were really supportive when they saw me. Obviously, I stood out. I had lots of people cheering me on, shouting, “Go, pregnant lady!” 参考译文： 然而，达到8英里时，乔挥舞着旗帜。他没有受过多少训练，天气越来越热了。他开始走步，落到了后面。我磨出了一些水泡，但除此之外，我感觉很好，所以我继续跑。人们看到我时，都非常支持我。显然，我是引人注目的。有许多人为我加油，大声喊：“加油，孕妇。” |
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