Mud Runs
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents A Messy Race.
内容列表 A 杂乱种族 。
4 They Don’t Make It Easy.
4,它们不会让事情变得容易。
6 Monsters in the Mud.
(原始内容存档于2018-10-12). 6 Monsters in the Mud.
9 Run in a Costume.
9跑在化妆品。
10 Race as a Team.
10赛跑为一队.
11 Running for Fun.
(原始内容存档于2017-10-10). 11 Running for Fun.
12 Just for Kids.
12只给孩子
13 Glossary.
13 词汇。
16 A Messy Race Imagine that you’re running an outdoor race.
16 个杂乱种族 想象一下你们在进行户外比赛。
Other runners are ahead of you and behind you.
其他跑者在你们前面和后面
Everybody is tired, sweaty, and completely covered in mud.
所有人都累了,出汗了,完全被泥地所覆盖.
You’ve spent the whole race crawling, running, and climbing through mud, and you’re having the time of your life.
你花了整个赛跑时间爬行、跑跑并爬入泥地,
Welcome to the mud run!
欢迎来到泥地跑道!
Mud runs are exactly what they sound like: races run through mud.
泥地跑就是他们的声音:种族跑出泥地.
People have been running in mud runs for about thirty years in the United States.
在美国,人们在泥地跑道跑了大约30年。
In recent years, these runs have become incredibly popular with both children and adults.
近年来,这些跑步变得非常受儿童和成年人的欢迎。
What’s in a Mud Run Course?
泥浆跑道里有什么?
Kids run in the Mudathlon race in Indiana.
孩子们在印第安纳州的慕达斯伦赛跑.
Today, mud runs happen all over the country, and every mud run is a little different.
今天,泥地跑遍了全国,每跑一次泥地都有点不同.
Some are competitive races with professional athletes.
有的与职业运动员进行竞技比赛.
Others are just for fun.
别人只是玩玩而已
Some are for children only, and others allow whole families to run together.
有些只供儿童使用,有些则允许整个家庭一起生活。
All mud runs have two things in common, though.
所有泥跑虽然有两相通.
First, no matter which mud run you choose, you will get great exercise.
首先,不管你选择哪个泥巴, 你都会得到伟大的锻炼。
Second, when you race in a mud run, you will get very, very dirty!
第二,当你在泥地跑跑步时, 你会变得非常,非常肮脏!
They Don’t Make It Easy Running through mud isn’t easy.
他们不会轻易通过泥地。
The mud sticks to your shoes and slows you down, so you have to work hard to move forward.
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Race organizers know this, and they use mud to create fitness challenges.
赛事组织者知道这一点,他们利用泥土制造健身挑战.
Somebody has to be the first one to fall in the mud.
总得有人先倒入泥地.
A woman is covered in mud as she competes in the Dirty Girl Mud Run in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
在宾夕法尼亚州斯克兰顿的"肮脏女孩泥地跑"比赛中,一个女人被泥地所覆盖.
Mud isn’t the only challenge racers face, though.
泥巴并不是赛车手面临的唯一挑战。
In a mud run, you will also need to be strong, brave, and willing to get dirty to deal with certain obstacles.
在泥地跑道上,你还需要坚强,勇敢,并愿意被弄脏去处理某些障碍.
You’ll need arm strength to scramble over cargo nets and climbing walls.
需要手力才能翻过货网和爬墙。
You’ll need patience and good attention to get past challenges like the balance beam.
需要耐心与关注,
“Crawls” (like the bear crawl, caterpillar crawl, and crab crawl) will work just about every muscle in your body.
“爬行”(如熊爬行、毛虫爬行和螃蟹爬行)只会影响你体内的每一个肌肉。
You’ll need to get right down into the mud to do the crawls or slither through tunnels.
需要直接下到泥地上,
And some obstacles test your bravery.
并有一些障碍 考验你的勇敢。
You might slide down a steep hill into water, cross a river, or even jump over fire!
你可能滑下陡峭的山去取水 过河 甚至跳过火!
For this reason, training for mud runs requires many different kinds of exercise.
为此,为泥跑而作的训练需要多种不同的锻炼.
Some of the more difficult courses require racers to hang upside down from ropes or to swing across monkey bars.
一些难度较大的课程要求赛车手从绳子上倒挂或摇摆出猴子栏杆.
There’s no way to do crawls without getting muddy.
无法爬行,
Monsters in the Mud What would happen if you combined mud, obstacles.
泥地里的怪物 如果你把泥地,障碍物结合在一起 会怎么样?
and zombies?
还有僵尸?
A “themed” mud run might do just that!
一场“有主题的”泥地跑也许就是这样!
In a zombie-themed mud run, for example, racers have to outsmart and outrun people dressed as zombies.
例如在僵尸主题的泥地跑道中,赛车手必须比装扮僵尸的人聪明和跑得快.
The zombie- themed race Run for Your Lives gives racers two choices.
僵尸主题赛 "为你的人生而跑"给选手两个选择
They can choose to be hunted by zombies or become zombies themselves and chase other racers through the course.
他们可以选择被僵尸所猎杀,或者自己成为僵尸并追赶其他赛车手通过赛道.
Which would you rather be?
你想成为什么样的人?
Run in a Costume Not every mud run has a theme, but runners often dress up in costumes just for fun.
在化妆品中运行 并不是每一次泥跑都有主题,但跑步者常常会为取乐而穿好服装.
You might dress up as a nurse, a superhero, or your grandma for your mud run.
你可能打扮成护士、超级英雄 或你的外婆为你的泥跑。
The only limit is your imagination!
唯一的限制就是你的想象力!
Don’t forget to pose for pictures before and after the race.
在比赛前后,
The two sets of photos will look very, very different.
两组相片看起来非常,非常不同.
Costumes get completely covered in mud, and most costumes also get torn or even ruined during the race.
化妆品被泥浆所完全覆盖,而大多数服装在赛事中也被撕裂甚至被破坏.
It’s all part of the fun.
这都是乐趣的一部分。
A racer is surrounded by “zombies” during a Run for Your Lives race held in Massachusetts.
在马萨诸塞州举行的“奔跑求生”赛事中,
A group of costumed racers jump over a fire obstacle while competing in a Warrior Dash mud run.
一群装扮的赛车手在参加勇士达什泥跑比赛时跳过防火障碍.
Race as a Team If you don’t want to race alone, you can team up with family members or friends to complete a mud run.
种族作为团队 如果你不想单独比赛,你可以与家人或朋友合作完成一场泥跑.
Your team members might do a caterpillar crawl or a tunnel slither as a relay.
你的团队成员可能会做毛虫爬行 或隧道分解作为接力。
Or you might work together as a team to help each other deal with an obstacle.
或者你们可以作为一个团队合作 互相帮助应对障碍
For example, some races force teams to push and pull each other up and over a wall covered in slippery mud.
例如,一些赛事迫使队伍将彼此推上并拉出一堵被滑泥覆盖的墙.
Mud runs are challenging, and teamwork can help everyone have a good time.
泥跑有挑战性,团队合作可以帮助每个人都有一个好时机.
Running for Fun You don’t have to be a professional athlete to race in a mud run.
寻找乐趣 在泥地赛跑中,
There is a race for every age and fitness level.
每个年龄和健身水平都有比赛。
A team of women compete in a women-only race in Georgia.
一支由女性组成的队伍在佐治亚州参加女子独选赛.
Racers start off clean (top), but they don’t stay that way for long (bottom).
赛车从干净(上)开始,
Just for Kids Some mud runs offer courses for children as young as three.
只是给孩子们 一些泥地经营为年仅3岁的儿童提供课程.
The youngest children usually start the race first, followed by older children and then adults.
最小的孩子通常首先开始比赛,然后是年长的孩子,然后是成年人.
The children’s races are shorter, but they have obstacles, mud, and lots of adventure, just like the adult courses.
孩子们的种族较短,但他们有障碍,有泥土,还有许多冒险,就像成人课程一样.
You might climb a kid-sized wall or wiggle through a kid-sized tunnel on your way to the finish.
你可能会爬上一个小孩大小的墙 或摇晃通过一个小孩大小的地道 在你到达终点的路上。
Whichever run you choose, you’re in for a good time!
无论你选择什么跑步,
Children sometimes have so much fun on these courses that they run them two or three times.
孩子们有时在这些课程上玩得很开心,以至于他们开过两三次课.
You’re near the end of your first mud run.
你即将结束你第一次泥地跑步。
You’re running for the finish when— squelch—you step into a huge pool of wet, sticky mud.
当你冲入一池又湿又粘的泥地时,
The mud sucks at your shoes and sticks to your clothes, but you power through it.
泥土吸你的鞋 并粘住你的衣服, 但你的力量通过它。
You cross the finish line, and though you’re not wearing a costume today, you feel like a superhero.
虽然你今天没有穿服装,
A Good Racing Costume If you decide to dress up in a costume for your mud run, remember that some costumes work a lot better for racing than others.
一个不错的赛跑服装 如果你决定穿着服装参加泥地跑步,请记住有些服装比其他服装更适合赛跑.
Any decorations that stick out from your body (like fairy wings or swords) are likely to get in your way once the race begins.
任何从身体上伸出来(如仙翼或剑等)的装饰都有可能在赛事开始后阻碍你.
A young boy goes over an obstacle while running the Dirty Dash in Boise, Idaho.
一个小男孩在爱达荷州Boise 跑过一个障碍物
A man dressed as superman celebrates after finishing a mud run.
穿成超人的男人在完成泥跑后会庆祝
Glossary adventure (n.)
词汇冒险 (n.)
an unusual or exciting experience (p.
一种不寻常或令人兴奋的经历(p.
13) athletes (n.)
13)运动员 (n.
people trained in sports, games, or other activities that require strength, speed, and skill (p.
在体育、游戏或其他需要力量、速度和技能的活动方面接受培训的人(p.
5) course (n.)
(5) 课程(不详)
a path made for racers to compete on (p.
为赛车手们在(p.
9) obstacles (n.)
9) 障碍 (n.
things that get in the way, making moving forward hard (p.
妨碍事物,使前进变得艰难(p.
7) themed (adj.)
7) 标本(adj.
having a style based on a certain subject or idea (p.
具有基于某一主题或思想的风格(p.
9) zombies (n.)
9) 僵尸 (n.
imaginary monsters that are dead bodies that move (p.
假想出是活尸的怪物会移动(p.
9) Top Tips for Mud Runs • Wear old, comfortable clothes.
9) 泥跑的顶级提示 • 穿得又老又舒适的衣服.
• Bring something warm because you WILL get wet and muddy.
• 支助 带点暖和的来,因为你会弄湿和泥巴
cleats, though.
胸围,虽然。
cold when it’s wet.
湿后会很冷。
• Try not to wear pants with pockets or any loose-fitting clothing.
• 支助 尽量不要穿有口袋的裤子 或任何松散的衣服。
The mud will get into your clothes and weigh you down.
泥会入衣而取重.
• Drink lots and lots of water.
• 喝多喝多喝多喝多的水。
• Leave valuables at home.
• 支助 把贵重物品留在家里
• Most of all, have fun!
• 支助 最重要的是,玩得开心点!