2023年辽宁省沈阳市中考 – 阅读理解B

Both my wife and I are running lovers. I usually run on the track in my neighbourhood. Most people walk on the track, so I am faster than them. My speed seems amazing to the walkers and I often pass by them twenty or more times around the track. This makes me feel proud.
我和妻子都是跑步爱好者。我通常在附近的跑道上跑步。大多数人在跑道上行走，所以我比他们快。我的速度对步行者来说是惊人的，我经常在赛道上超过他们20多次。这让我感到骄傲。

One day, a short man came. He didn’t look like much of a runner. I saw him get out of the car and warm up before running when I passed by two walkers. He started running a few metres ahead of me. He was fast but I sped up and managed to catch up with him. I had someone to compete with. But after a lap, I fell behind him and had great difficulty in breathing. After two laps, my foot began to hurt, so I had to slow down and began to run at my usual speed. This time I could breathe again without sounding like I had a lung disease and the pain in my foot went away. In a very short time, he was far ahead. He was too fast for me to follow.
一天，来了一个矮个子男人。他看起来不像一个跑步者。当我经过两名步行者时，我看见他下车热身，然后开始跑步。他开始跑在我前面几米。他很快，但我加快了速度，设法追上了他。我有了可以和我竞争的对手。但一圈之后，我落在他身后，呼吸困难。两圈后，我的脚开始疼，所以我不得不放慢速度，开始以我平时的速度奔跑。这一次我可以再次呼吸了，不再听起来像我得了肺病，我的脚痛消失了。在很短的时间内，他遥遥领先。他太快了，我跟不上。

That day, I learnt several lessons. In life, there will always be those slower and faster. Some have natural talent, and some have trained harder. Don’t judge the capacity of a person by how he or she looks.
那天，我学到了一些教训。在生活中，总会有那些跑得慢的和跑得快的。有些人有天赋， 有些人训练得更刻苦，人不可貌相。

The point is that we each have our own speed. When we are trying to keep up, we often end up hurting ourselves and being out of breath. Slow down or speed up, but run your race to your best. Don’t run fast when you should be running slowly. Don’t run at all when you should be walking. Don’t walk when you should be running.
关键是我们每个人都有自己的速度。当我们努力跟上时，我们经常会伤害自己，上气不接下气。放慢速度或加快速度，但要尽力做到最好。应该慢跑的时候，不要跑得快。应该走路的时候不要跑。应该跑步的时候不要走路。