The Marathon Cheater
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> 2007 <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="males">males</span> <span word="over">over</span> 55 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="cheated">cheated</span>. <span word="Hank">Hank</span> <span word="skipped">skipped</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="checkpoints">checkpoints</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="tracking">tracking</span> <span word="chip">chip</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="runners">runners</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Hank">Hank</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="only">only</span> 17 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 26-<span word="mile">mile</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="confessing">confessing</span>, <span word="Hank">Hank</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="organizers">organizers</span> <span word="discover">discover</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cheers">cheers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="trophy">trophy</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="wasnt">wasnt</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="disqualified">disqualified</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Race">Race</span> <span word="organizers">organizers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Hank">Hank</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="politician">politician</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="trophy">trophy</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="disgraced">disgraced</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="official">official</span>.</p><p> <span word="Hank">Hank</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Diego">Diego</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>. <span word="Hanks">Hanks</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Diego">Diego</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="under">under</span> 4 <span word="hours">hours</span>; <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2<span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="Asked">Asked</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="line">line</span>, <span word="Hank">Hank</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="chip">chip</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="detect">detect</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="shortcut">shortcut</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="organizers">organizers</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lighten">lighten</span> <span word="up">up</span>; <span word="its">its</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="race">race</span>.</p><p> <span word="Hank">Hank</span> <span word="crossed">crossed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="floppy">floppy</span> <span word="hat">hat</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="sleeved">sleeved</span> <span word="T">T</span>-<span word="shirt">shirt</span>, <span word="long">long</span> <span word="pants">pants</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="grin">grin</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="cool">cool</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cucumber">cucumber</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suspicious">suspicious</span> <span word="photographer">photographer</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="finishers">finishers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="over">over</span>-55 <span word="group">group</span> <span word="crossed">crossed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="sweaty">sweaty</span> <span word="T">T</span>-<span word="shirts">shirts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nylon">nylon</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="shorts">shorts</span>. <span word="None">None</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="grinning">grinning</span>.</p>
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