环球慢速英语 撒哈拉沙漠马拉松(5)

（单词翻译）

The Marathon Des Sables¹ is truly the world's toughest footrace.

撒哈拉沙漠马拉松的确是世界上最艰难的赛跑比赛。

Each year many runners must stop early. Their feet are too swollen² and painful.

每年都有许多参赛者不得不提前结束比赛。因为他们的双脚太肿太疼了。

Many runners become dehydrated. Their bodies lack enough water to go on.

许多参赛者都会出现脱水症状。他们的身体因为缺水而无法继续完成比赛。

Some runners lose their toe nails.

一些参赛者会失去脚趾甲。

Other runners lose their minds. Their minds just stop working.

其他参赛者甚至会失去理智。他们的头脑会停止工作。

It becomes dangerous for them to stay in the desert.

这会使待在沙漠的他们变得危险。

The heat of the desert is too much for some runners.

对一些参赛者来说沙漠过于酷热。

Other runners do not prepare enough for the cold desert nights. And some runners just give up.

还有一些参赛者对寒冷的沙漠夜晚准备不足。一些参赛者则会直接放弃比赛。

However, many runners do make it to the end of the race.

但是，也有许多参赛者成功完成比赛。

And they have stories to share about their experiences.

他们要和大家分享他们的经验。

Here are a few runners with their experiences running the Marathon Des Sables.

下面是几名完赛者分享的撒哈拉沙漠马拉松比赛的经验。