Marathon英文的介绍
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Marathon is the name of a place in Greece, but how did it come to be a popular Olympic event----a 42-kilo long race which good runners finish in about two hours?Two thousand and five hundred years ago the Greeks won a hard-fought battle in Marathon。 The leader, excited and proud, shouted, " We must send a message to Athens at once。 It's a long way to Athens。 Who can take our message home to our people? "" I can, " said Pheidippides。 " I want to do it。 I can run faster than all the other men! "Pheidippides ran as fast as he could to Athen。 He was young and strong, but it was a very difficult run。" We won the battle! " No sooner had he shouted the good news to the Athenians than he fell to the ground, exhausted。 He died a short time later。 It was Pheidippides who was the first Marathoner。In memory of Pheidippides, the popular event, Marathon----a running race of about 42 kilometres, is held at Olympic Games。 The word Marathon also means any activity that tests our power over a long time。。