Themarathon(马拉松)inmytownusuallytakesplaceinhotweather.Myjobwastofollowtherunnerstohelpthosewhoneededmedicalhelp.“Weshouldstaybehindthelastrunner,sotakeitslowly,”Isaidtothedriver,Doug.
Asitbegan,thefrontrunnersstartedtodisappear(消失).ThenInoticedawomaninbluerunningshortsandawhiteT-shirt.“Doug,look!”Weknewwewerewatchingour“lastrunner”.Herfeetturnedin,yetherleftkneeturnedout.Herlegsweresocrippled(畸形的)thatitseemedimpossibleforhertobeabletowalk.Howcouldsherunamarathon？
Wewatchedinsilenceassheslowlymovedforward.Wewouldmoveforwardalittlebit,thenstopandwaitforher.Thenwewouldslowlymoveforwardalittlebitmore.AsIwatchedhertrytoputonefootinfrontoftheother,Ifoundmyselfbreathingforher.Iwantedhertostop,andatthesametime,Ihopedthatshewouldn’t.Finally,shewastheonlyrunnerleftinsight.Whenthefinishinglinecameintosight,wefoundthecheeringpeoplehadallgonehome.Sheslowlycrossedthroughthelineandliftedherhands,fullofhappiness.
Idonotknowthewoman’sname,butsincethatdayshehasbecomeapartofmylife.Forher,itwasaboutfinishingwhatshehadsetouttodo,nomatterwhat.WhenIthinkthingsaretoodifficultandwanttosay“Ijustcan’tdoit”,Ithinkofthelastrunner.ThenIrealizehoweasythetaskbeforemereallyis.
小题1:Whendoesthemarathonusuallytakeplaceinthewriter’stown？