Dutch ‘Jogger Jo’

荷兰“慢跑者乔”

主题语境：人与自我         主题语境内容：健康的生活方式、积极的生活态度

【外刊原文】（斜体单词为超纲词汇，认识即可；下划线单词为课标词汇，需熟记。）

At an age when many of his contemporaries（同龄人） are winding down, Jo Schoonbroodt is somehow speeding up. On Sunday, Schoonbroodt, a 71-year-old from Maastricht, ran a marathon（马拉松） in a surprising 2hr 54 mins and 19 secs to become the fastest septuagenarian（七旬老人） in history.“I only started jogging at 36 because my doctor told me I had high cholesterol（胆固醇）,” he says. “But last year I ran 7,242 km [4,450 miles], which is more than double what I did in my car.”
    It also turns out that Schoonbroodt’s new 70+ world record, set at the Maas marathon of Visé in Belgium, was partly inspired by an unlikely source: the Belgian singer Eddy Wally . With a few miles remaining, he knew he was just ahead of the previous best, set by Gene Dykes in 2018, because a friend was following him on his bike and shouting out his lap（圈数） times. But his legs were starting to get heavier.
    “However, my friend had a special trick to keep me on track,” said Schoonbroodt, who was wearing a yellow and blue kit（运动服） in support of Ukraine. “He put Eddy Wally’s song Chérie on his phone on repeat. I’ve always loved it. It gave me a boost. I overtook one runner after another and, despite getting cramp（抽筋） in the final 500 metres, I was able to break the record by four seconds.” It was Schoonbroodt’s 75th sub three hour marathon, and it came only four weeks after his 74th, at the Rotterdam marathon. For good measure, the flying Dutchman also holds a number of ultra running records. He is clearly no ordinary Jo. But the secrets of his success might surprise. “Most runners train too hard,” he explains. “I do a lot of my training with groups who run very slowly. And then I build on these basics with some faster interval training. But I don’t do the same stupid distance 10 or 20 times – I prefer to have a lot of fun with my running.”
    Schoonbroodt often runs at nine or 10-minute mile pace, far slower than the 6:38-minute miles he ran for 26.2 miles to set his world record, but he says the crucial thing is he listens to his body. “A lot of people follow a training plan or coach and push on even when their body is saying: ‘No, this is not a good day to do it,’” he says. “But if you just do what you feel, it’s easier to keep running and stay injury-free.”
    He also dismisses the idea that runners need to do anything special with their diets. “Diet? No, no,” he says. “No diet! I eat double portions, of course, with all these calories I burn. I love pasta and potatoes. But whatever is on the table, I eat it!” He has a similarly relaxed attitude when it comes to alcohol. “I prefer the French wine and the Belgian beer,” he says. “Not too much, and mostly on weekends. Wine is just a grape drink, so it’s made from nature. And Belgian beer is special. And if you do all this with your body,” he adds, referring to the 85 miles he still runs each week, “you need to give it something back.” Schoonbrot started running on 1 January 1986; he has done 74,500 miles since. But he stresses that he was no natural. At first people called him Jogger Jo, because he was slow.
    Being a late bloomer（成功的人）, he believes, has actually helped him because he never had to worry about chasing faster times of his youth. “Because I started so late, I missed my best years,” he says. “But that’s no problem. Everything is still new to me.” But while Schoonbrodt’s achievements are exceptional, he is not alone. Several men over 70 have run a sub-three-hour marathon – the first of whom, the Canadian Ed Whitlock, who died in 2017, also ran a 3:15 marathon after turning 80.
    What might explain this phenomenon? John Brewer, a sports scientist at the University of the West of Scotland, points out that while we suffer a 10% decline in muscle mass every decade as we age, the decline isn’t as sharp for endurance（耐力）. “Compared to 40 years ago, the advances in nutrition, recovery and technology all mean that it is more possible for people in their 60s and 70s to produce good performance if they follow the right training,” he said.
     Brewer says that Schoonbrodt’s story carries another message. “People think they can’t turn it around after years of no exercise,” he says. “Well, actually you can.” Schoonbroodt, meanwhile, has no plans to put his feet up. “My next marathon is in two and a half weeks, on an old Roman road built 2,000 years ago,” he says, the excitement obvious. It will be his fifth in 2022. And with that he is off. After all, the challenge for a 76th sub-three hour marathon waits for no man. Not even one who is 71.

【课标词汇】

1.       wind down逐渐减小(工作规模);使逐步停止;使逐渐关闭

Foreign aid workers have already begun winding down their operation...外国救援人员已开始逐步缩减救援活动。

He government is winding down its nuclear programme. 政府在逐步取消核计划。

2.       somehow 以某种方式；用某种方法;不知怎么地

Somehow I managed to get the job done.我用某种方法把工作完成了。

It won't be easy, but we'll get across the river somehow.过河不是件容易的事，但我们总会有办法的。

3.       speed up  加快(…的)速度

You notice that your breathing has speeded up a bit...你注意到自己的呼吸加快了一些。

The train soon speeded up. 火车很快加速了。

4.       turn out  (以某种方式)发生;最后是;结果是

Sometimes things don't turn out the way we think they're going to...有时事情并不像我们认为的那样发展。

The job turned out to be harder than we thought. 这工作结果比我们想象的要难。

5.       Inspire鼓舞，激励:

 We need someone who can inspire the team.我们需要一位能鼓舞全队士气的人物。

I hope this success will inspire you to greater efforts.我希望这次成功能激励你更加努力。

6.       remain剩余；余留；遗留

After the flood, nothing remained of the village.洪水过后，村庄荡然无存。

The score is tied, with fifteen minutes remaining.现在比分相同，比赛还剩十五分钟。

7.       previous先前的；以往的

 No previous experience is necessary for this job.  这一工作无需相关的经验。

 The car has only had one previous owner. 这辆汽车以前没换过车主。

8.       trick诀窍，秘诀；技巧

What's the trick of getting this chair to fold up?把这张椅子折叠起来有甚么诀窍？

The trick is to bend your knees as you catch the ball.窍是接球时要屈膝。

9.       track小道，小径;（铁路的）轨道;赛道；跑道

He house is at the end of a dirt track.房子在一条泥土路的尽头。

The runners are now on their final lap of the track.赛跑选手正在跑最后一圈。

 To run a mile, you have to run four circuits of the track.跑一英里必须沿跑道跑四圈。

10.    in support of 支持

The paper printed many letters in support of the government.报纸刊登了很多支持政府的信件。

I urge my colleagues to join me in support of this plan. 我力劝我的同事和我一起支持这个计划。

11.    boost推动，促进；提高；增长

The lowering of interest rates will give a much-needed boost to the economy.利率的下调将会给经济注入急需的推动力。

It did give me a boost to win such a big event.赢得如此重大的比赛确实使我信心倍增。

12.    Overtake赶超，超过

Never try to overtake on a bend.千万别在转弯处超车。

Hingis has now overtaken her in the world tennis rankings.现在辛吉斯的世界网球排名已经超过了她。

13.    despite 不管；尽管；无论

I still enjoyed the week despite the weather.不管天气如何，这一周我过得还是很愉快的。

She went to Spain despite the fact that her doctor had told her to rest.  尽管医生告诉她应该休息，她还是去了西班牙。

14.    ordinary普通的，平常的；平凡的；一般的

•an ordinary neighbourhood普通的街区

Her last concert appearance in Britain was no ordinary (= a very special) performance.她在伦敦的最后一场音乐会不同凡响。

   The book is about ordinary people .这本书描写的是普通人。

15.    explain解释；说明；阐明

The teacher explained the rules to the children.老师向小朋友说明规则。

He explained how the machine worked.他解释了这部机器的操作原理。

16.    interval 间隔时间；间隔期

The normal interval between our meetings is six weeks. 我们召开会议的间隔期通常是6个星期。

The interval between major earthquakes might be 200 years. 大地震之间的间隔时间可能有 200 年。

17.    stupid 愚蠢的；糊涂的；欠考虑的

She was really stupid to quit her job like that.她就那样辞掉了工作，简直是愚蠢透顶。

Whose stupid idea was it to travel at night?晚上赶路是谁的馊主意？

18.    distance 距离，路程

He travels quite a distance (= a long way) to work every day.他每天上班的路途很远。

On a clear day you can see the temple in the distance.在晴朗的日子里，远处的庙宇清晰可见。

19.    crucial至关重要的；关键的；决定性的

•a crucial decision/question至关重要的决定／问题

It is crucial that the problem is tackled immediately.关键是要马上着手处理这一问题。

20.    dismiss 对…不予理会，摒弃，（从头脑中）去除

Let's not just dismiss the idea before we've even thought about it.我们还是别不假思索就把这种想法排除在外。

Just dismiss those thoughts from your mind - they're crazy and not worth thinking about.别去管那些想法了——那些想法太离谱，不值得考虑。

21.    portion一部分；一份

I accept my portion of the blame.我承担部分责任。

Only a small portion of the budget is spent on books.  购书只占预算的一小部份

22.    prefer宁可，更喜爱；觉得还是…更可取

Do you prefer hot or cold weather?你喜欢热天还是冷天？

I prefer red wine to white.比起白葡萄酒，我更喜欢红葡萄酒。

I'd prefer you not to smoke (= I would like it better if you did not smoke) , please.我希望你别抽烟。

23.    refer to 提到；谈及；说起;涉及；与…相关;查阅；参考

This paragraph refers to the events of last year. 这一段说的是去年发生的事。

I promised not to refer to the matter again. 我答应过再也不提这事了。

24.    stress 强调，着重:

   The report stressed that student math skills need to improve.报告着重指出学生的数学能力需要提高。

   He stressed the importance of a good education. 他强调了接受良好教育的重要性。

25.    chase追赶，追逐；追捕

The police car was going so fast, it must have been chasing someone.警车开得这么快，一定是在追捕甚么人。

The dogs saw him running and chased him.  那些狗看到他在跑就追他。

26.    achievement 成就，成绩；功绩

An Olympic silver medal is a remarkable achievement for one so young.对于如此年轻的选手而言，夺得奥运会银牌是个了不起的成就。

It gives you a sense of achievement if you actually make it to the end of a very long book.如果你能真正读完一本厚书，就会有一种成就感。

27.    exceptional（尤指在技能、才智、品质等方面）卓越的，杰出的，不同凡响的; 罕见的，不寻常的:

   This is an exceptional case; I've never seen anything like it before.这是个不寻常的案例，我以前从没见过这样的事。

   At the age of five he showed exceptional talent as a musician.  他五岁时就表现出非凡的音乐才能。

28.    point out（向某人）指出

He pointed out the dangers of driving alone. 他指出单独驾车的危险性。

I should point out that not one of these paintings is original. 我应当指出，这些画中没有一幅是真迹。

29.     suffer 受苦；受折磨

I think he suffered quite a lot when his wife left him.我想他妻子离开他时，他一定很痛苦。

She's been suffering from (= been ill with) cancer for two years.她患癌症已经两年了。

30.    decline衰落，没落; 减少，削减:

There has been a decline in the size of families. 家庭的规模已有缩小。

 An increase in cars has resulted in the decline of public transport.  汽车的增加导致了公共交通的减少。

31.    Age衰老，使…显得苍老

She's aged since the last time we met.她显得比我们上次见面时老了

He was worried to see how much she'd aged.看到她苍老了许多，他很担心。

32.    advance前进；进步，进展；发展

Nothing could stop the advance of the flood waters.洪水滔滔而来，势不可挡。

 Recent advances in genetics have raised moral questions.遗传学的最新进展已引起道德上的争议。

33.    turn around   (使)复苏;(使)好转

Turning the company around won't be easy...盘活那家公司绝非易事。

If the economy turned round the Prime Minister's authority would quickly increase.如果经济复苏了，首相的威信会迅速提高。

34.    After all毕竟；终归

I rang and told her I couldn't come after all.我打电话告诉她我还是不能来。

The rain has stopped, so the game will go ahead after all.雨已经停了，所以比赛还会继续下去。

 I don't know why you're so concerned – it isn't your problem after all. 我不明白你为什么这样担心，这毕竟不是你的问题。

【课标词汇精练】

根据语境，从上面的“课标词汇”和“重点短语”中选用合适的单词及其正确形式将句子补充完整。

1.       I was positive things were going to            fine.

2.       He             many young people to take up the sport. 

3.       Only a few hundred of these animals            today. 

4.       The factory will           production before closing next year.

5.       Don't worry, we'll get the money back           . 

6.       I had already taken steps to            a solution to the problem...

7.       Passing my driving test was such a            to my confidence.

8.       Television soon           the cinema as the most popular form of entertainment. 

9.       Readers of the magazine said they wanted more stories about            people and fewer stories about the rich and famous.

10.    If there's anything you don't understand, I'll be happy to            .

11.    He now thinks that retiring early was a             thing to do.

12.    This issue was discussed in the             chapter.

13.    It is not just a little             you can pick up in half an hour.

14.    Passengers are requested not to walk across the            .

15.    Only a few people spoke           the proposal. 

16.    He managed to eat a big lunch            having eaten an enormous breakfast.

17.    Does she live within walking           of her parents?

18.    I'd             not to discuss this issue.

19.    You may            your notes if you want.

20.    Payments are to be resumed after an            of several months.

21.    Prisoners should be treated with respect – they are human beings           .

22.    Her work has been            o the project's success.

23.    I think he'd            me as an idiot within five minutes of meeting me.

24.    I have spent a fairly considerable           of my life here...

25.    The company has shown           growth over the past two years.

26.    She tried in vain to             to him the unfairness of his actions. 她

27.    She            the importance of a balanced diet.

28.    The kids             each other around the kitchen table. 

29.    The Tale of Genji has been described as the greatest            of Japanese literature.

30.    Recent            in medical science mean that this illness can now be cured.

31.    She             terribly in the winter when it's cold and her joints get stiff.

32.    The number of staff has            from 217,000 to 114,000...

The experience had             him in advance of his years.

Keys:

1. turn out .我确信事情最终会好起来的。

2. inspired他激励了很多年轻人参与这项运动。

3.remain现在这种动物只存留下来数百只   

4. wind down 这个厂在明年关闭之前将开始减产。

5. somehow别担心，我们总会把那些钱拿回来的。

6.speed up我已经采取措施加快解决该问题。

7. boost 通过了驾驶执照考试使我自信心大增。

8.overtook  电视很快就超过了电影，成为最大众化的娱乐方式。

9.ordinary这本杂志的读者说，他们希望多刊登一些普通人的故事，少一些关于富人和名人的事情。

10explain如果你有甚么不明白的地方，我很乐意为你讲解。

11.stupid他现在认为提早退休是件愚蠢的事。

12. previous 这个问题在前一章中已经讨论过了。

13.trick这不是你半个小时就能学会的小窍门。

14 tracks乘客不得穿越铁轨。

15. in support of 只有几个人表示支持这一提议。

16 despite尽管早餐吃了很多，他午饭还是大吃了一顿。

17 distance从她的住处到父母家可以走着去吗？

18.prefer 我宁愿不讨论这个问题。

19.refer to 如果需要，可以查阅笔记。

20.interval付款将在几个月的间隔期后恢复。

22. after all应该尊重囚犯 — 毕竟他们也是人。

23.crucial 她的工作对于这个专案的成功至关重要。

24.dismissed我认为他和我见面五分钟后就把我归入了傻瓜之列。

25.portion我生命中相当长的一段时光是在这里度过的。

26. exceptional过去两年里面，这间公司的发展业绩不俗。

27.point out 她试图向他指出他的做法不公正，但无济于事。

28.stressed 她强调了均衡饮食的重要性。

29.chased孩子们围着厨房的桌子相互追逐嬉戏。

30. achievement 《源氏物语》一直被称作是日本文学最伟大的成就。

31.advances医学新近取得的进展意味着这种疾病现在不再是绝症了。

32.suffers 冬天天气寒冷，她的关节会变得僵硬，这让她非常难受。

33.declined 员工人数从 21.7万减少到了11.4万。

34.aged那些经历使他显得比实际年龄衰老。

【译文】

在同辈的许多运动员逐渐减少运动量的时候，乔·斯库恩布鲁特却以某种方式加速前进。周日，来自马斯特里赫特的71岁老人斯库恩布鲁特以2小时54分19秒的惊人成绩跑完马拉松，成为历史上跑得最快的七旬老人。“我36岁才开始慢跑，因为我的医生告诉我，我有高胆固醇，”他说。“但去年我跑了7,242公里(4,450英里)，比我驾车公里数的两倍还多。”
    斯库恩布鲁特在比利时Visé 马斯河马拉松上创造的70岁以上运动员世界纪录，在一定程度上是受到一个不太可能的原由启发：比利时歌手Eddy Wally。还剩几英里的时候，他知道自己刚刚超过了2018年吉恩·戴克斯(Gene Dykes)创造的前最好成绩，因为一个朋友骑着自行车跟在他后面，大声喊出了他的圈数。但他的双腿开始变得沉重起来。
    斯库恩布鲁特说:“然而，我的朋友用了个特殊的法子让我坚持下去。”他穿着黄蓝相间运动服支持乌克兰。朋友在手机上重复播放艾迪·沃利的歌Chérie。我一直都很喜欢这首歌。它给了我动力。我超越了一个又一个赛跑者，尽管在最后500米时抽筋了，我还是以4秒的优势打破了记录。”这是斯库恩布鲁特的第75次三小时马拉松比赛，距离他的第74次鹿特丹马拉松比赛仅过去了四周。此外，这位荷兰飞人还保持着多项超跑记录。他显然不是普通的乔。但他成功的秘诀可能令人惊讶。“大多数跑步者训练得太辛苦了，”他解释道。“我经常和跑得很慢的人一起训练。然后我在这些基础上进行一些更快的间歇训练。但我不会愚蠢地把同样距离跑10次或20次——我更喜欢在跑步中获得许多乐趣。”
    斯库恩布鲁特经常以9或10分钟每英里的速度跑步，远慢于他在创造26.2英里世界纪录时6小时38分的速度，但他说最重要的是听从自己身体的声音。他说:“很多人遵循训练计划或教练，即使他们的身体说:‘不，今天不适合做这件事。’他们也会努力坚持下去。”“但如果你只是做你想做的，持续跑步且不受伤会变得更容易一些。”
    他还反驳了跑步者需要在日常饮食上做某些特别的事情的观点。“节食?不，不，”他笑道。“不节食！我吃两份食物，当然，我燃烧了所有食物的卡路里。我喜欢意大利面和土豆。但不管桌上有什么，我都吃!”他对酒精的态度也很放松。“我更喜欢法国葡萄酒和比利时啤酒，”他说。“不会喝太多，大多在周末喝点。葡萄酒只是一种葡萄饮品，通过自然方式酿制。比利时啤酒很特别。如果你让你的身体做这些运动，”他补充说，指的是他仍然每周跑85英里，“你需要给它一些回报。”斯库恩布鲁特从1986年1月1日开始跑步;从那以后，他已经跑了74,500英里。但他强调，自己不是天生的。起初人们叫他慢跑者乔，因为他跑得慢。
    他认为，大器晚成实际上对自己有帮助，因为在他不必追求比年轻时跑得更快。他说:“因为起步太晚，错过了自己最好的时光。”“但这不是问题。一切对我来说都是崭新的。”但是，尽管斯库恩布鲁特的成就是非凡的，但他并不是唯一一个挑战传统智慧的大师。有几名70岁以上的男子跑过3小时内的马拉松，其中第一个是2017年去世的加拿大人埃德·惠特洛克，他在80岁之后也跑过3小时15分的马拉松。
    如何解释这种现象?西苏格兰大学(University of the western of Scotland)的运动科学家约翰·布鲁尔(John Brewer)指出，虽然随着年龄的增长，我们的肌肉量每十年减少10%，但对耐力来说，下降的幅度并不大。他说：“与40年前相比，营养、康复和技术方面的进步意味着，如果人们遵循正确的训练方式，六七十岁的人更有可能取得好成绩。”
    布鲁尔说，斯库恩布鲁特的故事传达了另一个信息。他说:“人们认为，多年不锻炼后，他们无法扭转这种状况。”“嗯，实际上你可以。”与此同时，斯库恩布鲁特不打算歇歇脚。“我的下一场马拉松比赛是两周半后，在一条2000年前修建的古罗马路上，”他说，激动之情溢于言表。这将是他在2022年的第五次马拉松比赛。这次比赛后，他就离开赛场了。毕竟，挑战第76次三小时以内马拉松比赛是不等人的。更别说是一个71岁的人。

【背景知识】

有人说“马拉松跑是孤独的竞赛，自己与自己斗争”。马拉松比赛不需要什么竞技用具，只需要运动员自己的身体，在比赛条件上是平等的，裁判是完全公平的，强者总是能够取胜。精神力量不是天生就具备的东西，而是通过训练，作为后天的一种社会性而逐渐培养出来的，在马拉松比赛中精神力量是占有很大的比重的，是成为优秀选手的基本条件之一。