花海賽道等你來挑戰
Joe and Diane are resting on a bench next to the running track. Joe is looking at his phone excitedly, and Diane is stretching.
喬和黛安在田徑場旁的長椅上休息。喬正興奮地滑著手機，黛安則在拉筋。
rest(v.)休息、放置rest for~:休息一段時間track and field田徑stretch(v.)延伸、伸展stretch yourself強迫自己成長
Joe: Hey Diane! Did you see the news? The Hualien Fuli Super Half Marathon is open for registration now!
喬：嘿，黛安！你看新聞了嗎？花蓮富里超半程馬拉松現在開放報名了！
marathon(n.)馬拉松registration(n.)註冊、登記open／close registration開放註冊／註冊截止registration form註冊表單／sign-up sheet簽名表
Diane: Oh, I know that one! It’s on September 13, right? I heard more than 1,500 people already signed up!
黛安：喔，我知道那場！是在9月13日對吧？我聽說已經有超過1,500人報名了！
sign up for報名
Joe: Yes! And guess what? This year, the golden daylilies on Sixty Stone Mountain are growing very well. We will run through a sea of beautiful golden flowers!
喬：對啊！而且你知道嗎？今年六十石山的金針花長得非常好。我們會跑過一片美麗的金黃色花海喔！
run through穿過、快速檢視
Diane: Wow, that sounds amazing. But wait, it’s a 24-kilometer race up the mountain. It’s not easy! Are you ready for the hills?
黛安：哇，聽起來太棒了。不過等等，那可是24公里的山路賽事，不容易耶！你準備好挑戰山路了嗎？
hill(n.)山丘、坡道
Joe: Well, they added a new 3-kilometer secret path inside the flowers this year. I can run slowly and take photos.
喬：嗯……他們今年在花海裡增加了一條3公里的新秘境路段。我可以跑慢一點然後拍照呀。
path(n.)路段、小徑、途徑
Diane: Haha, you just want to take pictures! But look at this: Francis Kioko Nzyoki, the champion from Kenya, is coming back to defend his title again.
黛安：哈哈，你根本只是想拍照吧！不過你看這個：法蘭西斯·奇歐科·恩佐基今年也要回來衛冕喔。
champion(n.)冠軍championship(n.)冠軍賽、冠軍頭銜defend(v.)保衛、捍衛、衛冕defend one’s title衛冕頭銜
Joe: Really? Even runners from Tajikistan are coming to Fuli! It is a real international race now.
喬：真的嗎？連塔吉克共和國的跑者都要來富里！這現在真的是一場國際比賽了。
international(adj.)國際的global(adj.)全球的go international走向國際化
Diane: Exactly! 73% of the runners are from other cities or countries. We need to book our train tickets and hotel quickly!
黛安：沒錯！有73%的跑者是來自外縣市或國外。我們得趕快訂火車票和飯店了！
reserve(v.)預定book in advance／book ahead提前預訂
Joe: I agree. Let’s sign up right now on the website. I want that beautiful medal!
喬：我同意。我們現在就上網報名吧。我想要那面漂亮的獎牌！
sign up for報名註冊right now馬上、立刻=immediately, at oncewin a gold／silver／bronze medal贏得金／銀／銅牌
Diane: Great! Let’s do it. Prepare your running shoes, Joe. We are going to Hualien!
黛安：太棒了！那就這麼辦吧。準備好你的跑鞋，喬。我們要去花蓮囉！
prepare for…為～做準備