1) It was a marathon. Almost all the competitors had passed the finish line and the first place had been announced. There were fewer and fewer runners as dusk was falling in. Suddenly we caught sight of a runner limping toward the finish line. He was breathing with difficulty. He was aware that there was no hope for him to win any place in the race.  Yet he kept moving, almost staggering. (图片: 描写孤独的长跑者)

2) The lonely runner tells us that sometimes participation is more important than the victory itself.(主题句:其意义之一是参与)A race or a competition must pick out winners, but not all participants can be winners. So the significance for the majority of participants to run a marathon is not so much for winning a race as for improving their health and test their endurance.

3) Most importantly, however, the lonely runner shows that a man needs a "never surrender" attitude.(主题句:更重要的意义是永不言败的精神)A life is full of frustration and failure. Who can say he never has any experience of failure in term of learning, working and marriage? Who can declare he has achieved success without any frustration and setbacks? If great achievers can share anything, it is an unrelenting drive to succeed.

4) A good case in point is Winston Churchill, who was removed from the first Lord of Admiralty in 1915. But he did not give up. In 1929 he again fell from office and lost his position of political influence. Yet his lonely voice continued to awaken Britain to the menace of Hitler. When people lost hope after the evacuation at Dunkirk in 1940, he inspired the nation: "We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall never surrender." (用丘吉尔的例子具体说明)

5) Life is a marathon. A man in society has to be involved in one competition after another. It is not important whether they can win or not, but perseverance and an uncompromising personality really counts. As a great boxer says: one can be knocked down but not out.(回到文章第一句)

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1. 具体事例:A good case in point is Winston Churchill, who...

2. 词汇变化:不放弃 一 a "never surender" attitude,an unrelenting drive to succeed, an uncompromising personality, not give up, one can be knocked down but not out. ; 参加 - participation, be involved in;- more important, really counts

3. 词汇表达:awaken Britain to the menace of, not so much for winning a race as for

4. 修辞问句: Who can say he ...? Who can declare he ...?

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